America is having a real problem with public safety after a string of shootings. Do we need a change in policy? What's the real fix here? Can technology support us here?

Join our friends, Los and Bertram, as they break down the recent subway shooting in New York City and reference problems going on around the country.

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Sources for this episode:

CrimeMapping.com - Helping You Build a Safer Community
How is a ‘mass shooting’ defined? | PolitiFact
America Is Having a Violence Wave, Not a Crime Wave | The Atlantic
Crime Rates Rise And Fall. The Police Mostly Have Nothing To Do With It. | The Garrison Project
Gangs are following and robbing L.A.'s wealthiest, LAPD says | Los Angeles Times
Incarceration in Real Numbers - Interactive Graph
Crime in the United States: Statistics & Facts | Statista
Americans’ support for more police spending in their area is growing | Pew Research Center
'It's just crazy': 12 major cities hit all-time homicide records - ABC News
Crime Data Explorer | FBI
Nine Mass Shootings | NYTimes
Before Charges in a Subway Attack, Decades of Disputes and Petty Offenses | NYTimes
San Francisco mayor pledges more police, safety measures | APNews
As murders surge, Democrats find a new message: Fund the police | Reuters
At the Super Bowl and beyond: Tackling human trafficking every day | Reuters
The technology helping keep women safe on the streets | BBC
Safe cities: Using smart tech for public security | BBC
New York's public safety mayor faces subway attack while in Covid quarantine | Politico
Increasing police presence on the subway didn't prevent Brooklyn mass shooting | Insider
Public safety a top concern as Marathon Monday approaches after NYC subway attack, theft of Boston police uniforms | WHDH Boston
Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect’s videos | WHDH Boston