Author: scott prell

Why ‘clearance rates’ don’t tell the whole story about solving crimes • Stateline

Police departments’ “clearance rates” — the percentage of cases they declare closed — are one of the most widely cited benchmarks for how effectively they combat crime. But the figures can be confusing — and in some cases misleading.
— Read on stateline.org/2025/11/24/why-clearance-rates-dont-tell-the-whole-story-about-solving-crimes/

Mamdani pick for community safety committee Alex Vitale is anti-cop professor who penned ‘The End of Policing’ | New York Post

One of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team picks to advise on community safety is author Alex Vitale who once penned a book titled “The End of Policing.”
— Read on nypost.com/2025/11/25/us-news/mamdani-pick-for-community-safety-committee-alex-vitale-is-anti-cop-professor-who-penned-the-end-of-policing/

EXCLUSIVE: NYPD Rejects Ending ‘Self-Enforcement’ Scandal at Precinct Houses – Streetsblog New York City

This is about improper police parking.

Police brass are refusing to implement a major reform recommended by city probers earlier this year. And the agency won’t say why.
— Read on nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/exclusive-nypd-rejects-ending-self-enforcement-scandal-at-precinct-houses

Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2023

Description

This report details rates of violent and property crime in the United States based on offenses reported by law enforcement agencies from 2022 to 2023. It presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crime. Findings are based on BJS’s and the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Estimation Program. NIBRS collects detailed information on crime incidents reported to law enforcement throughout the United States. 

Highlights

  • The rate of violent offenses in the United States decreased from 407.3 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 387.8 per 100,000 in 2023.
  • The rate of property offenses decreased 3% from 2,085.6 per 100,000 persons in 2022 to 2,015.2 per 100,000 in 2023.
  • The rate of violent victimization in 2023 was 395.2 per 100,000 persons, which was not statistically different from the rate in 2022.
  • Males and females both had decreases in the rate of homicide victimization from 2022 to 2023.

Get the report HERE

Metropolitan Nashville (TN) Police Department’s Professional Wellness Section

The Collaborative Reform Initiative: Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC) Spotlight series is committed to advancing knowledge through sharing tools, resources, and information developed for the law enforcement field as a result of customized training and technical assistance delivered by CRI-TAC. This publication provides guidance to the law enforcement field on the purpose, structure, and goals of law enforcement wellness checks and the different types of wellness checks agencies can establish.

Get a .PDF of the publication HERE.

Adopting a Systems Approach to Police Staffing

This publication illustrates elements of the police staffing challenge and explores how they form a broader ecosystem that agencies should consider when assessing staffing issues, contemplating goals and strategies, and implementing solutions. It presents a six-step approach for police workforce planning and managing workload demand and addresses planning for three common staffing scenarios.

Get a .PDF of the publication HERE