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Justice in Policing Act, minimum wage, gun violence, mental health calls, inmate mortality rates, how terrorism transformed law enforcement, racial disparities in policing, legalizing marijuana, what caused the 2020 murder spike, and more... POLICE CONDUCT House to Vote on George Floyd Justice in Policing Act  (Milwaukee Community Journal) Why Cops Don’t Talk About Suicide  (TheCrimeReport.org) Dayton-area police agencies using special teams on mental health calls  (DaytonDailyNews) see also:  Orlando launching pilot program to send mental health professionals to nonviolent calls for service  (WFTV) and also:  Bello task force calls for expansion of mental health response programs  (Rochester City Newspaper) The Impact of Terrorism on the Transformation of Law Enforcement in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada Since the 1960s: The Relevance of 9/11 to the Thin Blue Line  (Academia.edu) "Good Cops Are Afraid." The Toll of Unchecked Police ...

Typically, when a police agencies releases CAD or RMS data, they release block level address locations. SpotCrime will ask police agencies for latitude and longitude coordinates, block level addresses, and even exact addresses. Lat/long coordinates are a part of our SpotCrime Open Crime Data Standard (SOCS). This level of location information helps plot a crime as accurately as possible on a map.  Recently, we’ve noticed two trends that are disconcerting to the public - reporting crime by intersections, and Marsy's law (or any related law) that bans the release of crime locations all together. Intersection reporting First, the San Francisco Police Department has decided to publish crime locations by the intersections citing privacy concerns.  We reached out to San Francisco PD and their reasoning was  ‘...to ensure privacy all parties involved, minimize re-identification risk, and still provide as much useful, informative data as possible, the departm...

The  murder rate is on the rise , gun deaths in America are at an all time high , and cities like Chicago and Baltimore  are facing huge criticisms on policing tactics. Is the shooting epidemic across America's cities a  policing issue , policy issue, or cultural issue? This question is up for debate. What we do know is that it is imperative that the public know about and have access to this kind of crime data and information.  There is no federal repository for nationwide shooting data , so what does shooting data look like on a map? Check out SpotCrime. We’re the only major crime map to break out shooting as it’s own icon. Shootings in Chicago Chicago shootings Aug 12 - Sept 12, 2016 Rightfully so, Chicago is constantly under fire (no pun intended) for the large amount of shootings the city experiences daily . Chicago saw 65 shootings Labor Day weekend alone . The chief recently attributed it to a cultural issue rather than a policing is...

Primetime crime has come to daytime!  SpotCrime is now powering the crime maps for Crime Watch Daily, the brand new hour-long news and investigative crime show covering the most compelling aspects of the world of crime, mystery, and intrigue. From unsolved murders to must-see mysteries, undercover investigations and shocking crimes caught on video, the series will uncover the stories happening in small towns around America and turn them into national headlines. Partnerships like these help SpotCrime push out important and pertinent crime information to even more vigilant residents like you. We are committed to helping communities stay aware. Below is just one of many investigative pieces on how social media posts can potentially lead to stalking. So tune in weekdays! And don’t forget to check out their crime map! http://bit.ly/CWDcrimemap #WeAreWatching To find out when Crime Watch Daily airs in your city, click here http://bit.ly/CWDwheni...