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Editorial Office
Portland’s Centennial Mills Fire: When Infrastructure, Freight, and Public Health Share a Collapse Zone
August 23, 2026 Portland’s August 2 fire at the 116-year-old…
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Editorial Office
When 109°F Comes to the Block: What New York, Baltimore, and Phoenix Reveal About Heat and Community Safety
Imagine an older adult in a sixth-floor Brownsville apartment during…
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Editorial Office
Kansas City’s Facial-Recognition Buses: A Public-Safety Test of Trust
A Kansas City bus rider may soon enter a public…
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Editorial Office
Tacoma’s New Public Safety Partnership Needs Outcomes, Not Just Dialogue
August 23, 2026 On August 18, Tacoma Police Chief Patti…
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Editorial Office
America’s Murder Rate Reached a 1950s Low. Local Leaders Should Resist the Rush to Claim Credit
August 24, 2026 The FBI’s August 14 release of final…
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Editorial Office
Chicago’s Safe Ride Pilot Moves Transit Safety Beyond the Police Debate
August 24, 2026 On August 12, the Chicago Transit Board…
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Editorial Office
Baltimore and New York’s 2026 Crime Declines: What the Data Can—and Cannot—Tell Us
Baltimore entered 2026 with a figure that would have seemed…
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mauricevann
Community Safety Is Working: Baltimore and New York City Are Showing What Is Possible
For decades, Baltimore and New York City have occupied a…
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mauricevann
The Flock Camera Debate Is Really a Debate About Public Trust
By Dr. Maurice Vann | The Community Safety Exchange The…