By Marc A. Levin and Khalil A. Cumberbatch
When robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he famously said “because that’s where the money is.” This has also been the sensible rationale for hotspot policing.
Yet the ruthless killing of Tyre Nichols was perpetrated by the now disbanded Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods (S.C.O.R.P.I.O.N.) policing unit, which was billed from its inception as an example of hotspot policing.
For its third convening, the Women’s Justice Commission gathered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and focused on women’s needs, experiences, and outcomes as they move through the criminal court system pretrial.
New CCJ analysis of 2024 crime trends also shows year-over-year decreases
in 12 of 13 offenses, with only reported shoplifting continuing its recent rise
Homicide and most other violent crimes have fallen below pre-pandemic levels in a sample of 40 U.S. cities. CCJ’s year-end 2024 analysis also shows a year-over-year decrease in 12 of 13 major offenses, with shoplifting the lone exception.
