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What
is "Crime Analysis"?
Crime
Analysis is the systematic process of collecting, categorizing,
analyzing, and disseminating timely, accurate, and useful
information that describes crime patterns, crime trends, and
potential suspects.
The Crime
Analysis Unit provides statistical and analytical support in
three (3) primary areas:
1.
Strategic Crime Analysis:
Dealing with broad-based problems and potential solutions in a
quantitative sense:
A.
Crime Trend Forecasts: based on computer analysis of existing
and past criminal activity, the Crime Analysis Unit will issue a
projection of future crime activity for management decision
making. Reviews the overall occurrence of crime;
B.
Resource Allocation: performs manpower deployment studies
correlating the data with crime activity to assist in determining
optimum use of appropriate personnel. (i.e. patrol district
mapping, JP-Mapping, reporting area coverage etc.);
C.
Situational Analysis: provides demographic data on victims and
areas experiencing crime activity for proactive assistance through
Crime Prevention efforts and for enforcement (district profiling
planning)
2.
Tatical Crime Analysis:
Dealing with
specific crime problems and offenders.
A.
Crime Patterns/Series: Identifies statistically unique events
that have a recurring pattern. The Crime Analysis Unit will
focus on the criminal's "mode of operation" (or M.O.),
the crime's day/time/location patterns and clusters, and past
similar crimes to perform predictive analysis for mitigation
efforts such as using a "decoy", stakeouts, extra
patrol, saturating the area with additional marked units, or crime
prevention methods;
B.
Crime/Suspect Correlation: attempts to identify suspects for
specific crimes based on known offender data (criminal histories,
past police department contacts, parolees), Field Interview
contacts made with suspicious persons, and intelligence data
derived from other agencies/sources;
C.
Target/Suspect Profiles: the Crime Analysis Unit will
identify, track, and monitor specific "known offenders"
(sex registrants, career criminals, repeat juvenile offenders,
parolees, and probationers) as to their crime preference and
likely targets. This data could be used proactively to
monitor offenders (ensuring they comply with the terms of their
parole or probation) and to advise likely targets through
Neighborhood Watch Programs and Community Policing.
3.
Administrative Crime Analysis: A.
Statistical Studies: such as number of officers per 1,000
population correlated against population trends/crime statistics,
activity levels of staff due to variations in Calls for Service,
etc. B.
Micrographics: production of data for presentation to
management producing quality graphs/charts after an analysis of
raw data. Examples are: The Annual Crime Report,
Monthly/Quarterly Report etc. BCSO
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