Results from the Philadelphia Predictive Policing Experiment

• In Event: Crime and Place: The Philadelphia Predictive Policing Experiment

Abstract

The Philadelphia Predictive Policing Experiment was a place-based, randomized experiment to study the impact of different police strategies on violent and property crime in predicted criminal activity areas. Spearheaded by the Philadelphia Police Department in a citywide experiment lasting over six months, it was the largest randomized field experiment in predictive policing to date. This presentation discusses the structure of the Philadelphia Predictive Policing Experiment, outlines the data collection, and provides a summary of the experimental findings.

Author

• Jerry Ratcliffe, Temple University