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in the Los Angeles area over a 21-month period. These results were achieved based on the creation of an algorithm using 10 years of police data and six years of mathematical research. In addition to using historical crime data to help determine the fu- ture location of serious crimes, the algorithm was programmed to “learn” as it processed new, real-time data.

Emergency dispatch workers depend on technology to do their jobs. The math behind their work drives larger decisions, such as where to locate police stations.