Racial Justice and Predictive Policing
Local governments are reevaluating how technology, including artificial intelligence, is used in policing efforts and its role in creating public good.
Geolocation Data, Geofencing Warrants, and Crime
With most adults carrying mobile devices that have GPS tracking capabilities, mapping our movements has never been easier.
Using GIS to Map and Track Vandalism
GIS is being used to better understand current and potentially future patterns of vandalism.
Using GIS to Assess Crime Risk
The use of GIS and spatial analysis has become an important tool in understanding crime patterns.
GIS and Anti-Crime Measures
This article takes a look at methods which demonstrate the wide and growing field of crime prevention utilizing spatial and GIS approaches.
Using GIS to Fight Drug Trafficking
GIS has proven to be an immensely useful tool for police interdiction operations and crime prevention. One area, in particular, that has benefited from GIS is combating drug trafficking.
Is GIS Use in Crime Analysis Effective at Curbing Crime?
A new study by researchers at Sam Houston State University found that the use of GIS is widespread in analyzing crime data but that almost no … Read more
Heat Maps in GIS
Heat mapping, from a geographic perspective, is a method of showing the geographic clustering of a phenomenon. Sometimes also referred as hot spot mapping, heat maps show … Read more
Crime Mapping and Analysis
The advent of easy-to-use GIS applications has allowed crime mapping and analysis to flourish within law enforcement agencies.
Crime Mapping and the Los Angeles Police
The Los Angeles Police Department’s attempts at providing public mapping has not been without its issues and embarrassments. Chronicled here are the various issues and … Read more