By a Minneapolis Police Officer and Peter Moskos What is happening in Minneapolis is not simply federal overreach combined with public backlash, but a system that pairs aggressive immigration enforcement with poor leadership, inviting street-level confrontation until something breaks. Both of us struggle with federal ICE and Border Patrol activity in Minneapolis and the understandable…
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Now with ICE dominating the law enforcement news, sometimes I like to revisit issues of yesteryear. The Washington Post used to keep track of how many people police shoot and kill. It was and is a useful database. And then in 2025 they stopped counting. So it covers 2015 to 2024. And given recent cutbacks…
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On spreaker for audio https://www.spreaker.com/episode/qpp-64-leon-taylor-and-ice–69584686 And youtube: https://youtu.be/dVs2kBlAXu8
Chicago and Baltimore have seen a massive reduction in murders. Most cities have seen reductions, albeit not of such magnitude. Chicago had 416 murders in 2025, down 27% from the prior year and down 48% since 2021. Baltimore had 133 murders in 2025, down 34% from the prior year, and an amazing 60% since 2022.…
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Over on twitter there’s a discussion that we can’t compare 1960’s murder rates with 2025 because people were much more likely to die back then, because of lack of shock trauma and other (what we now consider) basic medical care. Now I’m always concerned with the validity of crime stats. And even more so over…
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My “lost” (really forgotten) 2017 conversation with Baltimore Police Legend and Jack Maple protégé Tony Barksdale. In 2020 he wrote about how to reduce violence. In July, 2022, Mayor Brandon Scott appointed Barksdale as Deputy Mayor for Public Safety. Murders began a sharp decline. Nothing like a plan, a good police commissioner, and a good…
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A discussion of the results of New York’s Bail Reform with René Ropac & Stephen Koppel of the Data Collaboration for Justice. Listen on Spreaker.Watch on YouTube. Too deep of a dive? Here is a 16 minute edited version on youtube and audio on Spreaker. The link to the October 2025 Report on Bail Reform…
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A while back I was (and still am) a bit shocked at the massive differences between case outcomes in New York City and the rest of New York State. Same laws. Different jurisdictions. In New York City, in 2024, 64% of adult felony cases are not prosecuted or dismissed. Outside NYC it is 18%. Data…
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Colonel Jeffery Glover is currently the President for the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). He is the Director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety with over 25 years of experience in law enforcement, beginning his career with the Tempe Police Department.In February 2020, Glover retired from the Tempe Police Department after…
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I interview Democratic NYC mayoral candidate Whitney Tilson. The primary is next month. And on youtube: