Stephen Maturen / Getty Images Minneapolis Passes Budget That Cuts Millions from Police Department Amid Spike in Violent Crime As crime rises, the Minneapolis City Council has cut the police budget. By Jack Davis December 10, 2020
Bryan Chan - County of Los Angeles / AP Police Union Furious After New District Attorney Announces Lengthy 'Do Not Prosecute' List Los Angeles County's new DA says his office will stop prosecuting a host of misdemeanor crimes, including resisting arrest. By Jack Davis December 9, 2020
Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images Former NYPD Detective Blames Increased Crime on 3 Main Things. Hint - COVID Isn't One of Them An ex-police detective from New York City laid out the three biggest reasons for 2020's increased crime, and COVID wasn't among them. By Michael Austin November 29, 2020
Sun-Times Breaking / Twitter 8-Year-Old Killed in Chicago Vehicle Shooting, Others Injured The girl was with her mother and two other adults in a Subaru SUV when someone in another car opened fire on them. By The Associated Press September 7, 2020
@NYPDTransit / Twitter screen shot De Blasio's NYC: Sick Video Shows Man Attempting To Rape Woman in Broad Daylight A disturbing video posted online shows a man allegedly trying to rape a woman in broad daylight in New York City amid a historic crime wave. By Kipp Jones August 31, 2020
New York Post screen shot Video Shows Retired NYPD Sergeant Brutally Beaten While Lying Helplessly on Sidewalk A disturbing video shows a retired NYPD sergeant beaten unconscious in Manhattan during a brazen daylight assault. By Kipp Jones August 20, 2020
portlandoregon.gov Fed-Up Portland Police Chief Makes Big Statement Against Violence: 'Enough Is Enough' Portland’s top cop said he has seen too much violence, appealing for peace and telling law-abiding citizens they must say ‘enough is enough.’ By Kipp Jones August 6, 2020
Kamil Krzacynski / AFP via Getty Images It's Official: July Was Chicago's Bloodiest Month in Decades Chicago experienced its deadliest month since 1992, recording 107 murders in July amid a nationwide movement to defund police agencies. By Kipp Jones August 3, 2020
Scott Olson / Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Reality Finally Hits Home: Chicago Mayor on Board with Trump Plan for Federal Agents in Windy City The turnaround came on a dime. By Joe Saunders July 23, 2020
Timothy Hiatt / Getty Images 15 Shot at Chicago Funeral Mere Hours After Mayor Vowed To Not Let Trump 'Terrorize Our Residents' A local report said it was 'the largest number of victims in a single Chicago shooting in recent memory.' By C. Douglas Golden July 23, 2020