Real Time Crime Center

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The Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) is the first centralized technology center for the New York Police Department (NYPD). It's primary purpose is to give field officers and detectives instant and comprehensive information to help identify patterns and stop emerging crime. The Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) is the first of its kind anywhere in the world of law enforcement.

[edit] History

The RTCC opened on July 18, 2005 and provides support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The crime center was built at a cost of $11 Million. The information in the center is available to the 37,000 uniform members of the New York City Police Department. The RTCC was funded in part by grants from the non-profit New York City Police Foundation.

[edit] Technology

The RTCC uses a number of data sources including a massive data warehouse in which billions of records are made available to detectives and other officers within minutes, instead of days or weeks. These include but are not limited to:

  • More than 5 million New York State criminal records, parole and probation files
  • More than 20 million New York City criminal complaints, arrests, 911/311 calls and summonses spanning five years
  • More than 31 million national crime records
  • More than 33 billion public records

The Crime Center employs satellite imaging and sophisticated mapping of New York City (using Geographic Information System software) precinct-by-precinct. The link analysis capacity of the RTCC can track suspects to all of their known addresses and point detectives to the locations where they are most likely to flee.

The Real Time Crime Center was built with the oversight of integrated solution provider Dimension Data.

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