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Replacing suspect faces with Lego heads, police staffing shortages, stricter policies on pursuits and drugs, stiffer sentences for AI related white collar crime, proactive policing sent searches soaring, FBI data shows crime dropped in 2023, Chinese organized crime dominating US illegal marijuana market, fentanyl epidemic getting worse, Kentucky crime data, school hate crimes, teacher misconduct, AI and LLM can help police, AI tech fighting retail crime, addressing non-consensual deepfake pornography, closed public records on crime in South Dakota, police transparency and the public's right to know, video tech to improve criminal justice, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Why a California police department is replacing suspects’ faces with Lego heads  (The Hill) South Bend Police take an 'aggressive stance' in getting weapons and drugs off the streets  (South Bend Tribune) see also:  Michigan State Police implements stricter policy on pursuits, chases  (Click On Detroit) Balancing

NJ reforms Paterson PD, CO police work history hidden, gun violence drives violent crime, Kia and Hyundai thefts, 2022 school crime data, AI to solve cases, open crime data, prison medical company goes bankrupt, and more... POLICE CONDUCT AI, Tasers and more supervision: NJ's plan to reform the troubled Paterson police department  (Gothamist) Colorado police work history data remains withheld from public despite new laws, reforms  (The Gazette) CRIME RATE The Crime Data Explorer For Dummies  (Jeff-alytics) 'We knew the numbers were bad': Law enforcement staff raised concerns about Ron DeSantis' top crime talking point  (NBC News) Hundreds of Kansas Citians are shot each year and survive. Their families have to pick up the pieces  (KCUR) Gun Incidents Drive a Climb in Violent Crime Rates  (Public Policy Institute of California) see also:  Ohio launches new intelligence center for fighting gun violence  (State Scoop) U.S. Cities Have a Staggering Problem of Kia and Hyunda

Body cam footage, police recruitment and low morale, diverting calls from police, does welfare reduce crime, schools underreporting crimes, violent crime, signs of a mass shooting, 'force multipliers', veteran crimes, department of corrections data portal, FOIA backlog, keeping minors our of prison, and more... POLICE CONDUCT How Body Cam Footage Shows Contradictions in Police Reports Around North Texas  (Dallas Observer) see also:  Dallas police officers now have to wear body camera on off-duty jobs, chief says  (WFAA) Omaha, Bellevue police find good, bad in social media  (WOWT) See If Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI There are growing gaps in U.S. crime stats. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.  (The Marshall Project) LAPD not meeting recruitment goals, chief says  (LA Daily News) see also:  Chief resigns, 5 officers leave as Ypsilanti Police Department suffers from low morale  (MLive) and also:  Report shows violent crime down in Du

It’s that time of year again. Most students will be back in class by the end of this month. Have you checked out the crime around your school? We took a look at crime around the top public schools in Baltimore City .  BPI/Western Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Western High School  Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Western High School are two different schools that share a campus.  Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, also referred to as BPI, Poly, or The Institute, offers a STEM curriculum. Western High School is the oldest public all-girls high school remaining in the US. Current Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake graduated from Western in 1988. The schools are located off of the Jones Falls Expressway and near multiple parks, the Baltimore City Zoo, and many private high schools including Roland Park, Gilman, Friends, and two Universities - Loyola and Notre Dame of Maryland. Check out the screenshot of recent crime near BPI and Western High School