Crime News

• BART officials withholding crime surveillance tapes for 'fear of racial stereotyping' - Fox News 07/25/2017
  Fox NewsBART officials withholding crime surveillance tapes for 'fear of racial stereotyping'Fox News"If we were to regularly feed the news media video of crimes on our system that involve minority suspects, particularly when they are minors, we would certainly face questions as to why we were sensationalizing relatively minor crimes and perpe […]
• Pawar crime plan: Legalize marijuana, end cash bail - Chicago Tribune 07/25/2017
  Chicago TribunePawar crime plan: Legalize marijuana, end cash bailChicago TribuneHe said "ending the war on drugs as we know it" was one of several planks for dealing with crime, including addressing issues of poverty, toughening gun regulations, broadening social treatment programs and ending mandatory minimum criminal sentences, ...and more »
• Idaho's Rape Charges Rarely Result in Sex Crime Convictions - U.S. News & World Report 07/25/2017
  Idaho's Rape Charges Rarely Result in Sex Crime ConvictionsU.S. News & World ReportThe report studied crime data between 2009 and 2015 using court and crime incidents collected by the state. Researchers only analyzed reported cases of sexual violence — an important caveat they point out because an estimated 67 percent of rapes and ...and more »
• Chicago Police to expand tech-based crime-fighting initiatives - Chicago Sun-Times 07/25/2017
  Chicago Sun-TimesChicago Police to expand tech-based crime-fighting initiativesChicago Sun-TimesThe effect of the crime strategy is noticeable in the city's hot spots, he said. Shootings have been reduced by 37 percent in the Englewood District and by 27 percent in the Harrison District. The Deering and Austin districts saw reductions by 17 and ...and m […]
• Rosenstein calls for bold approach to violent crime during NAACP speech in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun 07/25/2017
  Baltimore SunRosenstein calls for bold approach to violent crime during NAACP speech in BaltimoreBaltimore SunDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein cited the history of the NAACP and some of its most prominent past members, including the Rev. Martin Luther King, in calling Tuesday for a bold but measured approach in addressing the problem of violent crime i […]