Public Safety
A City Seeks Digital Maps of Its Public Building Interiors
As original blueprints are no longer accurate, Aurora, Illinois, wants indoor, "digital twin" imaging to update records and increase public safety.
Police Facebook Pages Overreport Black Suspects
COMMENTARY | Police Facebook posts disproportionately highlight crimes involving Black suspects, research finds.
Political Violence in America is Not Going Away Anytime Soon
COMMENTARY | The rise in contemporary right-wing political extremism – and violence – can be traced back to events in the 1990s.
Fewer Car-Deer Crashes with Permanent Daylight Savings
COMMENTARY | Adopting permanent daylight saving time in the United States would reduce deer-vehicle collisions, report researchers.
Pit Bulls Went From America’s Best Friend to Public Enemy–Now They’re Slowly Coming Full Circle
COMMENTARY | Starting about three decades ago, multiple features of American life converged to inspire bans that made pit bulls outlaws. But breed-specific legislation does not make the public safer, it penalizes responsible owners and their pets.
Court Fights Begin Over Gun Bans in Places Like Subways and Bars
The legal wrangling comes after the Supreme Court placed new limits earlier this year on the restrictions states and localities can impose on where people can carry firearms. For now, it’s left to lower courts to hash out how that looks in practice.
A Major City Moves to Ban Right Turns on Red
It would be the first to do so in the U.S. in over 80 years. But other places are looking at similar restrictions to improve street safety.
Mental Health Crisis Teams Aren’t Just for Cities Anymore
In many cities, social workers and counselors are responding to mental health emergencies that used to be solely handled by police. That approach is spreading to rural areas even though mental health professionals are scarcer and travel distances are longer.
Mayors and Law Enforcement React to Police Funding Package
The U.S. House-passed legislation would provide new federal dollars for hiring officers and other initiatives. But it faces an uncertain path in the Senate.
Democrats Strike Deal to Boost Funding for Police
The package would provide new federal dollars for hiring officers, as well as violence prevention initiatives and job training.
One City's Proposed E-Scooter Ultimatum: No Sidewalks or No Scooting
The new plan under consideration in San Francisco would require all of the transportation devices to have anti-sidewalk technology or to stop operation.
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