Intelligence Led Policing
Intelligence Led Policing
ABSTRACT
Intelligence LED Policing is the gathering of information that law enforcement can use to
effectively deal with minor and complex community relation issues. This information
to improve quality of life issues and deterring acts of violence from occurring. With
improvements to this system, quality of life issues such as property crimes, or acts of
terrorism can be deterred and or prevented through crime pattern analyzation and proper
resource allocations. As the technology continues to improve, more and law enforcement
agencies will effectively use the data to create strategies to combat crime.
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Since the aftermath of 9/11, Intelligence LED Policing has evolved and has provided law
enforcement with the capability to handle and investigate all types of criminal activity.
The technology capabilities, along with the increase in intelligence gathering and sharing,
has provided optimal conditions for analyzing, deterring and preventing crime patterns and
trends. Intelligence LED Policing has the ability to change quality of life issues, in
particular, property crimes and burglaries. As a resident of the City of Los Angeles, my
jurisdiction is patrolled by members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The organization
itself consist of roughly 10,000 sworn officers tasked with patrolling a variety of areas
that include high crime jurisdictions. Some issues that are frequently encountered within
any part of the city, is the occurrence of property crimes, and in particular, burglaries.
Currently, the Los Angeles Police Department uses, Intelligence LED Policing for as a
strategy to combat crime ranging from small nuisance crimes to larger complex
investigations. The organization uses the data that it collects for calls for service to
populate its statistical Crime Mapp feature which can be located on the departments
website. The data on this feature is then plotted on the geographical location where the
By categorizing and filtering the data, this information can be used to identify the time,
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place and reoccurrences of similar crimes within that vicinity. This information can then
be presented to all stake holders within the department to conduct strategies of crime
suppression, the development of specialized units and the allocation of resources which
include manpower, overtime and budgeting. The Los Angeles Police Department also
uses this data on the Crime Mapp feature on their website as a tool that can be
The Los Angeles Police Department also uses CompStat. Compstat is an application
include geographic areas, violent crimes, property crimes and arrest. For example,
using a Compstat publication for May 29, 2016 through June 25, 2016, burglaries
were listed by occurrence. Compared to the previous month, there was a 42.9 increase in
burglaries according to Compstat. Prior to that in the months of April and May in 2016,
there was a 27.6 decrease in burglaries. In comparison to the 2015 and 2016 year to
date stat, there was an overall decrease in burglaries by 21.2 percent. When the 2014
year to date Compstat statistic was included in the overall comparison there was only a
6.7 percent decrease overall in burglaries for the Rampart area, where I reside.
The Los Angles Police Department also participates in providing data for the Uniform
Crime Report. The Uniform Crime Reporting is an annual publication in which the Federal
Bureau of Investigation compiles the volume and rate of violent and property crime
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offenses for the nation and by the state. Law enforcement agencies throughout the nation
contribute and provide crime statistical data which is analyzed and published every 12
months. The data that is provided includes various categories which include, arrest, clearance
According to the UCR overview, In 2014 there were an estimated 8,277,829 property
crime offenses in the nation. The 2 year trend showed that property crime offenses
declined 4.3 percent in 2014 when compared with the 2013 estimate. The 10 year trend
showed that property crime offenses decreased 18.6 percent in 2014 when compared with
the 2005 estimate. According to the UCR by region, property crime ranged at 2710.3
per 100,000 inhabitants in the West. In California 197,039 burglaries were reported within
municipal jurisdictions. Within the City of Los Angeles in table 8 of the 2014 UCR
15,070 burglaries took place that were actually reported to law enforcement.
model by using crime victim surveys. The survey would be inclined to ask questions only
pertaining to reported crime and non-reported crimes, modeling the National Crime
Victimization Survey. From prior research a victim survey such as the National Crime
Victimization Survey can help to identify specific crimes which are not reported to law
enforcement. The data can be of use to law enforcement because it gives a different
perspective on the type of criminal activity which may remain undetected in a geographical
location. The National Crime Victimization Survey which was created by the U.S.
Representatives of the NCVS conduct an estimated 90,000 households and 160,000 persons
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to obtain data on violent crime victimization and property crime. According to Jennifer L.
Truman PHD and Lynn Langton PHD, Bureau of Justice Statisticians, the 2014 National
Crime Victimization Survey identified 5.4 million victimizations of violent crime and 15.3
I would also implement the use of the National Incident Based Reporting System. According
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Incident Based Reporting System or
NIBRS, is an incident based reporting system in which agencies collect data on each
single crime occurrence. NIBRS is comprised of data that records single incidents
of crime and arrest within 22 offense categories made up of 46 specific crimes, which are
offenses for which arrest data is reported. Using the NIBRS system which is also referred
to as the new Uniform Crime Report system, law enforcement officials can use this data
In conclusion there are different ways to obtain statistical information on crime trends
and patterns. Alternate methods of obtaining data such as the National Crime Victim
Surveys reporting can provide valuable information that can supplement the Uniform
Crime Report, the National Incident Based Report System, Compstat and crime
date and relevant, however it should not be considered concrete evidence. The data
provided is simply a tool to measure trends and patterns and should not be used to
reflect on the effectiveness of a law enforcement agency. The data is always subject to
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The Measure of Crime; Clayton Mosher; Terance Miethe; Timothy Hart(2011). The Measure
of Crime 2nd Edition/ Sage Publications; Copyright 2011, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks,
California 91320
Los Angeles Police Department (2016). Los Angeles Police Department; Crime Mapping and
Compstat. Retrieved from; http://www.lapdonline.org/crime_mapping_and_compstat
U.S Department of Justice (2016). U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved from; http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv14.pdf