Home Office backing for Essex Police spatial analytics hotspot approach that cut offending by 40%

8th August 2023Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight 4 Comments

A crime prevention approach implemented by Essex Police used spatial analytics to focus on ‘places not people’ and incorporated hotspot policing to reduce offending by 40%; with the initiative now viewed as ‘business as usual’ within the force, the Home Office has directed other forces to ensure surge funding to tackle violence is focused on a similar hotspot approach, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports.

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Home Office backing for Essex Police spatial analytics hotspot approach that cut offending by 40%

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