22% of people in state prisons today were homeless/in transitional housing when they were arrested. The data is clear: One of this country’s leading responses to homelessness is incarceration.

Robert Moses wanted to put a highway through this. He failed, but similar projects around the county succeeded. Imagine what that does to a community’s self of self, health, and — yes — safety.

Retailers are pushing a #CrimeWavePanic and calling for increased security measures — and already, we’re seeing alarming violence against customers.

Check out this The Brookings Institution piece on why we should question the “organized retail crime” narrative ⬇️
brookings.edu/articles/retai…

Concerns over shoplifting have captured public attention across the U.S. and fueled momentum to further criminalize retail theft.

Thea Sebastian and Hanna Love say there are three main problems with the current retail theft narrative. brookings.edu/articles/retai…

I volunteered at last month's Point-in-Time count. One more thing Jeff Olivet said that I can't forget: when it comes to data collection, 'what we do tonight matters, but what we do tomorrow matters more.' So what to do? Thoughts with Hanna Love:

brookings.edu/articles/despi…

Today's 2023 #throwback is LISC's Denise Delgado recapping a LISC meet up in LA to discuss inclusive #ecdev in under-resourced communities, which included a walking tour hosted by Destination Crenshaw. Check it out! 👇🏾

A huge majority (61/90) of those who died on the street in DC this year had a housing voucher but no placement to use it. Until we acknowledge our housing policy is broken, not just our homelessness policy, we can never repair. 💔

Astonishing report showing how perceptions of homelessness have diverged from the data and exploring why that might be. Brookings Metro shows again why they're indispensable for an understanding of post-2019 public health and safety trends.

In a new report, Hanna Love & Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 analyze recent pandemic-era trends in homelessness, compare perceptions of homelessness with data from four large cities, and argue for cost-effective, humane, and root-cause approaches to reducing homelessness. brookings.edu/articles/homel…

.Hanna Love GarienG Jennifer Johnson Brandon M. Scott Justin M. Bibb & Jason speak about how local communities are leveraging ARPA dollars to support thriving and healthy communities in the long term. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=Vfgnd3…

If you're an events professional and are looking for a job that helps deliver policy impact, check out this role The Brookings Institution: Events and Outreach Manager (Job ID: 2023-3333) ( #Washington , Washington) #job social.icims.com/viewjob/pt1697…

New research with Carl Romer unveiled at the National Bankers Association annual conference: a sample of 10 MDIs issued over 1 billion in loans, with lending reaching communities with above average poverty, measured against three different poverty rates. nationalbankers.org/research-analy…

Our keynote, Hanna Love of Brookings Metro, shares how transformative placemaking can help #downtowns evolve and thrive. #DNJ23 #BigIdeas

New data from the FBI: the national murder rate dropped by 6.5 percent in 2022, falling below 2020 levels. Data from other experts (@Crimealytics & Council on Criminal Justice) shows we can expect that trend to continue, and maybe even accelerate, in 2023.

(Short thread)

Addressing serious crime requires investments in prevention and community, not simply more punishment. National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform's David L Muhammad, Brookings Metro's Hanna Love, and The Credible Messenger Mentoring Movement (CM3)'s Clinton Lacey join us to discuss prosecutors' key role in these efforts.

DeSantis’ ‘tough-on-crime’ message blames progressive criminal justice reforms for rising crime rates. But the evidence on the relationship between criminal justice reform and crime rates do not support his claims, write Hanna Love and Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸. time.com/6294021/ron-de…

For all the GOP talk about high crime and poor practices in progressive cities, analysis by Hanna Love and Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 show the contrary. In fact, the FL cities of Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa experienced more instances of and growth in violent crime than NYC.

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision, we should no longer consider an institution as being “elite” by how much of society it rejects. An elite institution must demonstrate the value in advancing democratic ideals and human potential. brookings.edu/articles/the-s…

Equality is not equity. Likewise, the US can’t achieve environmental justice through one-size-fits-all climate policy. See our new brief breaking down this issue. brookings.edu/blog/the-avenu… via The Brookings Institution Manann Donoghoe #ClimateJustice

Explore how to advance racial equity & #EconomicInclusion to ensure all prosper at #PolicySummit2023 w/Hanna Love (@BrookingsMetro), Augie Gastelum (Patchwork Community Inclusion), Nelima Sitati Munene (@Africancareer), & Larry Hiscock (Lead Change Together). clefed.org/PS2023