Cities Turn to Analytics for Targeting Habitual Criminals

By: Sarah Rich on January 25, 2012

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In the coming months, the Rochester, Minn., Police Department will implement IBM identity analytics software to assist with “intelligence-led” policing methods, the company announced Wednesday, Jan. 25.

The data intelligence package will focus on identifying repeat offenders rather than predicting crime in the classic sense. In other words, the software is identity analytics, not predictive analytics.

Police Department Lt. Tim Heroff said a large percentage of crime is committed by a relatively small number of individuals. If the most prolific offenders are identified, the thinking is that the police department will be able to more efficiently deploy its manpower and resources.

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