myAIPMSKALA – Predicitive Policing in North Rhine – Westphalia
Kai Seidensticker | 2022 | CEPOL
Predictive policing is an umbrella term used to describe computer- assisted, spatially-based, probability calculations of crime. Predictive Policing relies on the assumption that criminality is not random, but that it is to some extent predictable because of patterns of crime and their continuation. By analysing historical data, predictive policing systems can identify patterns in some crimes, for example residential burglary, or bicycle theft. This article looks at the case study of implementing SKALA (Crime Analysis and Anticipation System) by North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany. The study found that the SKALA system was a promising technique for strategic decision making; particularly in the allocation of scarce police resources.
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Seidensticker, K. (2022) SKALA- Predicitive Policing in North Rhine – Westphalia. CEPOL https://bulletin.cepol.europa.eu/index.php/bulletin/article/view/440/343