The Police Foundation promotes the use of open data to encourage joint problem solving, enhanced understanding, and accountability between communities and the law enforcement agencies that serve them. We’re excited to join the Sunlight Foundation in 2018 as they empower communities across the nation and share the importance of releasing open police use of force data as part of the 2018 U.S. City Open Data Census.
Continue readingHow opening city data can support racial justice
Cities collect, store, analyze and disclose many different kinds of government data that are critical to understanding and addressing social inequality and racial justice. Advocates for equity can and must do more to demand more transparency from local authorities by working with cities to open up, close information gaps in their communities, and end data poverty.
Continue readingUsing public data to improve policing in Uganda
(Photo credit: Rory Mizen/Flickr) The Uganda Police Force has been continuously ranked as one of the most corrupt institutions in... View Article
Continue readingWhere local governments are paying the bills with police fines
Funding through fines? What can publicly available data tell us about how much revenue city governments receive from the fines and forfeiture associated with policing.
Continue readingOpenGov Voices: Nashville’s police data reveals racial burden
The Nashville police department is using data to direct their police presence, but without nuance, their policing could actually be hurting communities in need of the most help.
Continue readingHow is your city responding to rape reports?
FBI data, though incomplete, can tell us about how police departments follow up on reports of rape.
Continue readingUsing data to track police response to sexual assault
Cases of rape and sexual assault contain deeply private information, but public data is available to help hold police accountable and provide guidance for better policing.
Continue readingWhich states are passing effective legislation on police bodycams?
We decided to update that research to include the most recent legislative events, using the Open States API to track the progress and timing of those bills.
Continue readingNew White House initiative utilizes data to improve policing nationwide
Last month, the White House announced the Data-Driven Justice Initiative (DDJ), a new effort to curb the financial and societal costs of mass incarceration through evidence-based solutions.
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