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

According to reporting from The Markup, the Elgin Police Department used PredPol (now Geolitica) between 2/16/18 and 7/14/20.

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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