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Minneapolis Police Department: Predictive Policing

A map of Shreveport with various blocks highlighted based on crime forecasting
An example of a predictive policing map from Shreveport, Louisiana
Credit: Shreveport Police Department via RAND
Agency Minneapolis Police Department
Location Minneapolis, MN
Technology Predictive Policing
Vendor

The Minneapolis Police Department began using predictive policing as early as 2011 and acquired the Group Violence Intervention predictive policing system in 2016.

More about this technology

Software that suggests neighborhoods or individuals for further law enforcement attention.

A map of Shreveport with various blocks highlighted based on crime forecasting
An example of a predictive policing map from Shreveport, Louisiana
Credit: Shreveport Police Department via RAND