The big business of private security, addressing gun violence, data tech and community partners contributors to lowering crime, retail crime issues, crime decline, Baltimore homicides drop, domestic violence driving up assaults, summer violence reduction, America 911 system out of date, police body cams speak 50 languages, ALPRs, transparency with Flock portals, giving money to ex-cons to keep them out of prison, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
The big business of personal protection: How private security became a $50 billion industry (CNBC)
What are Olympia police doing to address recent gun violence downtown? (The Olympian)
Fort Worth violent crime drops sharply in 2026, Chief credits data technology and community partners (WFAA)
CRIME RATE
Who Gets Credit for the Drop in Crime? Whoever Claims It. (Governing)
Walmart, Target, and Kroger face new retail crime issue (The Street)
Baltimore nears lowest homicide rate in nearly 50 years, but residents cite other fears (Fox Baltimore)
Pittsburgh’s public crime dashboard details summer spike (Tri-County Independent)
Fargo police: Crime down citywide, but domestic violence driving assault numbers up (Valley News Live)
Mayor Johnson touts summer violence reduction as Chicago reports fewer homicides (ABC7 Chicago)
CRIM-TECH
America’s 911 System Is Dangerously Out of Date (Time)
Police Body Cameras Are Learning to Speak 50 Languages (Governing)
It’s not just Flock. These cameras, ALPRs may also be in your community (WWLP)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Grand Rapids police open Flock camera searches to public view (WZZM)
Greenwood Police Department aims for transparency with Flock portal (Daily Journal)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
Can Giving Money to Ex-Cons Keep Them Out of Prison? (The Free Press)
Wyoming stops housing inmates in Mississippi prison thanks to improved staffing (Wyoming Public Media)
MDOC Adding Hundreds of New High-Security Beds to Increase Prison Safety (Michigan Department of Corrections)
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