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FUTURE TRENDS IN POLICING
17. Please describe any innovative ways in which your agency has incorporated technology
into your overall crime fighting strategy in the space provided.
Technology n %
Social Media/Outreach 31 26.3
Cameras/CCTV 30 25.4
Mapping/Hot-Spots/GPS 25 21.2
License Plate Readers 22 18.6
RMS/Shared Database/Intranet 20 16.9
In-Car Computer/Tablet 19 16.1
Analysis 14 11.9
Computer Forensics 10 8.5
In-Car Camera 8 6.8
Automated/E-Ticket Device 8 6.8
Online Crime Reporting 7 5.9
ShotSpotter 6 5.1
CompStat 6 5.1
Cell Phone Tracking 6 5.1
Text-a-Tip 5 4.2
Inter-Agency Data Sharing 3 2.5
Mobile/Electronic Fingerprinting 3 2.5
Ballistics Partnership 2 1.7
Patrol Vehicle Locator 2 1.7
Other 33 28.0
When asked to describe innovative strategies for incorporating technology into crime
fighting strategies, the most common responses were through social media, cameras
and CCTV, mapping and hotspots, and license plate readers. These numbers do not
necessarily represent what agencies are doing, just what they are doing and perceive to
be innovative (for example, it is likely that more than six use CompStat, and more than
two track patrol vehicles). Other examples of technology used included digital recording
equipment, breathalyzers, Tasers, biometrics, jail phone taps, paperless report writing,
Skype conferencing, and monitoring school websites. Totals are out of the 118 agencies that
provided an answer to this question. Percentages do not add up to 100, as some agencies
listed multiple things.