SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Underfunding the police, smart policing grant program, pushing cities out of law enforcement, police misconduct consequences, broken windows theory, hate crimes jumped in 2021, collaboration in the justice system, body cams, AI may flag parents with disabilities, police transparency, mass incarceration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT We’re Underfunding the Police  (The Atlantic) Justice launches $8M smart policing grant program  (GCN.com) Why Some States Are Pushing Cities Out of Law Enforcement  (Governing) Aggressive Policing in Memphis Goes Far Beyond the Scorpion Unit  (The Marshall Project) Chatham County Police Department launches new app to connect with, alert public  (Savannahnow.com) These officers committed misconduct. But what were the consequences?  (inewsource.org) CRIME RATE New FBI data show reported hate crimes in the U.S. jumped in 2021  (NPR) What Broken Windows Theory Can Teach Us Now  (Slate) Crime isn't really increasing, but coll...

FBI crime stats reporting problem, hate crime reporting and legislation, cost of police misconduct, gun policies that really work, technology that keeps tripping up criminals, scraping court records protected by first amendment, police open crime data websites, juvenile diversion programs working, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The Monterey Park shooting exposes a major problem with crime data  (Axios) FBI Recognizes Sharp Increase In Crime Statistics Reporting  (KSFR) Justice Department report says police aren't fully reporting hate crimes to the federal government: "An incomplete picture"  (CBS News) The hidden billion- dollar cost of repeated police misconduct  (Washington Post) Disoriented KCK police officer in viral video deserves help — and public needs clarity | Opinion  (Kansas City Star) Tampa city council candidate Chase Harrison had 10 sustained violations as a police officer  (Creative Loafing Tampa) CRIME RATE Shot on the Job: Philly’s Public Worke...

Officers facing more stress, social workers a game changer in police departments, relationship between crime and tree canopy, FBI flawed hate crimes count, policing pregnancy, Massachusetts gun law enforcement, criminal justice reforms, Portland police new procedures regarding release of information, bail system reforms in New Jersey, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Officers facing more stress due to increase in call volume, chief says  (Moose Jaw Today) How social workers have become a 'game-changer' for CT police departments  (CT Insider) Tampa police chief resigns after she flashed her badge to escape a traffic stop  (NPR) St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods. Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back.  (ProPublica) Cal Poly Pomona president allegedly interfered with campus criminal investigations  (Daily Bulletin) CRIME RATE Analyzing the relationship between crime and tree canopy in Austin, Texas  (The University of Arizona) Over 7,000 hate ...

Police surveillance tech evolves, police overtime increases in some cities, getting evicted for calling 911, minimum wage hike had no effect on crime in Seattle, open government is good government, white supremacist propaganda high in some states, Asian-American hate crimes increase, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Racial gaps continue in St. Louis County police traffic stops, use of force, report says  (St Louis Post Dispatch) St. Louis County police tout success of partnership with city pushed by consulting firm  (St Louis Public Radio) More details needed in Jackson police chief’s crime plan, council members say  (WLBT) Why people are getting evicted for calling 911 One way cities are quietly circumventing due process and fair housing laws to evict renters.  (Vox) Boston police overtime is projected to be $15 million over budget for this fiscal year  (Boston Globe) see also:  San Jose audit: Police overtime skyrockets  (San Jose Spotlight) Home surveilla...

We have a lot to learn about machine learning and AI in policing, Boeing criminal probe, policing for profit, catholic church scandal in Illinois, what a cleared homicide means, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Nowata County sheriff, undersheriff, deputies resign over jail controversy  (KTUL) The Supreme Court Resuscitates the Eighth Amendment The justices strike a blow against policing for profit.  (The Atlantic) SC sheriffs fly first class, bully employees and line their pockets with taxpayer money  (The Post and Courier) Former DEA official now working for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma  (NBC News) FBI assisting in criminal probe into how Boeing's 737 Max planes were certified to fly  (CBS News) Gov. Cuomo Supports Banning Sex Offenders From Subway. The ban would apply to repeat offenders — anyone who has been convicted of subway sex crimes twice.  (CBS New York) Court: Middle Finger Protected by the Constitution  (NYTimes) CRIME RATE But...

Things are getting worse in Mexico, FBI releases first half 2017 prelim stats, hate crime data woes, rural areas experience mass incarceration, crime prediction software comes into question, school gun violence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Sheriff’s office data show Wells Branch crime initiative worked  (Statesman.com) Baltimore Police officer who turned off body camera charged with tampering with evidence; others cleared  (Baltimore Sun) “Get Out of Jail Free” Cards  (MarginalRevolution.com) Poor crime reporting could cost Mississippi law enforcement agencies federal funds  (Clarion Ledger) No cops to be charged in 2016 shooting of Paul O’Neal  (Chicago Sun Times) see also:  Punishing Police Won’t Curb Officer-Involved Shootings: Study  (TheCrimeReport.org) Confusion, varying thresholds keep many Minnesota agencies from reporting hate crime data  (Star Tribune) CRIME RATE School Shooting in Kentucky Was Nation’s 11th of Year  ...

Baltimore’s crime plan, tracking hate crimes across the US, officers involved in fatal shootings get jail time, fentanyl and the opioid epidemic, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Officer who fatally shot Walter Scott, Jr sentenced to 20 years in prison (DOJ) See also: OKC police officer charged with second-degree murder after DA finds deadly shooting unjustified (NewsOK.com) Police officer adopts homeless mother’s opioid-addicted newborn (Fox61.com) Some Police Departments Are Adding Staff for the First Time in Years (Governing.com) Crime-Reporting Failures Persist Across All The Pentagon's Armed Services (NPR) CRIME RATE Baltimore Pugh says her preventive “good government” approach to crime reduction is working  (BaltimoreBrew.com) See also:  Governor Hogan announces plan to fight violent crime in Baltimore  (Baltimore Sun) and also:  Bloomberg donates $5 million to Baltimore for police technology Community and the Crime Decline: The Causal E...