Reports
Report on Smartphone Encryption and Public Safety: October 2019 
Since November 2015, this Office has written annual reports on the subject of smartphone encryption, following decisions by Apple and Google in 2014 to render data on their devices completely inaccessible without a passcode. The reports have documented the harmful impact these private business decisions have had on criminal investigations andcriminal justice outcomes at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Ending the Prosecution of “Turnstile Jumping” (Q6)
Effective February 1, 2018, our office no longer prosecutes the overwhelming majority of subway theft of services cases. The office released statistics pertaining to the first 18 months of the policy.
Ending the Prosecution of Marijuana Smoking and Posession (Q4 Statistics)
Effective August 1, 2018 our office no longer prosecutes most marijuana smoking and low-level marijuana possession. The office released statistics pertaining to the first year of the policy.
Models for Innovation 2019
We released the second edition of the Office’s Models for Innovation Report, which highlights efforts to modernize our practice and implement reforms that reduce unnecessary incarceration and reshape the justice system.
Ending the Prosecution of Marijuana Smoking and Possession (Q3 Statistics)
Effective August 1, 2018 our office no longer prosecutes most marijuana smoking and low-level marijuana possession. The office released statistics pertaining to the first nine months of the policy.
Ending the Prosecution of “Turnstile Jumping” (Q5)
Effective February 1, 2018, our office no longer prosecutes the overwhelming majority of subway theft of services cases. The office released statistics pertaining to the first 15 months of the policy.
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D.A. Vance was proud to join @EC3Europol's #cyberconf19 at The Hague today to speak about opportunities and challenges in the fight against international cybercrime. https://t.co/NHkHzXfIqC
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