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Homicide clearance rates, hot spots policing, police misconduct costs, mobile crisis teams, health shocks and criminal behavior, reducing gun violence, police tech proposal rejected in Durham, automate license plate readers, Justice AI Tracker, police oversight, police transparency, reducing recidivism, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Police homicide clearance rate hits 13-year high as murders fall dramatically citywide  (Hyde Park Herald) Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions  (Springer Link) Virginia lawmakers push for federal database on police misconduct costs  (WVVA) Former Capitol Police chief talks about the increase in threats against lawmakers  (WCBU) Mountain View officials allege federal, state agencies accessed Flock camera data without consent  (ABC7) Phoenix Police receives certification for new crime records system  (Daily Independent) They help police with mental health...

Police use of force, UK creating British FBI, body cam video deletion, police overtime, homicide rates fall, violent crime down, justice for trafficking survivors, LLMs as judicial decision makers, AI transparency in policing, automated license plate readers, mothering experiences from women in jail, recidivism among violent offenders, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Minnesota shooting sparks renewed focus on police use-of-force training in WNC  (WLOS) UK plans to create 'British FBI' to bring national probes under single police force  (ABC News) LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposed policy change  (LA Times) CRIME RATE Homicide rate falls in dozens of cities: Research  (The Hill) Violent crime is down in Minneapolis, but police overtime is up amid ICE surge. The department logged about $3 million in overtime for five days in which officers’ days off had to be canceled.  (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Why Crime Rates Are Falling Across t...

Police budget, community trust, police transparency, crime rates drop, school shootings in 2025, preventing human trafficking, firearm violence in Chicago, calming political violence, license plate reader controversy, interactions with federal agents, police transparency tools, fake reports in prisons, how the prison system perpetuates violence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Pensacola police chief finalists face public on budget, community ties, transparency  (WEAR) Little Rock police chief addresses city crime trends, community trust, and use of technology  (THV11) CRIME RATE Atlanta records lowest homicide total since 2018, officials say  (CBS News) Commission on Crime and Delinquency Launches New Website Aimed at Preventing Human Trafficking  (PA.gov) How many school shootings in 2025?  (Riedman Report) How to calm political violence, according to psychologists  (American Psychological Association) Eviction, Collective Efficacy, and Firearm Violence in Chic...

FBI axes partnership with SPLC, FOP pressures police chief, DC crime trends, political violence, criminal charges in child abuse cases, unusual approach to gun regulation, the evolving business of crime, juvenile homicides, license plate readers, AI and the business of crime, ICE raids, prison land sale transparency, and more... POLICE CONDUCT FBI axes partnership with civil rights watchdog SPLC  (Axios) Long-time Dallas Senior Corporal Officer arrested for third-degree felony theft  (Fox4News) Dover police chief under pressure from Fraternal Order of Police, community  (Delaware Online) CRIME RATE Re-Evaluating Washington DC's Crime Trends  (Jeff-alytics) Crime Data Expert Reveals To Judiciary Committee Why The U.S. Is Seeing Record-Low Crime Rates  (Forbes YouTube) What We Know About Political Violence in America  (FactCheck.org) Criminal charges not filed in 38% of child abuse and neglect deaths, new DCS data reveals  (WRTV) Illinois Considers Unusu...

Police chief settlement transparency, police jurisdiction, police response times, domestic terrorism, undocumented immigrants and crime, DC crime rate, cashless bail, murders and homicides, serial killers, police cameras, police drones, police oversight, open data, crime data, transparency laws, gun crime, violent crime, household member incarceration effects, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Audit finds Charlotte lacked transparency in $305,000 police chief settlement  (MyFox8) How does US law enforcement work? Who has jurisdiction?  (USA Facts) Fresno Police response times range from minutes to hours, chief Casto vows change  (ABC30) DOJ Deletes Its Own Study From Website Showing ‘Far More’ Domestic Terrorism Committed by ‘Far-Right Extremists’  (The Guardian) CRIME RATE Public safety alliance launches Nashville crime stats dashboard  (The Tennessean) In Washington, the obvious thing is probably true  (The Economist) see also:  Prosecutors already have dro...

Police reform, accountability and transparency, police discipline cases, shootings and homicides, DC crime trends, nutrition labels for AI, ShotSpotter speeds response times, drone policies, license plate reader transparency, FL corrections uses AI, unjust pretrial detention, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Dover Community Gathers to Discuss Police Reform and Accountability  (WBOC) Massachusetts State Police chief gets to specifics on accountability and transparency  (The Lawton Constitution) Appellate court rules Chicago police discipline cases should remain public  (Abc7 Chicago) CRIME RATE Did New York City Record Its Lowest Number of Shootings and Homicides in the First Half of 2025?  (New York Focus) Assessing DC's Violent Crime Trends  (Jeff-alytics) see also:  Crime in Washington, DC: What You Need to Know  (Council on Criminal Justice) Crime is dropping fast in Syracuse. Police chief says it’s a snowball effect  (Syracuse.com) CRIM-TECH Motorol...

Police misconduct records, homicide and violent crime fall, explaining the murder decline, Ring and Citizen share video with police, Virginia Beach letting AI answer calls, AI chatbots writing crime reports, predictive policing, police transparency difficult for smaller NY agencies, police transparency, Oklahoma prisons harness AI, sending books behind bars, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Kissimmee Chief’s 1st 100 days lays groundwork for future transparency  (Osceola News Gazette) Ex-officer Brett Hankison sentenced to 33 months in prison in Breonna Taylor's death  (ABC News) Can NY police departments legally destroy their police misconduct records? Here's how  (Lohud) CRIME RATE Homicide, Other Violent Crimes Continue to Fall Below Pre-Pandemic Levels in U.S. Cities at Mid-Year  (Council on Criminal Justice) Why America is murdering less. How Baltimore explains America’s miraculous murder decline.  (Vox) The Spatial Distribution and Determinants of Fatal vs. Nonfa...

Uvalde shooting records, DOJ report on Columbus Police, co-response and homelessness, violent crime dropping sharply in major US cities, gun violence, permitless carry, teen homicides plummet, gunshot detection debate, body cam footage review through AI, police VR training, license plate readers, cheap jail and prison food make people sick, corrections staff charged with falsifying medical forms, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Uvalde City Officials Release Shooting Records That Provide New Details, Reaffirm Previous Reporting  (ProPublica) A Transparent Partnership Built for Wellness Using technology to enhance crime reduction deployment strategies, foster healthy careers and strengthen community partnerships  (LawOfficer.com) Justice Department Releases Report Based on Critical Response Review of Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police  (DOJ) County cops will take over tiny N.J. police department that is ‘severely’ understaffed  (NJ.com) Co-response and homelessness: the SEP...

Florida bans civilian boards from investigating police misconduct, police reform behind closed doors in Virginia, more transparency for asset seizures, internal reviews, facial recognition laws for law enforcement, peace officers in NYC, high speed chases, crisis intervention in Tampa, homicides plummeting, crime rate drops, encrypting police radios, police surveillance, benefits of police data transparency, mental health facility instead of prison, Massachusetts' prison population drops, and more... POLICE CONDUCT DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct  (Sun Sentinel) Police reform may expand In Virginia, but behind closed doors  (Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism) More transparency needed for WA police asset seizures, audit says  (Seattle Times) Glendale Police force shows its hand in internal review  (Glendale News-Press) Maryland lawmakers approve ‘strongest’ facial recognition rules for law enfor...

Basic police data kept secret, sports celebrations violence, violent crime drop, language models on police report writing, gunfire detection, AI surveillance to spot crime, police oversight board, releasing police chase policies, homicide transparency, correctional system oversight, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Officer who stood trial for death of Freddie Gray to oversee Internal Affairs for BPD  (CBS News) Virginia keeps even basic police data secret  (VPM) Names of police who use deadly force could be shielded under proposed law  (Tampa Bay Times) CRIME RATE Shooting after Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade latest violence to mar sports celebrations  (APNews) The “Red” vs. “Blue” Crime Debate and the Limits of Empirical Social Science  (Manhattan Institute) Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. — even if Americans don't believe it  (NPR) Dallas’ overall violent crime rate drops nearly 30% — but business robberies increase over last year  (KERA) CRIM-TECH T...

Crime rate, staffing shortage, homicide drop, juvenile curfews, retail theft, police and Google, child firearm deaths, AI in policing, LMPD sued over access to police data, incarceration uptick in Arkansas, and more... POLICE CONDUCT In Louisville, only one person can discipline the police chief  (Louisville Public Media) Amid staffing shortage, Norfolk 911 averaged 750 calls daily in 2023  (WAVY) Will Jackson’s youth curfew lower crime? Research suggests no  (WJTV) CRIME RATE Why It’s Confusing to Know Whether Crime’s Really Up or Down  (Governing.com) 'It is historic': US poised to see record drop in yearly homicides despite public concern over crime  (ABC News) see also:  Homicides Dropped by More Than 10% in America’s Biggest Cities in 2023, Including Chicago  (WTTW) ‘Miami is the safest it’s ever been’: Police chief credits officers, technology for lower crime rate  (Local10) Testimony: Crime Data on Retail Theft and Robberies in California ...

Reviewing body cam footage, police staff shortages and mandatory overtime in Baltimore, traffic fines generate revenue, racial bias in traffic stops, Seattle homicides, gun violence, automated license plate readers, crime data transparency, future of US jails, GA understaffed prisons, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mobile public safety director to review all use of force body cam footage amid growing tensions  (AL.com) Baltimore police union sounds alarm over severe staffing shortages and mandatory overtime  (Fox Baltimore) This Louisiana Town Runs Largely on Traffic Fines. If You Fight Your Ticket, the Mayor Is Your Judge.  (ProPublica.org) DOJ announces expansion of program to Memphis to fight violent crime in the city  (LocalMemphis.com) City efforts to address racial bias in traffic enforcement have reduced the number of stops, but disparities remain  (PublicSource.org) CRIME RATE Seattle Ties Record For Homicides Set In The 1990s  (The Seattle Medium) On g...

2022 crime rate, violent crime decrease, property crime increases,  Dodge Chargers top list for stolen vehicles, KS police chief resigns, free weekly credit reports, working with police crime data, better data easing burden on corrections system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT The impact of police uniforms in changing views of police legitimacy and driving intentions among young people: an experimental trial  (Springer Link) Kansas police chief resigns after body cam footage shows him rifling through records about himself  (Missouri Independent) CRIME RATE FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise  (AP) Birmingham homicide numbers drop 12% in third quarter of 2023: ‘We still have a lot of work to do’  (AL.com) see also:  Homicides fall in area supported by city-wide approach to violence  (KCPD) 500K Vehicles Stolen in H1 2023; Dodge Chargers Top List  (Insurance Journal) CRIM-TECH You now have perman...

Solving more murders, culture of wellness in criminal justice jobs, the police personality, traffic stop disparities, drop in gun violence and murders, gun homicides down slightly, generative AI for criminal justice, reducing recidivism and worker shortage, free prison calls, and more... POLICE CONDUCT New evidence that we're solving more murders  (Slow Boring) DOJ Officials Call for 'Culture of Wellness' in Criminal Justice Jobs  (National Criminal Justice Association) The “Police Personality”: Is it Real?  (Sage Journals) Most U.S. emergency call centers are understaffed  (Axios) Kansas Cops Have 'Waged War on Motorists' by Subjecting Them to Pretextual Traffic Stops, a Federal Judge Says  (reason) see also: Pittsburgh efforts to address racial bias in traffic enforcement have reduced the number of stops, but disparities remain  (Public Source) Tickets and arrests didn’t go up when SROs reintroduced to Denver schools, police data shows  (The Colorado...

Internal investigations, opioid epidemic and homicide, DOJ corporate crime database, black women victimization, license plate readers, ShotSpotter tech improvements, Dallas crime data dashboard inaccessible, Delaware police transparency bill, NJ criminal justice database, probation while low risk, juvenile justice funding, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Tulsa Police Defy Department Policy By Hiding Internal Investigation  (Oklahoma Watch) Baltimore County Police trial board supports firing officer for false report, lying to supervisor  (Baltimore Sun) CRIME RATE The Opioid Epidemic and Homicide  (CRIMRXIV) Chicago Injustice Unveiled: The Shocking Statistics of Black Women Victimization  (Southwest Journal) Is Birmingham really the second ‘most dangerous city in the U.S.’?  (AL.com) DOJ Launches Corporate Crime Database  (Lexology) 'Crime in Virginia' report reveals increased violent crime rates, alarming trends  (ABC13) CRIM-TECH Bibb County to install lic...

Crime statistics influence police strategy, firearms leading cause of life lost, Stand Your Ground laws linked to increase in homicides, gun violence declared public health crisis, AI help with 911 staffing shortages, Maine law enforcement FOIA audit, criminal justice fee's trap people in poverty, Utah's clean slate law, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix police release bodycam footage of officer 'ambushed' by shooter  (AZ Central) 2 JP deputies arrested on manslaughter counts in shooting that left man dead  (WWLTV) Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain gets 4 life sentences in rape, incest case  (KNOE) Colorado could become 3rd state to ban police from lying to kids during interrogations  (Oregon Live) Michigan City crime statistics will influence police strategy  (NWI Times) CRIME RATE Firearms: the leading cause of years of potential life lost  (BMJ Journals)   ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Linked to Increase in Homicides  (TheCrimeReport) Mor...

Police suicides, use of force tracking, body cams, 2021 homicide numbers, police use of AI, facial recognition tech used to identify insurrectionists, did bail reform work or fail, crime prediction tech, COIVD outbreaks in jail, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Florida sheriff hopes suicides of 2 deputies is ‘catalyst for change’  (NBC News) New use-of-force tracking system moves Tennessee in right direction  (TN Coalition for Open Government) Police Don’t Need a Warrant to Pull Personal Data from Cars  (Governing) Vicksburg cops without body cameras can be suspended 5 days  (The Herald) see also:  St. Louis County Sheriff's View: Body-worn cameras reduce use-of-force incidents  (Duluth News Tribune) Fort Worth 911 Response Times Fall Short of Goals: Audit  (Governing) D.C. Police Tried To Fire 24 Current Officers For ‘Criminal Offenses.’ A Powerful Panel Blocked Nearly Every One, Documents Show  (DCist) CRIME RATE Why More American Children Are Dying b...