Utah police from around the state fired their weapons in 31 shootings last year, a record high. But officers were also shot at more in 2021 than any other year in recent history.
— Read on www.sltrib.com/news/2022/01/21/utah-broke-record-most/
Tag: Statistics
‘We’re Not Ready for Police-Free Zones’ | The Crime Report
This is an interesting discussion with Professor Moskos about crime and how New York City defeated crime in the 1990s. The Crime Report is a paid site where it allows 5 free articles a month. I recommend subscribing to it because it offers a lot of useful information about criminal justice issues.
Explanations for the rise in violent crime tend to avoid the role police play in crime prevention, argues policing expert Peter Moskos. In the latest installment of the “At the Crossroads” series of interviews sponsored by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, Moskos tells Greg Berman that cops need to be proactive in addressing clear threats like gun offenders.
— Read on thecrimereport.org/2022/01/20/were-not-ready-for-police-free-zones/
2021 Year in Review Recap of LASD
This is an interesting presentation by the Sheriff on the crime stats and goals form 2021.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva provided a recap of 2021
— Read on lasd.org/2021-year-in-review-recap-of-lasd/
As Murders Spiked, Police Solved About Half in 2020 | The Marshall Project
The U.S. homicide clearance rate is at a historic low. Here’s what that means.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2022/01/12/as-murders-spiked-police-solved-about-half-in-2020
Criminal Justice Commission : Overview : Statistical Transparency of Policing : State of Oregon
Criminal Justice Commission : Overview : Statistical Transparency of Policing : State of Oregon
— Read on www.oregon.gov/cjc/stop/Pages/default.aspx
Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most — ProPublica
A ProPublica analysis found that traffic cameras in Chicago disproportionately ticket Black and Latino motorists. But city officials plan to stick with them — and other cities may adopt them too.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/chicagos-race-neutral-traffic-cameras-ticket-black-and-latino-drivers-the-most
It’s Official: Gun Deaths Hit an All-Time High in 2020
CDC data shows that more than 45,000 Americans died by gunfire for the first time, driven by a spike in homicides.
— Read on www.thetrace.org/2022/01/gun-violence-homicide-suicide-cdc-data-2020/
NYPD’s Racial Bias in Ticketing Cyclists Continued Last Year – Streetsblog New York City
Covering the fight for sustainable cities
— Read on nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/01/04/nypds-racial-bias-in-ticketing-cyclists-continued-last-year/
Cop Out: Analyzing 20 Years of Records Proving Impunity | New York Civil Liberties Union | ACLU of New York
In the summer of 2020, the New York Civil Liberties Union obtained a comprehensive database of complaints made by the public to the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), the independent agency charged with investigating complaints about NYPD misconduct. Then in May of 2021, the NYCLU added updated and more detailed information to the database, which now
— Read on www.nyclu.org/en/publications/cop-out-analyzing-20-years-records-proving-impunity
Go read this data analysis that uncovers predictive policing’s flawed algorithm – The Verge
Gizmodo released an analysis that reveals the behind the scenes method about its investigation, co-reported with The Markup, into PredPol’s crime prediction software. Their investigation explained how the software could disproportionately affect low-income, Black and Latino residents.
— Read on www.theverge.com/2021/12/6/22814409/go-read-this-gizmodo-analysis-predpol-software-disproportionate-algorithm
Future of Policing 