SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Drop in crime across US, MI stopping property seizures, cyber crime attacks children, gun control background checks, dirty data in AIs, and more... POLICE CONDUCT 'Significant' drop in crime credited to Sheriff, deputies  (KVIA) 5 Chicago Police Officers Died By Suicide Since July. Is The Department Doing Enough?  (NPR) Bodycam video shows moments suspect, deported 3 times, shoots at Napa deputy  (KRCR) Downtown Memphis neighborhood wants police precinct, SkyCop cameras to reduce crime  (FOX13) Michigan May Stop Police From Seizing Property Without Getting a Conviction First  (Reason.com) CRIME RATE Oklahoma Governor Signs 'Constitutional Carry' Bill, Allowing Residents to Openly Carry Guns Without a Background Check  (TIME) see also:  U.S. House approves expanded background checks for gun sales  (Reuters) For Students in Baltimore, Getting to School Can Be a Scary Ride Regulatory Intelligence: Criminals Mix & Match Children'...

Legal marijuana crime stats, centralized police databases, AI predictive policing is bad policy, VA police uses bitcoin in pension fund, violent crime spikes in cities who worked with DOJ, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Are Cops Afraid To Make Arrests?  (CrimeInAmerica.net) Sweet footage shows Virginia police officer entertain children with dolls after emergency call  (AOL) Pa. taxpayers continue funding state troopers in towns without cops after years of capitol debate  (WITF) Dramatic body cam video shows desperate effort to save woman from burning house in Oskaloosa County  (Fox10) Virginia Police Department Reveals Why its Pension Fund is Betting on Bitcoin  (CNN) CRIME RATE Violent crime skyrockets in cities who work with fed to curb police shootings  (KOAT) As North Dakota’s oil patch surged, so did violent crime  (TwinCities.com) A New Study Disproves Long-Held Beliefs on Both Sides of Cannabis Debate  (Inverse) see also:...

Gun violence takes toll on Kansas City, high crime areas make it hard for kids to get to school, police chief credits community support for less gun crime and homicides, mass violence studies, crime-predicting AI's, and more... POLICE CONDUCT CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Officers rescue baby from back seat of car stolen in carjacking  (WSBTV) Police chief credits community support for less gun crime, homicides in Newport News  (WAVY) The case for hiring more police officers  (VOX) Clay County School Board votes to create own police department for district  (First Coast News) OK Waze, NYPD wants you to stop reporting locations of DUI checkpoints  (CNN) Lessons from Las Vegas Shooting: Focus on First Responders  (TheCrimeReport.org) TAKEN: How police departments make millions by seizing property  (Greenville News) No-Deal Brexit Threatens British Crime Fighting. Police Say Data Sharing Alternatives 'Will Not Be as Efficient or Effective'  (Ban...

Check out SpotCrime on the Tesla Model X dashboard screen! SpotCrime map below the navigation window. In case you haven't been paying attention to the world lately, Tesla is an American automotive and energy company run by former PayPal co-founder, Elon Musk . Musk is selling affordable self driving, battery powered cars with three available car models on the market - the Model S, Model X, and Model 3. After 10 years in the market, in 2018, Tesla ranked as the world's best selling plug-in passenger car manufacturer . The Tesla interior screen is known for being an 'iPad on wheels' so when we got our hands on a Model X, we had to try it out ourselves. If you are traveling in your Tesla and want to see crime around you, try it out! We suggest trying the full screen version of SpotCrime by heading to www.spotcrime.info  on the Tesla browser. Tesla Model X Make sure to allow the browser to use your current location and to update/refresh your brow...

Shutdown squeezes law enforcement, border wall had no effect on crime in El Paso, combating gun violence, body cams pay off, AI in policing, Austin misclassifies rape cases, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Mobile Crisis Response Team tackles mental health, addiction  (WDTN) Baton Rouge's latest defense against domestic violence? Using data to flag potential abusers  (The Advocate) After nearly 18 months of recovery, JSO officer who was shot in the face is back on the job  (WOKV) APD chief says misclassifying rape cases was a systemic problem  (KXAN) Ruling in 7-year-old Jacksonville boy’s shooting death changed from “justifiable” homicide to “excusable”  (First Coast News) Shutdown Squeezes Law Enforcement, Threatens US Security, Agents Say  (TheCrimeReport.org) ‘Disrespect’ by Cops Reduces Civilian Reporting of Crime: Study  (TheCrimeReport.org) CRIME RATE Did construction of a border fence cut down on crime rates in El Paso?  (El Pa...

Algorithm helps case investigations, body cams impact jurors, fight crime by addressing addiction, counting hate crimes, immigration crime data misunderstood, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Slain Utah police officer Joseph Shinners mourned by police departments across US  (Yahoo News) A UK police force is dropping tricky cases on advice of an algorithm  (New Scientist) Indianapolis Responds to Record-Setting Homicides  (Nuvo.net) How police body cam videos impact jurors differently than dashcam videos  (Phys.org) CRIME RATE Many police departments report decline in murders in 2018 — but not in these cities  (CBS News) 5 facts about crime in the U.S.  (Pew) New St. Louis County prosecutor wants to fight crime by addressing addiction and mental health  (St Louis Post-Dispatch) Many hate crimes never make it into the FBI’s database  (The Conversation) Majority of Baltimore homicide victims in 2018 were shot in the head, analysis show...

Psychopathy and homicides connected, familicide boom, winter thaws bring crime spikes, gun violence reaching record highs, AI to fight hate rime, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Deputies pull burning man from car into a puddle to put out flames, Texas bodycam shows  (Star-Telegram) Officers recognized for going above and beyond  (The Daily Sentinel) Police body cam shows drunk driving arrest of Midland County sheriff  (mlive.com) Police chiefs have concerns as state mandates new data collection  (East Oregonian) Amazon Teams With Cops To Catch Crooks  (Pymnts.com) Uber, Crimestoppers Partner For Pilot Crime Reporting Program In Jacksonville  (WJCT) CRIME RATE Crime in the 30 largest US cities dropped in 2018  (Smart Cities Dive) see also:  Crime and murder fell in America’s most populous cities in 2018  (Vox) New research by criminologist shows a significant connection between psychopathy and homicides  (Medical Express) S...