NYPD'S Real Time Crime Center Uses Visualization Technology

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) Real Time Crime Center is using Prochart visualization technology from ABM America, according to a release from the company.

The new, hi-tech crime center is designed to improve crime-fighting effectiveness for serious crimes by taking advantage of latest technologies to mine the vast amount of data collected by the department, unlocking the patterns and trends within. Using Prochart, police analysts are able to view hidden and indirect relationships between incidents and offenders across all New York boroughs, increasing the overall intelligence picture and enabling NYPD to share and act upon the information.

In February of this year Commissioner Ray Kelly announced: "We want to use every advantage technology has to offer in suppressing crime. With the Real Time Crime Center, our detectives have a new partner in crime fighting."

NYPD CIO V. James Onalfo commented: "The expansion of the Real Time Crime Center also includes new visualization technology for graphical reporting of criminal incidents including linking of descriptive details associated with the suspect and incident location."