Crime
Property and violent crimes are on the rise in the US. TRUE or FALSE
False
All the cities had a decrease in drug offenses except these two cities
Dallas, San Francisco
Which group is more likely to experience non-fatal violent victimization through 2023 - Black, White, Hispanic Americans
Black Americans
At the core of community policing is
building trust and respect between law enforcement and the citizens they protect.
It is during this season that we see a spike in crime rates
What is summer
New Orleans is one of the safest or least safe cities in the US
Least safe
"if the national homicide rate were to fall back to pre-pandemic, 2019 levels, that rate (5.2 per 100,000 U.S. residents) was 15% higher than the 2014 rate (4.5 per 100,000), which was the lowest since __________."
What is WWII
Almost every municipality incorporates some form of community policing into their public safety platform. The range and depth of these programs are dependent upon the amount of authority shifted from law enforcement and the extent of engagement from members of the community TRUE or FALSE
True
There is concern that this has contributed to an increase in youth violence.
Name one of the three cities that had more than a 50% increase in homicide rates from 2019 to 2024
Austin, Louisville, Colorado Springs
The type of violent crime that has seen the largest increase by far since 2019
Carjacking
Community Policing involves incorporating programs outside of the criminal justice department such as
mental health services, drug abuse treatment and prevention, homelessness support, and violent crime intervention, health
What is the 1990s
Name one of the three cities that had almost or more than 40 murders for every 100,000 residents
Detroit, Baltimore, Memphis, St. Louis
What is one of the violent crimes that was mentioned in the reading that has seen a significant decrease
Sexual assault, domestic violence, robbery
Besides government and law enforcement it is recommended that law enforcement work with these four groups
community members, private businesses, nonprofit/service providers, media
During the Pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 homicide, aggravated assaults, and gun assaults did this.
What is increased?
Who might be considered a valuable resource for identifying community concerns
Residents, volunteers, activists, leaders, visitors, tourists, commuters
This is a key reason that murder rates have fallen to 6% below 2019 rates across in the 40 sample cities.
has been driven partly by cities with traditionally high homicide rates experiencing large declines
Community policing involves three different aspects.
community partnerships, organizational transformation, problem solving