Week of May 12, 2025

Medical professionals to help 911, Detroit police complaint backlog, limiting police accountability in Austin, non-consensual intimate imagery, DOJ rescinds grants, high tech policing, murder rate, gun violence, firearm involved expulsions, policing and social media, AI to enhance emergency response, Columbus crime report portal offline, FOIA exemptions, police dashboards, open crime data, police transparency, prisoner release, and more…

POLICE CONDUCT

Police Chief In Catawba County Indicted On Charge Of Altering, Stealing Or Destroying Evidence In Murder Case (WHKY)

Louisville mayor proposes new money for medical professionals to help 911 call center (WDRB)

Detroit police complaint backlog grows despite efforts to bolster closure rates (Bridge Detroit)

Kissimmee’s new police chief emphasizes community trust and transparency (WESH)

Two bills could limit police accountability in Austin, as legislative session nears end (CBS Austin)

CRIME RATE

Distributing intimate images without consent isn’t just a crime, it’s a threat to democracy (South Carolina Daily Gazette)

Department of Justice rescinds grant funding for community nonprofits (11Alive)

High-Tech Policing Helps Drive Down Crime in Murfreesboro (WGNS)

How 2025 Could Feature The Lowest US Murder Rate Ever Recorded (Jeff-analytics)

Every Half Hour, Someone Arrives at an ER With a Gunshot Wound, According to the CDC (The Trace)

Fraud costing U.S. government hundreds of billions a year as crime rings use stolen identities (CBS News)

School-Wide Attendance Rates and Firearm-Involved Expulsions in Michigan K-12 Public Schools, 2018–2022 (TandFOnline)

CRIM-TECH

Policing and social media: Exploring police digital visibility (Sage Journals)

FCC Proposes Better Wireless Location Data for 911 Calls (GovTech)

Memphis Command Center Uses AI to Enhance Emergency Response (GovTech)

POLICE TRANSPARENCY

Columbus crime report portal remains offline following hack (NBC4)

Lewisville PD launches “Calls for Service” public dashboard (City of Lewisville) see also: Allentown crime data in every neighborhood is now searchable to the public via new dashboard (The Morning Call) and also: JC’s new ‘transparency’ webpage covers police lawsuits related to Sean Williams (WJHL) and finally:  West Sac PD unveils new crime statistic tool (FOX40)

FOIA exemption for police complaints passes Senate (Inside Investigator)

Pending complaints against police would be secret under Connecticut bill (CT Mirror)

THE PRISON SYSTEM

What Happened When California Released Prisoners Early? (Governing)