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Tribal data collection, 3D guns, officer fatality report, DC police camera hack, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Polive officer helps homeless man shave in parking lot before job interview. Man gets job offer . (Newsweek) How Police Are Changing Lineups to Avoid False IDs  (Governing) Are civilian oversight agencies actually holding police accountable?  (Urban.org) Feds want reimbursement for Gwinnett sheriff’s $70K muscle car  (AJC) 2018 Mid-Year Preliminary Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report  (NLEOMF.org) Entire Blandford Police Department resigns, effective immediately  (WWLP) see also  Entire North Carolina police department suspended after arrest of chief, lieutenant  (News3LV) CRIME RATE More Schools Are Buying ‘Active-Shooter’ Insurance Policies  (Wall Street Journal) All your questions about 3D guns answered  (CNN) DC police collect 1,000 illegal guns as homicide rate climbs  (WTOP) 'CRIM-TECH' Data...

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: rural America crime rate, mental illness and crime, traffic stop data

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Rural America is struggling with rising crime rates, police using big data, hot weather means more crime, binge drinking causing crime, Uber monitors driver criminal records in real time, sporting events lead to rise in violence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Does legal weed make police more effective?  (WaPo) The chief wanted perfect stats, so cops were told to pin crimes on black people, probe found  (Miami-Herald) FBI to Add National Data Exchange System to National Instant Criminal Background Check System  (ESR) Toronto police plan to deploy 200 more officers to priority areas in evening to combat gun violence  (The Star) Body cam footage shows officers use coin toss to decide whether to arrest driver  (The Holl) CRIME RATE In Rural America, Violent Crime Reaches Highest Level in a Decade  (Governing) Heatwave: Is there more crime in hot weather?  (BBC) A massive new study puts a pin in one of the oldest myths about mental illness. R...

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: community policing, predpol manual, facial recognition

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Community policing focus for agencies, deciphering PredPol through it's manual, Orlando's round two of facial recognition, Milwaukee ACLU ruling, health data and crime relationship and more... POLICE CONDUCT 73 Law Enforcement Line-of-Duty Deaths in First Half of 2018 Firearms-related fatalities increase 24 percent over same period last year  (NLEOMF.org) Long Island's top cops use technology to target guns, gangs and drugs  (Newsday) The Park City Police Are Reaching Out To HOA's To Lower Crime Rates In Neighborhoods  (KPCW) see also:  Police outreach in DC community where tensions are high doesn't go as planned  (WUSA) Baltimore police stopped noticing crime after Freddie Gray's death. A wave of killings followed.  (USAToday) Callback system aims to close loop for APD reports  (KTVA) Common Council approves historic settlement with ACLU over unconstitutional traffic stops (Milwaukee Independent) CRIME RATE Live in a Chicago neighborhoo...

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: facial recognition, body cam data, illegal immigration

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Policing the homeless lessons learned, AI and facial recognition used by more agencies, data analysis drives policing, Uber safety algorithm, fact checking illegal immigration, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Operation I.C.O.N. reducing crime by half in KCK neighborhood  (KSHB) New study finds a relationship between US police department receipt of military excess hardware and increased suspect deaths  (SAGE Journals) Size of Memphis Police Force Study Weighs Numbers in Ranks and How to Use Them  (Memphis Daily News) Lessons learned from 25 years of policing the homeless  (PoliceOne.com) Nonprofit Roca begins relentless pursuit of Baltimore's most dangerous young men — to change them  (Baltimore Sun) CRIME RATE How to Determine if the Neighborhood Where You’re Buying a House Is Safe  (ZING!) Florida among top states for murder-suicides  (Miami-Herald) Is Illegal Immigration Linked to More or Less Crime?  (FactCheck.org) Hackers May B...

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: addressing violence, crime's effects on the economy, predictive policing

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AMA aims at gun violence, how crime affects income inequality and housing prices, police partner with mental health, mass incarceration stats, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Columbus police testing new partnership with mental health experts  (10TV) As Cities Struggle To Solve Homicides, Louisville Looks To Atlanta  (WFPL) FBI busts international email fraud ring that stole millions  (CNET) Indy Officials Update Efforts On Targeted Crime Prevention  (WFYI) CRIME RATE Scammers create a new form of theft: 'Synthetic-identity fraud'  (CNBC) The stark relationship between income inequality and crime  (The Economist) Do Crime Declines Produce Higher Housing Prices?  (Mother Jones) Study: Watching televised sports reduces crime  (AOL) In hopes of stopping bloodshed, a multimillion-dollar effort is providing jobs, therapy to city's most violent  (Chicago Tribune) Chicago and other major US cities saw drops in crime and murder in 201...

Hackensack, NJ crime map

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Crime in Hackensack, NJ . SpotCrime is now mapping crime in Hackensack, NJ . Our maps are updated at least once a week. So far, we've mapped 32 assaults, 2 burglaries, 15 thefts, 3 vandalism, and 9 arrests over the past month.  Hackensack is located in Bergen County, NJ and the population is approximately 43k. It is considered a suburb of New York City and the NYC skyline can be seen from a number of places in Hackensack. A few famous residents include F. Scott Fitzgerald,  as well as a number of MLB, NFL, NBA, and olympic athletes. Make sure to sign up for your local Hackensack daily and weekly crime alerts at SpotCrime . Safety is in knowing.

SpotCrime Weekly Reads: violent crimes, opioid epidemic, drones, AI

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Treating violence like a disease, calculating the cost of opioid overdoses, drones use AI to detect violence, Chicago under surveillance, and more.. POLICE CONDUCT 80 arrested, 95 pounds of meth and 75 guns seized in largest drug bust initiative in recent history  (Q13Fox) Illegal activity at Worcester's Union Station has 'dropped dramatically' with new police precinct, chief says  (MassLive) DOJ Bulks Up D.C. Office to Prosecute Violent Crime  (Washington City Paper) How a Tiny Website Became the Police's Go-To Genealogy Database  (The Atlantic) CRIME RATE 6 killings in 7 days: Cincinnati's deadliest week in three years  (Cincinnati.com) Where killings go unpunished: New WashPost probe allows others to access information  (Poynter) 30,000 Cameras Can't Be Wrong: Chicago Banks On Surveillance To Solve Violence Problem  (TechDirt) Gun violence is a disease — has DC found a cure? (The Hill) see also  Treating violence like a diseas...