The scarcest resource in a police department is its cadre of officers. Smart use of this limited resource depends on identifying critical areas of police jurisdictions where the presence of law enforcement agents is most needed. Analytics based on manipulating data can improve the chances of the being present at the right place at the right time.

(a) Suggest a goal for the analytics model.

(b) Specify the type and source of data needed.

(c) What type of information should be gleaned from the analytic model?