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Niles 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 Niles Police Department
Location Niles, IL
Technology Predictive Policing
Vendor Geolitica

According to reporting from The Markup, the Niles Police Department used PredPol (now Geolitica) between 08/24/18 and 09/23/20.

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News article (The Markup)

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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