United States Department of Justice
Criminal Division
Geographic Information Systems Staff
Regional Crime Analysis
Geographic Information System
(RCAGIS)
Presentation Revised:
June 15, 1999
Agenda
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Brief history
Project goals
RCAGIS Snapshots
Project update
Brief History
Brief History
• Regional Crime Analysis System (RCAS)
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Formally established in 1996
Leaders in field of crime analysis
Nation-wide recognition
One of the largest regional groups in the U.S.
The foundation for RCAGIS
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Organizational support
Standardized crime incident database
Arrest file
Geographic data
Brief History
• U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division
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Developing crime analysis applications for over 5 years
World-wide distribution of Spatial Crime Analysis System
Local, state, and federal law enforcement interest
Federal champion with the National Partnership for
Reinventing Government for the Baltimore Police
Department Community Demonstration Project
– Partners with the Baltimore County Police Department,
Dr. Ned Levine, and Dr. Keith Harries. Jointly developing
powerful crime analysis and statistical tools. Projects
include RCAGIS, CrimeStat, and Ortho-photographic
Representation and Analysis (OPRA)
RCAGIS MEMBERS
Contributing Crime Data
• Anne Arundel County
• Baltimore City
• Baltimore County
• Harford County
• Howard County
New Members
• Charles County
• Maryland State Police
• Montgomery County
• Prince Georges County
• Washington, DC
Pre-RCAGIS
RCAGIS
Project Goals
RCAGIS Development Goals
Tools for:
Patrol officers
Crime prevention officers
Crime analysts
Managers
Commanders
Flexibility:
Add new users and data without additional computer programming
Easy to use:
Menu driven
Automated reports
Promotes analysis
Generate maps and reports in less than one minute
Inexpensive:
$100 per PC - MapObjects 2.0
Final Delivery Date: End of summer 1999
Two Primary Purposes of
GIS to Law Enforcement
1. Tactical and strategic responses to crime
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Prevent crime, reduce crime, clear cases
Identify target areas, trends, potential suspects
Proactive measures
Assist commanders to deploy officers more effectively
Use a variety of data sources
Two Primary Purposes of
GIS to Law Enforcement
2. Officer and commander accountability
– Take action against crime and measure the effectiveness
of the anti-crime initiative
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Maryland state-wide Hotspot Initiative
Strategic Objective Area
Business Patrol Initiative Areas
Citizens on Patrol
RCAGIS Snapshots
System Administration
System Administration