predpol | Predictive policing / Big data analysis

Policing the Future

News article reporting on ongoing trials of PredPol and CRUSH.

Mohler et al (2015).Randomized controlled field trials of predictive policing

Mohler, G. O.; M. B. Short; Sean Malinowski; Mark Johnson; G. E. Tita; Andrea L. Bertozzi; P. J. Brantingham (2015): Randomized controlled field trials of predictive policing, Journal of the American Statistical Association.

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Predictive policing technology lowers crime rates in US cities

Interviews about the use of PredPol in Santa Cruz, CA, ans Seattle, WA. Program is said to be successful in reducing crime in bot areas.

Predictive Policing: Using Technology to Reduce Crime

This is an informal report about the use of software for predictive policing by the Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). It is mainly based upon research in Santa Cruz, CA by George Mohler, P. Jeffrey Brantingham and Zach Friend, but also references the LAPD's use of the same software by its Foothill division.

Can LAPD Anticipate Crime With 'Predictive Policing'?

News item reporting on the use of PredPol by LAPD’s Foothill Division station. It also includes an interview with mathematician George Mohler, inventor of the algorithm underlying PredPol.

Predicting crime 'cut Medway street violence by 6%'

News report on a four-month trial in Medwey (an urban area in Kent, UK, composed of towns Chatham, Gillingham og Rochester, population about 250 000) of PredPol (a program developed in Los Angeles, USA). Kent Police claims use of program to deploy officers to predicted hot-spots reduced Medway street violence in by 6 %. Kent Police Federation also said the results needed proper evaluation.

Predicting crime - a step towards a safer world?

News report citing claims from IBM that CRUSH (Criminal Reduction Utilizing Statistical History) that predictive policing technology has helped reduce crime in Memphis, Tennessee, by more than 30%. Also cites claims from PredPol about "impressive results in Los Angeles.