Someone at the police station released her from custody, didn’t they? He/she/them knew the area presumably, in which case it was reckless endangerment. If he/she/them didn’t know the area, then it was reckless stupidity. Somebody signed a release form.
What was the race of the police person/people who put her in that danger? Was it a "brutha" thinking "let's give the bros a little entertainment tonight"? Were there more than one, and were they laughing about it?
Such thoughts are unfair to the decent minority cops; too bad they are warranted in this kind of case.