Homicide and assault rates have decreased significantly since 1980, but overall rates of violence remain high. 

The TSA is moving its headquarters to Alexandria, VA, in 2017.
 

A consumer survey from First Insight says that more than 75 percent of respondents would not shop at a store that used facial recognition technology for marketing purposes.

The University of Michigan is banning selfie sticks at Michigan Stadium, and drones aren’t allowed in nor around the football stadium.
 

Universal Pictures is offering to reimburse theaters for security guards during opening-weekend screenings of “Straight Outta Compton.” 

In Arkansas, every public school student, faculty and staff member in the state will now be protected by a panic button. 

A movie theater chain in the Northeast banned moviegoers from bringing in backpacks and packages in the wake of attacks at theaters.

The Metropolitan Transit System announced that its acting director of security, Manuel Guaderrama, has been given the permanent job.

Nearly a third of moviegoers believe that bags and purses should be checked for weapons before people go into a theater, and 34% believe that lobbies should have armed security personnel and a metal detector.  

UC President Santa J. Ono has appointed criminal justice researcher Robin Engel to the new role of vice president for safety and reform.