Chicago Police Department: Third-party Investigative Platforms

The Chicago Police Department was participating in a six-month trial run of SoundThinking's CrimeTracer investigative platform (formerly known as CoplinkX) as of early 2024.

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Third-Party Investigative Platforms are cloud-based software systems that law enforcement agencies subscribe to in order to access, share, mine, and analyze various sources of investigative data. Some of the data the agencies upload themselves, but the systems also provide access to data from other law enforcement, as well as from commercial sources and data brokers. Many products offer AI features, such as pattern identification, face recognition, and predictive analytics. Some agencies employ multiple TPIPs.