Predictive Policing: Using Machine Learning to Detect Patterns of Crime | Innovation Insights | Wired.com
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Trying to detect specific patterns of crime and criminal behavior is extremely challenging. Crime analysts can spend countless hours sifting through data to determine whether a crime fits into a known pattern and to discover new patterns. Once a pattern is detected, the information can be used to predict, anticipate and prevent crime.