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Crime
Analysis
Mission Statement:
The Crime Analysis Unit will strive to
provide accurate and quality information in a timely manner
to meet the tactical, strategic and administrative needs of
the Beverly Police Department.
Crime Analysis Unit:
The Crime Analysis Unit carefully reviews and
analyzes all information, including crime reports, calls for
service, arrest reports and other pertinent information. In
addition, the Crime Analysis Unit seeks to identify crime
patterns, hot spots, and trends and also provides patrolman
and detectives with information necessary to identify
criminal offenders.
Crime Analysis is defined as:
A set of
systematic, analytical processes directed at providing
timely and pertinent information relative to crime patterns
and trend correlations to assist operational and
administrative personnel in planning the deployment of
resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal
activities, aiding the investigative process, and increasing
apprehensions and the clearance of cases. Within this
context, crime analysis supports a number of department
functions, including patrol deployment, special operations
and tactical units, investigations, planning and research,
crime prevention, and administrative services.
–Steven Gottlieb et al., 1994, "Crime
Analysis: From First Report to Final Arrest."
There are 3 Types of Crime Analysis:
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ADMINISTRATIVE:
deals with long-range comparisons (quarterly,
semi-annually or annually). Examples of administrative
crime analysis tasks include providing economic,
geographic, and law enforcement information to police
management, city hall, city council, and
neighborhood/citizen groups.
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STRATEGIC:
is primarily concerned with operational strategies and
seeks solutions to on-going problems (weeks, months,
quarters or years). The purpose of strategic crime
analysis is to perform police service more effectively
and efficiently by matching service delivery to demands
for service.
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TACTICAL:
deals with immediate criminal offenses
(immediate, hours, days, weeks). It promotes a quick
response to recent offenses such as burglaries and
robberies. The tactical crime analyst provides
information to assist operational personnel in the
identification of specific crime trends and in the
arrest of criminal offenders.
Crime Analysis Personnel:
The Beverly
Police Department’s Crime Analysis Unit is comprised of one
full-time crime analyst.
Dave Costa is the
current Crime Analyst. He can be reached at 978-921-6040
x2522.
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