[kictanet] As shootings soar, Chicago police use technology to predict crime

[Nelson Kwaje]

It reads like an excerpt from the movie  "Minority Report"


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police-technology-idUSKBN1AL08P


As shootings soar, Chicago police use technology to predict crime


One of the technologies being used in the 7th District is HunchLab, a predictive policing program made by Philadelphia-based company Azavea. It combines crime data with factors including the location of local businesses, the weather and socioeconomic information to forecast where crime might occur. The results help officers decide how to deploy resources.

Another is the Strategic Subject's List, a database of individuals likely to be involved in shootings that was developed by the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Police are tight-lipped about how it is compiled, saying only that the algorithm looks at eight factors including gang affiliation and prior drug arrests to assign people a number between 0 and 500. A higher number reflects higher risk.   

They are also using the gunfire detection system made by ShotSpotter Inc (SSTI.O), which uses sensors to locate the source of gunshots. Police officials declined, however, to say how many such devices were installed in the 7th District

Nelson Kwaje 


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