2023/26042 - Geographic Crime Analysis

REQUEST

 

I would like to submit a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 regarding your force’s use of geographic crime analysis or ‘hotspot’ crime mapping, risk assessment and profiling of individuals, and databases.

 

Specifically, I would like the following information:

 

1. Does your force conduct ‘hot-spot’ mapping or mapping of crime in geographic areas or other form of geographic crime analysis (such as ‘Grip’-funded hotspot mapping or Risk Terrain Mapping)? If yes, please provide:
   1. The names of the systems or software that has been developed or procured for this purpose;
   2. What the purpose of the system(s) are;
   3. The types of data that are used in the system (e.g crime data, postcode, intelligence reports, demographic information such as socio-economic data, ethnicity);
   4. What the outcomes of the system(s) are used for
   5. Data Protection Impact Assessments and/or Equality Impact Assessments that have been carried out in relation to the use of the system(s)
   6. Internal documents or reviews of the operation or functioning of the system(s).

 

2. Does your force conduct risk assessment or carry out profiling (as under the meaning of profiling in the Data Protection Act 2018) of individuals for general offending or re-offending, or for certain forms of crime or criminal behaviour (for example, ‘gang’ crime, ‘county lines’, violence, knife crime or re-offending)? If yes, please provide:
   1. The types and/or names of each profiling or risk assessment model;
   2. If known and easily retrievable, the date each profiling or risk assessment model started being used;
   3. The purpose of each profiling or risk assessment model;
   4. What types of data are used to conduct the profiling or risk assessment model;
   5. What are the potential outcomes following the profiling or risk assessment model output.
   6. Data Protection Impact Assessments and/or Equality Impact Assessments that have been carried out in relation to the risk assessment or profiling(s)

 

3. Does your force hold specific lists or databases of people allegedly involved in specific forms of crime, such as ‘gang’ crime, ‘county lines’, knife crime, or violent crime, or conduct any profiling or risk assessment in relation to those lists or databases? If yes, please provide:
   1. The names of the database(s) or list(s);
   2. If known and easily retrievable, the date each database or list was first created;
   3. The criteria for inclusion on the database(s) or list(s);
   4. If available in an easily retrievable format, the type of data that is used to assess the criteria for inclusion on the database(s) or list(s);
   5. If available in an easily retrievable format, how many people are on the database(s) or list(s).

 

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