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Crime Prediction

Posted by michael on from the minority-report dept.

pipingguy writes "More than a decade of extensive crime data collection matched with new technology may soon allow police to predict to a surprising degree of accuracy the number and type of crimes that will occur in a given neighborhood one month in advance."

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  1. I liked this better by recursiv · · Score: 4, Funny

    When it was called Minority Report

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    1. Re:I liked this better by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Granted the ability to stop some crimes before they happen would be of incredible benefit to society as whole.

      It's like doing unto others before they do unto you. Soon, even attempted attempted murder will become a crime.

      Then, since a neighborhood is considered a high crime area, the whole neighborhood will be placed under neighborhood arrest. The imprisoned area will become larger and larger until you'll need the assistance of one Snake Plissken to get out.

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  2. How much? by Poofat · · Score: 2, Funny

    How much did it cost them to predict that crime would happen in drug-infested poor neighborhoods?

    Sure, the study showed a little more than that, but you have to question the usefulness.

  3. computer predicts heinous crimes w/100% certainty: by presearch · · Score: 4, Funny


    The White House
    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20500

  4. Top Three, make that four by Anonymous+Cowdog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Easy. The top four, at least:

    1. Speeding
    2. Rolling stops
    3. Sodomy
    4. Jaywalking

    They're going to have to apply some scoring other than frequency to make this useful.

  5. Re:Has anybody read Asimov's Foundation trilogy? by L.+VeGas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Has anybody read Asimov's Foundation trilogy?

    I thought I felt a breeze. It must have the collective wind from 500,000 slashdotters raising their hands at the same time.

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  6. Heisenburglary by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Heisenburglary"

    Does that mean if you are observing the crime, then you are committing it yourself?

    That word you coined does sound like something involving a McDonald's mascot.

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  7. I can predict crime too! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I predict that in the next few moments, an incident of copyright infringement will occur.

    *waits*

    *click*

    *clickyclick*

    Looks like I was right.

    I also predict that a few marijuana-related laws will be broken this evening.

    Damn, I'm GOOD!

  8. Prediction... by JDWTopGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Preliminary data reveals that carjackings correlate to the number of copies of GTA that have been sold in the immediate area. From now on, your license will automatically be suspended when you buy GTA.

    Officials are also considering legislation to classify "The Sims" as an addictive substance.

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