Business Intelligence in Crime Ji Zhang Lucas Matecki Lamont Davis Jenny Brunnert

 “includes the applications, infrastructure and tools, and best practices that enable access to and analysis of information to improve and optimize decisions and performance” - Gartner Research What is Business Intelligence (BI)?

Utilizing previous data sets and advanced statistics from past crimes to research and predict the occurrence of future crimes Characterize crime and patterns –(day, month, area, economic factors, payday, weather, etc.) Use software and modeling techniques BI’s Position in Crime Rate

 Quick response and reports to crime  Acknowledge where to deploy proper amounts of police force  Law enforcements agencies collecting too much data, but no recognizing the information:  “Data rich but information poor” Rob Mills  While, large agencies are utilizing BI software techniques and data mining, smaller agencies employ the use of data mining and predictive modeling to assist in preventing crime. BI Improvements in Crime

Techniques Utilized  Predictive Analytics  Analyzing data (times, locations, weather, conditions, etc.) of past crimes to forecast when and where crimes are most likely to occur next  Data Mining  Used to identify motives of individuals when shopping, likewise when locating criminals  Discovers hidden patterns and relationships throughout large amounts of information  Tactical Analysis  Creating models that represent a crime or crimes that can be connected to identify cases to locate suspects  Breaks down crime based on day and time and other variables  Behavioral Analysis  Predict future crime based on relationships or behavior of criminals  Using past criminal records to categorize performance

Use of Dashboards  Ability to locate & prevent crime (utilizing maps and charts) in real-time 1. Upload 911 calls immediately for dispatch & officer to respond to  Activate cameras within set range at the moment of these calls 2. Report, Chart, & Filter crimes by attributes to assist in solving or locating crime quicker Visual display of most import information necessary to achieve one or more objectives; consolidated and arranged on a single screen so the information can be monitored at a single glance. - Dashboard Insight.com

Use of Dashboards Con’t…  Analyze & Study: criminal patterns  Identify: characteristics of crimes within particular range  Locate : Hot Spots for Crime  Investigate : boundaries near particular landmarks  Chart & Graph: crime factors  Track & Monitor : current crime trends

Our Dashboard Example

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