Crime statistics, racial disparities in policing, DC crime data manipulation investigation, state criminal database access, FBI crime reporting funding, answering 911 calls, homicide rate dropped to historic lows, home alarms cost, Tyler Tech buys CODY Systems, water utilities face cyber security incidents, license plate readers, public records fees, ICE detention, prison sales, and more… POLICEContinue reading “Week of August 3, 2026”
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Week of July 20, 2026
Solving more shootings, fatal ICE shootings, making public safety work, rape kits, crime decline, hate crimes, murder rate, unsolved murders, license plate readers, using technology to improve crime analysis, AZ Supreme Court favors police transparency, police radio encryption, police misconduct report, felony murder laws, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Philly Detectives Are Solving More Shootings. Here’sContinue reading “Week of July 20, 2026”
Week of July 13, 2026
Quick response teams, entire police department relieved of duties, victim focused reforms, homicide rate falls for historic lows, National Guard deployments affect on crime, car thefts slashed 80 percent, license plate readers face scrutiny, police drones, British crime prediction machine, prosecuting prisoners, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Jackson police deploy quick response team to address risingContinue reading “Week of July 13, 2026”
Week of June 29, 2026
Murder clearances increase, murder rates decrease, geofence warrants, does gunshot detection reduce crime, behind the badge, police review commission, police tech upgrades, voice phishing detection, AI for public safety, license plate reader transparency, using AI to analyze criminal judgements, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Murders in 2025 Were Likely Solved at the Highest Rate This Century (Jeff-alytics)Continue reading “Week of June 29, 2026”
Week of June 22, 2026
License plate data access, proactive policing, crime suppression units, crime decline and the public perception, phishing and AI, cyber crime, TikTok crimes, disclosure of facial recognition data use in criminal cases, CA stops funding for police transparency database, freed after two decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit, and more… POLICE CONDUCTContinue reading “Week of June 22, 2026”
Week of June 15, 2026
Filming police, police discipline, police department closures, crime data, police drones, AI in policing, license plate readers, facial recognition, open data, mental health emergency responses, employment and prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT He filmed police actions for transparency. Then came arrests — of him (AZ Central) Record number of NJ police subject to major discipline inContinue reading “Week of June 15, 2026”
Week of June 8, 2026
Crime victims funding, police departments growing again, police oversight office, mental health calls, crime risk, violent crime and teenagers, automate license plate readers, AI in policing, police drones, gunshot detection, police transparency violations in Phoenix, felony crime dashboard, prison healthcare, and more… POLICE CONDUCT South Carolina Toughens Penalties for Harming Police K-9s (Governing) Slashing victims funding,Continue reading “Week of June 8, 2026”
Week of June 1, 2026
Summer action plans, LAPD removes crime data, where darkness and crime overlap, firearms tax, UofM crime data research unit, murders down in Baltimore, dropping crime rates, AI assisted system for non emergency calls, surveillance cameras, gun shot detection, crime mapping, prison, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Anchorage police chief cites overnight shift, K-9 role in officer’sContinue reading “Week of June 1, 2026”
Week of May 25, 2026
Minneapolis police chief resigns, police chases, police overtime, lowest murder rate on record, crime rates dropping, youth firearm crimes, officers and tech for proactive policing, privacy questions over police surveillance technology, police access to citizen data, drone as first responder, lack of transparency on crime in LA, bad cop list, license plate reader cameras, WisconsinContinue reading “Week of May 25, 2026”
Week of May 18, 2026
License plate reader resignations, police community outreach and transparency importance, Aurora City Council to approve police social media communications, TAKE IT DOWN Act, FBI crime data, youth crime, $27 million tech upgrades in Savannah, AI assistant for 911, surveillance tech, crime analysis software, police shootings transparency, FOIA, open data portal, AI in jails, and more…Continue reading “Week of May 18, 2026”
