The University of Chicago Crime Lab will provide real-time data analysis and on-the-ground support to the Chicago Police Department as part of an effort to increase the effectiveness of policing in two of Chicago’s highest crime districts. The partnership is linked to new technological resources for officers being deployed by the department.

The Crime Lab will assist the department by embedding analysts in the 7th and 11th districts, which encompass the neighborhoods of Englewood and Harrison, respectively. The analysts will use data from a range of technologies to provide commanders with real-time analysis, informing crime reduction strategies tailored to the needs of these communities. Crime Lab analysts also will help to train crime intelligence units, developing new expertise at the district level that can then be shared across the city.

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