Category Archives: North America

Biggest art fraud in world history

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Gary Cordner

In what they are calling “the biggest art fraud in world history,” police in Canada have arrested 8 suspects and seized more than 1,000 paintings, prints, and other works, all believed to be forgeries claiming to be works by the … Continue reading →

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Garda strengthening international networking

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Gary Cordner

The Garda commissioner recently visited the agency’s liaison officer in Bogota, Colombia as part of a networking trip to North and South America, as reported here. In Colombia, “discussions centred on the booming cocaine trade from South America to Europe.” … Continue reading →

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2022 homicides in Latin America and the Caribbean

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Gary Cordner

Three Caribbean nations appear to have had the most homicides per capita in 2022 in the combined Latin American and Caribbean region, as reported here. The leader was Turks and Caicos at 77.6 per 100,000 population, followed by Jamaica and … Continue reading →

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Deteriorating situation in Haiti

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Gary Cordner

Violence and protests have continued in Haiti, as reported here. In the last 18 months, 78 police officers have been killed, including 14 so far in 2023. Recently, numerous police have gone on strike, and “armed demonstrators, believed to be … Continue reading →

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POP Conference scheduled for August 7-9

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Gary Cordner

The 31st International Problem-Oriented Policing Conference will be held August 7-9 in Boulder, Colorado in the U.S. As always, finalists for the Herman Goldstein Award will present their exceptional POP projects and a variety of related workshops on CPTED, problem … Continue reading →

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The City of Light

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Gary Cordner

This short blog post indicates that Paris became “The City of Light” in 1667 as a crime prevention measure. The then-head of the Paris police, Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie, is credited with promoting the idea in response to increased … Continue reading →

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Gallup 2022 Global Law & Order Report

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Gary Cordner

Gallup’s 2022 Global Law & Order Report is available here. It reports on an index comprised of 4 survey items including confidence in police, feelings of safety, and recent property and personal crime victimization. Twelve countries scored 90 or higher … Continue reading →

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Global crime trends

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Gary Cordner

Interpol recently released its first ever Global Crime Trend report, summarized in this column. More than 60% of police officials see “money laundering, ransomware, phishing and online scams as high or very high threats,” and over 70% “expect crimes such … Continue reading →

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Alberta to support Indigenous communities starting their own police services

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Gary Cordner

The Canadian province of Alberta is launching “a new grant for Indigenous communities and municipalities in Alberta to help establish their own stand-alone police services,” as reported here. According to the province’s Justice Minister, “We’ve heard from a lot of … Continue reading →

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A different look at police history

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Gary Cordner

In the U.S. and the British Commonwealth we tend to cite the establishment of the London Metropolitan Police in 1829 as the start of police history. Of course that conveniently ignores sheriffs in both countries and slave patrols in the … Continue reading →

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