Using Analytics to Keep the World Safer Infographic

Each week over 1 million people move into a city. Never before have the requirements for protecting citizens, property and infrastructure been more pressing. Sophisticated, applied technology can yield insights that shorten the cycle from incident to resolution. This infographic highlights several surprising statistics about topics ranging from weather forecasting to the average cost of crime.

Key Data Points

• $9.6 billion in lost sales, jobs and investment in Mexico, due to urban crime and violence
• 38% of security leaders, worldwide, believe a cyber attack will soon damage national infrastructure
• $3257.20 The average cost of crime per US taxpayer
• $300 billion in annual average global economic loss from natural disasters
• $10 billion in estimated costs from cyclone Haiyan in the Phillippines
• 9 of 10 public emergency calls in Nairobi go unanswered

Infrastructure Safety 
40K automated alarms, developed using analytics, keep the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) safer

Violent Crime Reduction
39% reduction in violent crime in Durham (NC) as analytics helps uncover patterns

Law Enforcement 
100M records mined daily to support crime fighting in Bengaluru, India

Emergency Management
10B analytics-based forecasts issued on active weather days enable proactive emergency response to weather events

Counter-Terrorism Biometrics
2000 arrests as part of counter-terrorism operations in the UK, thanks to rapid data analysis

Social Media Analytics
2.5B pieces of data analyzed help identify threats at the US 2012 Republican Convention

 

 

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Sources:

Top, left to right: “Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2013,” Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters; “Fortifying for the future: Insights from the 2014 IBM Chief Information Security Officer Assessment,” IBM Center for Applied Insights;

“2012 United States Peace Index,” Institute for Economics and Peace; “World threatened by dangerous and unacceptable levels of risk from disasters,” The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; “Violence in the City: Understanding and

Supporting Community Responses to Urban Violence,” World Bank; “Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Leading CEMA in Smart City Initiatives: Key Drivers and Success Factors,” IDC.

Bottom, left to right: “European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN),” IBM Case Study; “Durham North Carolina Police Department cuts violent crime by 39 percent,” IBM Case Study; “Bengaluru police adopt data analytics to zero in on

tech-savvy criminals,” The Economic Times; “IBM and The Weather Company Partner to Bring Advanced Weather Insights to Business,” IBM Press Release, March 31, 2015; “Using biometric data to secure a nation’s frontier,” IBM Case Study;

“Social media helps FDLE secure Republican National Convention,” IBM Case Study.