Project

Predictive policing as a tool for crime prediction and prevention: methodological and operational evaluation

Code

01N03117

Duration

01 January 2017 → 31 October 2021

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Wim Hardyns

Research disciplines

Social sciences
- Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
- Criminography and methods of criminological investigation
- Safety, prevention and police

Keywords

predictive analysis crime prevention spatial analysis

Project description

Predictive policing applies advanced statistical modelling of historical crime data to predict times and places with a high risk of new criminal incidents occurring. This information can then be used to proactively assign police resources and anticipate emerging crime patterns. This research wishes to provide a methodological and operational evaluation of this empirically untested method.