Ever thought about predicting crimes before they happen? Well, that's exactly what the London police are trying to do. Starting in 2017, crimes in London's different boroughs started to rise rapidly. But how do you stop something that's already happened? That's where data mining comes in. By digging
Hybrid warfare is no longer just a thing in movies; it's real and happening in Indonesia. This type of conflict uses different tools like cyber attacks, military power, politics, and information manipulation to create chaos. The Cyber Defense Center, known as Pushansiber, is on the front lines of th
Imagine trying to understand a complex puzzle by only looking at the pieces' colors. That's similar to how we've been categorizing crimes. We slap a single label on each crime, like "burglary" or "assault, " and call it a day. But crimes are way more intricate than that. They involve a mix of behavi
Researchers have explored a unique approach to understand recidivism—the tendency of released prisoners to commit crimes again. They used a model called the trivariate Weibull survival model, which takes into account the competing risks of committing different types of crimes. This means they consid
Last month was busy for local police forces. In Burbank, a man named Dylan J. Magana was charged for shooting at a home on Halloween night. Police tracked him through surveillance cameras and found a firearm with help from Markham cops. In Crete, James A. Wilder was arrested after a high-speed chase
It's an unexpected twist in the Los Angeles County District Attorney race. Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor known for his tough-on-crime stance, has captured the majority of voter support. With over 61% of the votes, Hochman's message clearly resonates as voters question the current Distr
Ever heard of a convenient crime? White-collar crimes, like those committed by big companies, often happen because it's just, well, convenient. Let's take a look at a mishap in Norway involving publishing houses. They ended up paying steep fines because they broke competition laws by agreeing to boy
Data mining is like digging for treasure in a huge pile of information. The London police noticed a sudden rise in crimes across different districts in 2017. They had no clue how to predict future crimes. To solve this, a team used a time series model called ARIMA to forecast crime rates in London.
Keeping tabs on thousands of crimes happening every day can be tough. But we're not doing a great job of it. In fact, crime rates are climbing because we don't pay enough attention or collect enough data. This is a problem because people need to know where it's safe to go, police need to catch crimi
For ages, cities have aimed to be safe havens. But traditional methods of using population data often fell short. They overlooked crucial details. Then came big data, filling in those gaps with urban, mobile, and street-level insights. This data helps us spot crime trends and the social and environm
