Tag: Crime Statistics: Page 14

Training

Homicides Down, Police Overtime Up In Chicago

Hundreds of Chicago police officers are hitting the streets on overtime every night in dangerous neighborhoods, the latest tactic by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration to reduce killings in a city dogged by its homicide rate.

March 20, 2013

Training

Serpico Joins NYPD Whistleblower's Legal Team

Frank Serpico has joined the legal team of Officer Adrian Schoolcraft, a cop suing the NYPD for $50 million after police allegedly dragged him off to a mental hospital after he accused them of fudging crime stats.

February 4, 2013

Patrol

NYPD Releases Stop-and-Frisk Report

The report, the first official release of data from the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program, lists stops by precinct. The tactic was used most in Brooklyn and Queens, where nearly all suspects who were stopped were black or Latino.

February 4, 2013

Weapons

Video: NYPD Top Cop Calls Illegal Handguns Main Problem

NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said he supports an assault weapons ban but told CBS News' Bob Schieffer on "Face the Nation" that illegal handguns are much more widely used in violent crimes.

January 27, 2013

Training

Oakland Hires Bratton As Consultant

The city of Oakland has hired William Bratton to develop a public safety plan for California's most violent city. The City Council voted 7-1 to hire Bratton Wednesday, and awarded the former chief's security company a $250,000 contract.

January 24, 2013

Training

Off-Duty Tactics for Street and Home

As law enforcement officers we find it hard to think of ourselves as "victims." We tend to think that robberies, burglaries, and home invasions happen to other people, not to us. After all, we're the cops. Unfortunately, crime can affect anyone, even us.

January 22, 2013

Training

5 Tips for Investigating Child ID Theft

Like most fraud cases, child identity theft consists of pieces of a puzzle that must be put back together to paint a picture of the thief. You'll get better results if the family is organized and tenacious about details and the officer conducts a thorough investigation.

January 8, 2013

Training

Police Deaths Reach Historic Low In 2012

The number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty fell sharply in 2012, marking a year that ranks among the lowest for officer fatalities since 1960.

December 26, 2012

Patrol

FBI Releases Hate Crime Report

The number of hate crimes reported in 2011 fell 6% from the prior year, but crimes against a victim's sexual orientation rose, the FBI announced Tuesday.

December 10, 2012

Patrol

NYC Celebrates Crime-Free Day

The city's crime-free Nov. 26 marked a steep fall in violent crime from the early 1990s in a city expected to record 400 murders this year.

December 2, 2012

Patrol

DEA: Meth Lab Incidents Rose 39% In Four Years

Meth remains a growth industry with heavy demand across the country that has required increasing law enforcement resources to handle. The increasing popularity of meth's cheap, euphoric high appears to be replacing more pricey street drugs such as cocaine and heroin.

November 19, 2012

Patrol

FBI: 72 Officers Feloniously Killed In 2011

Seventy-two officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2011, compared with 56 from the year before, the FBI announced today.

November 18, 2012