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Compstat: Hot-Spot Analysis

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New York City chief police use a method called Compstat to reduce crimes and other police achievements. CompStat approach helps the city police department to effectively use their police forces where they need them the most. Compstat emphasizes on leveraging data in an accurate, detailed and timely manner to optimize police work. The article discusses law enforcement uses of Geographic information system to deploy resources. Police use incident report data in digital form in combination with GIS in aid of electronic crime mapping or hot-spot analysis. Further benefits discussed in the article is that Police in the city of Edmonton, Albert brought data analysis technology from business intelligence vendor Cognos to plot criminal activities
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