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
Tag: Statistics
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
Maine AG ruled all recent police shootings justified; experts weigh in
Experts say Maine is unusual but not unique, meaning other states could have the same key shortcoming undermining accountability and public trust.
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/05/experts-call-reform-maine-attorney-general-police-shootings-justified/8835089002/
Columbus police use force most against Black residents, study finds
Black residents were subjects of more than half of the use-of-force incidents by Columbus police from 2017 to 2019, according to Accountable Now.
— Read on www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/11/columbus-police-use-force-most-against-black-residents-study-finds/6373146001/
Accountable Now
Here is an interesting database for tracking police use of force.
Accountable Now collects data on police behavior from United States law enforcement agencies to share the truth about how often police use force.
— Read on www.accountablenow.com/
Desistance from Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice | National Institute of Justice
There are 6 different publications available at the website.
Why do people stop their involvement in crime? What factors help shape this process? How can policy and practice improve individuals’ chances of ending their criminal behavior?
— Read on nij.ojp.gov/desistance-from-crime
The Cost of Crime – 2
Hidden in Plain Sight: What Cost-of-Crime Research Can Tell Us About Investing in Police
Many state and local governments are facing significant fiscal challenges, forcing policymakers to confront difficult trade-offs as they consider how to allocate scarce resources across numerous worthy initiatives. To achieve their policy priorities, it will become increasingly important for policymakers to concentrate resources on programs that can clearly demonstrate that they improve their constituents’ quality of life. To identify such programs, cost/benefit analysis can be a powerful tool for objectively adjudicating the merits of particular programs.
The report can be downloaded HERE
Cost of Crime Calculator
Existing high-quality research on the costs of crime and the effectiveness of police demonstrates that public investment in police can generate substantial social returns. A Center on Quality Policing study, Hidden in Plain Sight: What Cost-of-Crime Research Can Tell Us About Investing in Police, shows how this research can be used to better understand the returns on investments in police.
Go to this website (HERE) to try the “cost of crime calculator” and see how altering police staffing affects crime in the community
Future of Policing 