Best Crime Analytics Software - Page 3

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Researched and written by Emma Stein

Crime analytics software maps crimes and carries out analyses of crime-related data. Law enforcement officials utilize police analytics, or otherwise known as crime analytics software, to predict and forecast potential crimes. They then use those forecasts to properly distribute policing resources, target investigations, and dispatch law enforcement officials. These solutions utilize artificial intelligence to help law enforcement identify crime trends within any area, and then proactively reduce and prevent crime accordingly.

Crime analytics software mines and sorts data, helping police departments and investigation task forces uncover crime patterns and then use that information to drive policing strategy and resource distribution. From petty crime to large scale terrorism, law enforcement officials rely on these solutions to connect disparate data sources and synthesize a response strategy. Crime analytics software imports statistical, spatial, and temporal information, conducts analysis on them, and generates detailed reports. They often integrate with or provide the same functionality as GIS software. Standard products offer heat maps, trend analysis, and charts to help users uncover crime insights.

To provide thorough analysis, crime analytics software is typically used in conjunction with a police records management system (RMS) and evidence management software to draw from historical reports and data. It will also often pull from dispatch records stored in emergency CAD systems.

To qualify for inclusion in the Crime Analytics category, a product must: