How predictive policing software works

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People have been attempting to better understand crime to prevent future instances of it since the 1800s. Today’s predictive policing involves computer grids that map points with disproportionate criminal activity. HunchLab uses a tree based technique with a learning algorithm to assign risk to grid cells. Here’s how the system works.

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