Arrest Trends seeks to draw attention to overreliance on enforcement and inspire dialogue around creative alternatives at both the local and national levels.
Arrest Trends helps answer fundamental questions about American policing by organizing publicly available datasets into one easy-to-use data platform, where users can explore multiply related and customizable visualizations to deepen their understanding of arrests. In response to this need, the Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) has developed Arrest Trends, which unlocks this important knowledge. However, due to data complexities and the fact that datasets are scattered over many different locations, these key indicators are often inaccessible to those who could benefit from the most: residents, advocates, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, journalists, and philanthropists. The government invests considerable resources to capture information surrounding many policing practice indicators, including civilian-police interactions, arrest and clearance rates, crime and victimization, and more. What gaps exist in policing data and where?.How common are victimizations, and how often are they reported to the police?.How successful are the police at solving crimes?.How do arrest trends vary across demographic groups?.How many arrests are made annually across the United States, and for which offenses?.Although evidence on policing practices is lacking in many areas, data exists that can begin to answer several important questions, such as: Information is needed to understand and advance policing policies and practices-especially those that promote alternatives to arrests.
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