Data analytics - 043/2021
I would like to understand the following information regarding your use of data under the Freedom of Information Act.
1. If your organisation uses data analytics software, please confirm whether dedicated applications / dashboards were created to support your force’s response to the pandemic. If so, please detail for which use cases apps were developed:
o Crime forecasting
o Geo-mapping crime
o Community Covid-19 cases
o Employee Covid-19 cases
o Isolating employees
o Predictive analytics
o Other, please state
o We did not create dedicated application/dashboards
o We do not use data analytics software
2. Does your data analytics software leverage machine learning capabilities?
3. Is your police force part of a multi-agency integrated network that shares data for analysis with other organisations in this network? If so, please confirm which agencies you share data with (i.e. other police forces, hospitals, social services, fire services etc.)
4. Do you have a data literacy programme? If so, how many employees within your police force take part in data literacy training?
5. Which roles within your police force is the data literacy programme made available to? (select all that apply):
o Police Officers
o Detectives
o Community Support Officers
o Human Resources
o Call Controllers/Handlers
o Criminal Analyst
o Senior Leaders (Chief Constable, Chief Superintendent etc.)
o Business Intelligence/Analytics
o Other, please state