Data drives forces focus on violent crime in super output areas

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Data drives force's focus on violent crime in 'super output' areas

Bedfordshire Police has teamed up with academics to utilise data to tackle violent crime.

Date - 28th February 2020
By - Chris Smith

Officers from Bedfordshire have teamed up with the Cambridge Centre for Evidence Based Policing (CCEBP) so that patrols can be more effectively targeted into areas likely to be the focus of serious violence. Analysis of crime data has already...

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