“Pandemic Of Crime” – LA Homicides Hit Decade Highs
This past weekend, a surge in violent crime resulted in Los Angeles’ 300th homicide for 2020, a bloody benchmark not seen since the dark days of the 2009 financial crisis, reported LA Times. Killings have risen 25% over last year, and shootings climbed by more than 32%, reflecting a similar trend across many other US metro…
EFF Publishes New Research on Real-Time Crime Centers in the U.S.
By Dave Maass EFF has published a new report, “Surveillance Compounded: Real-Time Crime Centers in the United States,” which profiles seven surveillance hubs operated by local law enforcement, plus data on dozens of others scattered across the country. Researched and written in collaboration with students at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of…