The Charleston Police Department in South Carolina is working with IBM to assist the city’s more than 400 police officers to more accurately evaluate and forecast crime patterns. The department is using predictive analytics software to better allocate its resources and identify criminal hot spots to prevent crime and increase public safety.

During the past five years, the City of Charleston has worked to reduce crime in an ongoing commitment to create a safer environment for the city’s residents and visitors. This has included a variety of initiatives, such as implementing a robust crime analysis system, focusing patrol strategies through weekly crime meetings to identify “hot spots,” and introducing new technology to capture and disseminate information quickly to enhance officer situational awareness and productivity.

The Charleston Police Department is applying predictive analytics software that analyzes past and present crime records in seconds and evaluates incident and arrest patterns throughout the city.

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