A spike in hiring and a drop in resignations have boosted Houston’s police ranks, as departments across the country see similar gains, analysts say.
— Read on www.officer.com/training-careers/hiring-promotion/news/55381263/houston-police-staffing-hits-20-year-high-as-hiring-improves-nationwide
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New York’s new sanctuary state laws are a recipe for chaos
Last week, New York state Democrats did what they do best: They jammed what will ultimately prove to be unpopular and counterproductive restrictions on immigration enforcement into the state budget.
— Read on nypost.com/2026/05/30/opinion/new-yorks-new-sanctuary-state-laws-are-a-recipe-for-chaos/
After Uvalde, Texas Put Cops In Schools. They Brutalized Students.
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Texas’s response to school shootings was as predictable as it was doomed to produce only more violence in schools — violence by cops.
— Read on theintercept.com/2026/05/29/uvalde-texas-schools-police-violence/
Washington, D.C.’s crime decline and its lessons for American policing – Niskanen Center
Washington, D.C., offers a rare opportunity to study how police departments throughout the country might, and in fact must, do more with less. Since reaching a dramatic peak in 2023, violent and property crime in the District has fallen sharply — even as the police force shrank to its smallest size in half a century.
— Read on www.niskanencenter.org/washington-dc-crime-decline-and-its-lessons-for-american-policing/
Vital City | Did NYPD’s Zone Strategy Cause the Crime Drop?
The NYPD says its deployment zones are driving sharp crime declines. A closer look at the numbers raises harder questions about what’s actually behind the drop.
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/nypd-zone-strategy-crime-drop-analysis/
Why Are Crime Victims the Only People We Force to Trust the State? | Cato at Liberty Blog
Last week, I blogged in support of reviving private criminal prosecutions. The state’s monopoly on bringing criminal charges arose late historically and prosecutors have often failed to show victims the responsiveness they deserve. My piece quickly met with pushback, especially from libertarians concerned about expanding the criminal legal system’s overreach and coercion using the guise of victims’ rights. I write again to offer a clarification, a qualification, and a challenge.
— Read on www.cato.org/blog/victims-rights-private-prosecutors-responding-critics
Force Multipliers – Peter Mancina – Inquest
ICE could never have created a large-scale deportation machine if it hadn’t enjoyed the voluntary assistance of local law enforcement.
— Read on inquest.org/force-multipliers/
New York City’s Other Violent Crime Problem
New York’s leaders have been rightly celebrating the city’s major reductions in murder and gun violence. But the city still struggles with a different violent crime problem: record-high assault rates. The causes are difficult to parse from the data alone, but the trend bodes poorly for long-term safety and stability. Start with the good news. […]
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-citys-other-violent-crime-problem
Illinois SAFE-T Act Policing Implementation – The Center for Effective Public Policy
Advancing statewide implementation of Illinois’s SAFE-T Act policing provisions to promote accountability, transparency, and community trust
— Read on cepp.com/project/illinois-safe-t-act-policing-implementation/
Lighting and Crime in Vital City | Rubber Meets Road
In the link below, there are several articles that discuss the relationship between lighting and crime. This isn’t anything new. Situational Crime Prevention and CPTED have supported lighting as a crime prevention method. Check out the different maps as part of the link.
Running cities on evidence: street lighting
— Read on www.vitalcitynyc.org/rubber-meets-road/
Future of Policing 