Homicide clearance rates, hot spots policing, police misconduct costs, mobile crisis teams, health shocks and criminal behavior, reducing gun violence, police tech proposal rejected in Durham, automate license plate readers, Justice AI Tracker, police oversight, police transparency, reducing recidivism, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Police homicide clearance rate hits 13-year high as murders fall dramatically citywide (Hyde Park Herald)
Public Perceptions of Hot Spots Policing: How Crime Reduction Stats and Stigma Narratives Affect Public Perceptions (Springer Link)
Virginia lawmakers push for federal database on police misconduct costs (WVVA)
Former Capitol Police chief talks about the increase in threats against lawmakers (WCBU)
Mountain View officials allege federal, state agencies accessed Flock camera data without consent (ABC7)
Phoenix Police receives certification for new crime records system (Daily Independent)
They help police with mental health calls. So why are ‘mobile crisis’ teams in crisis? (NPR)
CRIME RATE
Homicides in England and Wales fall to lowest level since records began (The Guardian)
Crime rates fell across US cities in 2025 (Stateline)
The hidden social costs of cancer. A Danish study shows that an adverse health shock increases the chances of criminal behavior. (American Economic Association)
Immigration arrests surge by 1,500% in San Diego: ‘I feel the temperature rising’ (CalMatters.org)
How To Reduce Gun Violence in Cities With Jens Ludwig (Jeff-alytics)
CRIM-TECH
Durham City Council rejects police tech proposal (ABC 11)
Angry Norfolk residents lose lawsuit to stop Flock license plate scanners (Ars Technica)
Oklahoma City considers future of crime-fighting software amid privacy concerns (KOCO)
Mixed Opinions on License Plate Readers in Lake County, Ill. (GovTech)
New ‘Justice AI Tracker’ watches how police, courts are using AI (StateScoop)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Baltimore City Council largely silent amid growing transparency concerns over MONSE (Fox Baltimore)
Aurora community discusses police oversight, emphasizes transparency (Sentinel Colorado)
The 2025 State of Open Data report: Can technology push openness forward? (Springer Nature)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
A Scalable Model for Reducing Recidivism (Governing)
Brittany Suszan 