>>>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/16/us/16police.html
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>>It's a little short on success statistics, isn't it? It's easy to point to a success, like the thwarted car burglary, and leave people with the impression that it's successful overall.
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> Oh poo! A few years ago I wrote an appl similar to the one used. I finally abandon'ed it from lack of interest.

Something similar to trying to predict crimes before they happen? That must have been interesting. Feel free to elaborate.