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Predictive Policing a Success in Santa Cruz, Calif.

October 9, 2012 /

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Once officers got comfortable using data generated from the sophisticated computer algorithm, crime started going down and some arrests were made because of correct predictions.

Burglaries are down in the iconic beach community of Santa Cruz, Calif., and police are crediting the drop in crime to the use of predictive policing technology.

The Santa Cruz Police Department compared crime statistics from the first six months of 2012 to the same timeframe in 2011 when the advanced analytics and prediction technology wasn’t being used. Without adding more officers to the streets or changing beats and shift times, the results were a 19 percent reduction in property theft.

By Brian Heaton

Full Story: http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Predictive-Policing-a-Success-in-Santa-Cruz-Calif.html

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