Real Time Crime Center
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Police Departments. Its primary purpose is to give field officers and detectives instant and comprehensive information to help identify patterns and stop emerging crime. The Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) is the first of its kind anywhere in the world of law enforcement.
History
The RTCC opened on July 18, 2005 and provides support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The crime center was built at a cost of $11 million. The information in the center is available to the 37,000 police officers of the New York City Police DepartmentNew York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
. The RTCC was funded in part by grants from the non-profit New York City Police Foundation
New York City Police Foundation
The New York City Police Foundation was established in 1971 by business and civic leaders as an independent, non-profit organization to strengthen the services of the New York City Police Department and to improve public safety in New York City....
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Technology
The RTCC uses a number of data sources including a massive data warehouse in which billions of records are made available to detectives and other officers within minutes, instead of days or weeks. These include but are not limited to:- More than 5 million New York State criminal records, parole and probation files
- More than 20 million New York City criminal complaints, arrests, 911/311 calls and summonses spanning five years
- More than 31 million national crime records
- More than 33 billion public records
The Crime Center employs satellite imaging and sophisticated mapping of New York City (using Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
software) precinct-by-precinct. The link analysis capacity of the RTCC can track suspects to all of their known addresses and point detectives to the locations where they are most likely to flee.
The Real Time Crime Center was built with the oversight of integrated solution provider Dimension Data
Dimension Data
Dimension Data Holdings is a South African company specializing in information technology services, with operations in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Americas and the Middle East & Africa.In 2010, the company was fully acquired by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone....
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External links
- President Obama Visits NYPD Real Time Crime Center
- New York City to Report Lowest Murder Rate (2007) in 40 Years
- Stopping Crime in Real Time
- NYPD Unveils High-Tech Real Time Crime Center At Police Headquarters
- New York City Police Foundation official site
- New York's Techno Crime Fighters
- Bloomberg Discusses Technology Enhancements for NYC Emergency Responders
- Real-time crime fighting comes to Gotham
- NYPD opens Real Time Crime Center
- Fighting Crime in Real Time
- Memphis City Council Approves 24 Hour Real Time Crime Center Similar to New York
- Dimension Data Helps NYPD Leverage Technology to Develop New Real Time Crime Center