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CASE STUDY 12-2
GPS Technology and Analytics Combat Crimes
Due to budget cuts, the city of Camden, New Jersey,
lost half of the police force that served its 75,000 residents.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in
2011 Camden was one of the most dangerous cities in the
United States.
A type of MSS called Real Time Tactical Information
Centre, a $4.5 million project, is changing the crime rate in
Camden significantly. The system combines gunshot-
spotting cameras, in-cruiser GPS technology, and analytics to
provide real-time information for the police force. With the
help of the system, violent and nonviolent crimes have been
reduced 30 and 38 percent, respectively, and aggravated
assaults with a firearm are down 61 percent.
Camden County Police Chief Scott J. Thomson says the
system has reduced 911 response time from the 9-minute
national average to 90 seconds in Camden. The system has
eliminated police dispatchers by automatically sending the
two nearest police officers to the crime scene; their police
cars are GPS-tracked. The system also includes 120 cameras located around
the city that send updated information every 1.5 seconds to
patrol car computer screens. This information enables
officers to see where emergencies are happening at any
given time. Squad cars are also equipped with cameras that
can take pictures from the license plates and run them
instantly through the FBI's National Crime Information
Centre. Additionally, the system keeps track of the officers'
movements throughout the city and alerts them as to
whether or not they are spending adequate time in each
location.
Case Study 12-2
1.
What are the three main components of Camden’s Real Time Tactical Information Center?
2.
By what percentages have the three major crimes been reduced?
3.
How is the system able to reduce 911 response time from 9 minutes nationally to 90 seconds in Camden?
4.
What is the role of 120 cameras located around the city?
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