The Myth of Crime Displacement
This post addresses the myth of crime displacement, which simply describes the expectation that crime moves from one area to another due to police prevention efforts.
From NBC Los Angeles: Story can be found here
ComputerWorld Magazine just published a great article on predictive policing and PredPol's role. Here is an excerpt:
Cities that have implemented PredPol, a computer software program that predicts when and where crime will occur, have seen "cliff-like" drops in crime often within months of deployment. PredPol is a secure, cloud-based software-as-a-service, developed by a team of PhD mathematicians, criminologists, and social scientists at UCLA, Santa Clara...
The most recent issue of Government Technology Magazine highlighted the success of PredPol's predictive policing software in deployments in Tacoma, Washington and Santa Cruz, CA. The article, Predicting the Epicenter of Crime: Analytics Tool Cuts Crime Rates, explained how PredPol works and how it is being deployed in the field. Here is the...
KQED (NPR Affiliate) ran a story on PredPol and Los Angeles Police on their recent California Report show. Here is an excerpt (and full link below):
The San Diego Union Tribune featured Carlsbad Police's deployment of PredPol in a recent article - here is an excerpt:
CBS Atlanta featured PredPol on their evening new program - the segment highlighted the recent deployment in Norcross, Georgia and the early successes seen with the program. Here is the link.
