Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) is a software that uses analyses of location-based crime and traffic data to facilitate cost-effective deployment of law enforcement resources. DDACTS uses data collection, analysis, and geographic information system (GIS) mapping to identify areas that have a high incidence of crime and traffic crashes. It then uses traffic enforcement strategies that target those areas. The presence of patrol cars in a traffic corridor can make motorists more attentive to their driving, which can reduce traffic crashes and deter would-be criminals traveling those corridors to and from crime scenes. DDACTS is a fluid, flexible type of approach that can be adapted by any law enforcement agency, regardless of size or resources. DDACTS can be a helpful tool as law enforcement agencies face increasing demands with fewer resources. Information is provided on workshops that provide training in using DDACTS.
Policing Model Seeks To Reduce Traffic Crashes and Crime
NCJ Number
248397
Journal
Techbeat Dated: September/ October 2014 Pages: 3-9
Date Published
October 2014
Length
7 pages
Annotation
A policing model that makes a connection between crime and traffic safety is being used in some communities to curb crime and reduce crashes, with promising results.
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