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Data from 2017 included information on around 5.4 million incidents with 6,290,042 criminal offense, of which 61 percent were crimes against property, 23 percent were crimes against persons, and 16 percent were crimes against society (such as animal cruelty).
The Oakland, Calif., City Council has voted 6-1 to move ahead with a controversial city surveillance center (the Domain Awareness Center), which would allow police and city officials to continuously monitor video cameras, gunshot detectors and license-plate readers across the city.
In an effort to stem loitering and neighborhood crime, city officials are revoking business licenses, levying fines and temporarily shutting down businesses for failing to meet regulations.
When security video was placed in public places, crime decreased at varying degrees. But the most impact was when there are many cameras that are monitored live by the city or law enforcement.
The Lenexa, Kan. Police Department launched a new online crime alerting and mapping service that provides user-friendly incident crime maps and automated crime alerts.