donald trump Bad news for MAGA grifters: violent crime has decreased over the last two years, but hate crime is up Mark Frauenfelder

law Department of Justice says 7,000 U.S. police departments, including NYPD and LAPD, failing to report hate crimes Rob Beschizza

guns Sales of "Bulletproof" Backpacks are on the rise even though they don't protect from AR-15s Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

guns Most "black market" guns in America are purchased legally across state lines Thom Dunn

eff The FBI's mountain of uncrackable crimephones was nearly entirely imaginary Cory Doctorow

Compare cities with this attractive city-comparing tool Rob Beschizza

trump As Trump's racist regime takes power, FBI reports a surge in hate crimes against Muslims and others Xeni Jardin

security Information security needs its own National Institutes of Health Cory Doctorow

picks Study: bodycams increase some fatal police shootings Andrea James

corruption FBI Director: viral videos make cops afraid to do their jobs Cory Doctorow

corruption Calculating US police killings using methodologies from war-crimes trials Cory Doctorow

rape culture The Jackie Fox rape disclosure shows we still have a lot to learn Maureen Herman

Science Science and gun violence: why is the research so weak? Maggie Koerth