- Identify people directly affected by at-risk locations
- Identify groups likely to be victims of various types of crime (vulnerable populations)
- Determine which crimes are part of a series (i.e., most likely committed by the same perpetrator)
- Identify suspects using a victim’s criminal history or other partial data
- Identify individuals who may become offenders
- Find a high risk of a violent outbreak between criminal groups
- Identify geographic features that increase the risk of crime
- Identify areas at increased risk for crime
What are the common tools of predictive policing?
- Computer-assisted database queries of multiple databases
- Spatiotemporal analysis methods
- Near-repeat modeling
- Risk terrain analysis
- Advanced hot spot identification models