Comments on: Followup: Predictive Policing to debut in 2 precincts, including ours

By: jedifarfy

jedifarfy — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:41:12 +0000

Everyone wants the police to be more proactive, and here’s the solution. Unless we can afford more police to patrol each and every street, this sounds like it might work out well. It will be interesting to see how effective it can be.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:23:38 +0000

Computers and cameras doing all the police work… SMH… Soon these computers will have all our jobs and then when that’s not enough those computers will build robots to kill us.. Fact is stranger than fiction.. This is the technocracy the global elite are goin to use to instate their eugenics agenda! Wake up sheeple

By: datamuse

datamuse — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:02:37 +0000

Is it the data entry company that pushed for these or the software company?
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You mean UCLA? Not exactly either of those…

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:52:25 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Seldon

By: wetone

wetone — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:52:11 +0000

I like this statement : “The Predictive Policing software is estimated to be twice as effective as a human data analyst working from the same information” said Police Chief Diaz.”
McGinn already says crime is down 30% maybe with this new software program they can get it down another 15-30% using the same numbers. Winner !!! How about getting more cops on the streets, make arrests, charge them, and lock them up. Instead of taking there names and letting them go. All I know is there is more crime now than I have seen before in Seattle. I really don’t know what is worse the SPD or SDOT all I do know is they are both failing miserably with no relief in sight. We will be paying for their bad decisions for a very long time. One more thought maybe this new software is coming from are new camera operators ?

By: Neighbor

Neighbor — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:28:50 +0000

What company lobbied for this? Why can’t we rely on our local cops on the beat for this info? Is it the data entry company that pushed for these or the software company? I would rather have more officers actually on the ground than some program showing stats that any active community could tell SPD during a community meeting.

By: LTW

LTW — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:07:00 +0000

It makes sense to see if the strategy actually works before deciding it’s a bad idea.

By: old timer

old timer — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:33:52 +0000

Predictive policing indeed.
What’s next – preventative detention?

By: Silly Goose

Silly Goose — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:56:32 +0000

Algorithm Crime Prevention why not in 2013?

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:56:03 +0000

Where will SPD be housing the Pre-Cogs?

By: Ordinary_Citizen

Ordinary_Citizen — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:39:38 +0000

Just wondering how earthquake predictions helps crime prediction. It sounds like life imitating art as in Minority Report. What is the funding source for this new technology? A lot of people are disenfranchised by the police so I wonder how accurate the data needs to be or if minor (as defined by the police) crimes get ignored.

By: a

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:09:16 +0000

so based on what they are saying, 90 percent of police presence will be on delridge?

By: Ms. Sparkles

Ms. Sparkles — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:53:58 +0000

Amen WestSeattledood!

By: Westseattledood

Westseattledood — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:42:13 +0000

So, what of all the crimes in our precinct which did not get reported since 2008? Those areas will, perhaps, not be patrolled as often between 911 calls.

People. Report the crimes you see, large or small!