Crime
With proper oversight, training and legal structures, this partnership has the potential to enhance public safety without eroding trust or accountability
After a deathbed confession, a police officer investigated long-hidden abuse at the hands of a once-revered priest
The Terry stop is a versatile law enforcement tool for officers, but we must be aware of the hazards in these contacts and use tactics to mitigate them
Although violent crime persists in parts of the city, homicides overall in L.A. have dropped to 116 through June 28, compared to 152 in the same period last year
Mayor Mike Duggan and PD Chief Todd Bettison announced a “Five-Step Plan” that includes increased enforcement of curfew and extending the hours of the PD’s “Mobile Field Force”
Officers approached the man to question him as a part of a gang detail; the man fled before turning around and shooting an officer in the leg
Violent crime fell 6.7%, murders dropped 25.5% and burglaries reached the lowest level since 1966, according to KBI data
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From January through June, the city recorded 397 shooting victims, which is down 24% from the same period last year, and 337 shooting incidents, a 23% decline over last year
Captain Eric Threlkeld shares the red flags officers can’t afford to miss — and how a multidisciplinary approach can interrupt deadly patterns
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“We have been successful in bringing down crime,” Mayor Eric Adams said. “Now we need to match it with people feeling safe”
Peter Moskos shares lessons from a policing revolution that cut murders by more than 1,500 in a decade
May 2025 was the safest May the city has ever recorded, with shootings and homicides not this low in May since 1994, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said
The Violent Crime Intervention Fund award enables the Oakridge Police Department to outfit every patrol member with a BWC
The “massive criminal ecosystem,” which stole, brokered and sold the vehicles, is “one of the biggest auto theft rings ... seen in the last decade,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said
Dr. Cynthia Lum shares how officers can use research, tools and teamwork to build sustainable, proactive strategies that deter crime and improve job satisfaction
Crime analyst and former CIA officer Jeff Asher breaks down why FBI crime data falls short, what the Realtime Crime Index can offer and how agencies can improve intelligence with better systems
The plan boosts DHS funding by 65% to support mass removals, complete the border wall, and expand the Border Patrol and customs workforce to 26,383 officers
Detectives used technology and targeted policing to dismantle the 800 YGs, described as showing “absolute disregard for human life”
A single strand of hair, an overlooked home invasion and the persistence of investigator Misty Carausu helped unravel the true story behind a crime law enforcement once labeled a hoax
The suspect walked into the Bristol PD carrying a 9 mm pistol; she fired three shots at the windows of the front desk and two more at an interior door
Chief Brian Bubar details how strategic tech deployments, community collaboration and proactive policing led to an 80% crime reduction in a city once ranked among America’s most violent
Gov. Lujan Grisham’s emergency declaration follows a March 31 request by Albuquerque’s police chief, who pointed to the fentanyl epidemic and an increase in violent juvenile crime
Proposition 36, which took effect in December after a landslide victory at the ballot box, increases penalties for street crime — but local officials say they need more funding
The new 10-officer unit will patrol the area on foot, bicycles and motorcycles; the city’s four-person mounted horse patrol unit will also be dedicated to the area
“That’s the intentional, and quite frankly aggressive, nature of how we’re pursuing our most violent offenders, how we’re swiftly taking them to jail,” Interim Chief Michael Pickett said
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The number of shootings citywide between January and March has not been this low since the CompStat era began in the 1990s, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said
Often called the “Sherlock Holmes of France,” Dr. Edmond Locard was one of the first to demonstrate that no crime scene is ever truly “clean”
“This progress is the direct result of the tireless work of our [LEOs], community leaders and residents who have come together to build a safer, stronger city,” Mayor Karen Bass said
After the fifth arson incident, Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran condemned the release of a suspect charged federally in connection with several of the previous incidents
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