REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 31, 2016
FROM: JERRY P. DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: PATRICK FARMER, Deputy Chief
Patrol Division
SUBJECT
Title
Award a sole source contract for predictive policing software to PredPol, Inc. ("PredPol"), for a term of one year in the amount of $80,000, with options for two one-year extensions.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the Chief of Police to enter into and execute a purchase agreement with PredPol, Inc., for predictive policing software and support services for one year for $80,000, with options for two one-year extensions at $86,000. Funding for this purchase and associated subscription costs will come from the current Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) grant.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PredPol is patented crime prediction software that generates predictions about which areas and windows of time are at highest risk for future crimes. This includes property crimes, traffic accidents, drug incidents, gang activity, and violent crimes. PredPol integrates with the City's RMS crime data systems and updates automatically as an agency updates its records. PredPol has proven to be an effective resource for suppression and reduction of crime in cities across the US and abroad. Regionally, PredPol is being used with success by the Los Angeles Police Department, Burbank Police Department and Modesto Police Department. In contrast to hotspot analysis that simply maps past crime data, PredPol's first-of-its-kind technology applies advanced mathematics and computer learning that predicts twice as many crimes as those made by current best practices like heat-mapping. Predictions are recalibrated daily for each shift, translated onto a map as distinctive red boxes and immediately available to personnel working in the field. PredPol includes CrimeWhere, which is a public-facing product that displays crime data in a simple map format using Google Maps.
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