October 27, 2014
London Metropolitan Police Service and Accenture Complete Analytics Pilot Program to Fight Gang Crime
LONDON; October 27, 2014 – The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) have completed a pilot program to develop an analytics solution to fight gang crime in London. The pilot supported the MPS to assess the likelihood of known individuals re-offending.
The twenty-week pilot merged data from various crime reporting and criminal intelligence systems used by MPS and applied predictive analytics to generate risk scores on the likelihood of known individuals committing violent crimes. The project targeted individuals across all known gangs in all thirty-two London boroughs and was delivered through Accenture Analytics, part of Accenture Digital.
“The MPS is keen to make smarter use of technology in the fight against crime, ensuring we are intelligence-led at all times,” said Detective Superintendent Tim Champion, of the MPS Trident Gang Crime Command.
Speaking on the completion of the pilot program, James Slessor, Managing Director of Accenture’s policing and public safety business said, “This analytics project was the first of its kind in the UK where digital capabilities such as advanced analytics were deployed to help answer the critical question of who is more likely to commit a violent crime. Our goal was to provide MPS with an unprecedented level of insight and intelligence to help them continue to reduce gang-related crimes in the city.”
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About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with more than 305,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$30.0 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2014. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
Accenture Analytics, part of Accenture Digital, delivers insight-driven outcomes at scale to help organizations improve their performance. With deep industry, functional, business process and technical experience, Accenture Analytics develops innovative consulting and outsourcing services for clients to help ensure they receive returns on their analytics investments. For more information follow us @ISpeakAnalytics and visit www.accenture.com/analytics
About the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
The mission of the MPS is to make London safe for all the people it serves. The MPS aims to make places safer, cut crime and the fear of crime, and uphold the law. The MPS’s vision is to make London the safest major city in the world. The MPS employs approximately 31,000 officers together with about 13,000 police staff and 2,600 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). It covers an area of 620 square miles, with a population of 7.2 million. For more information visit www.metpolice.co.uk
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Accenture UK
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Sarah Samee
Specialist Crime and Operations Press Desk
Metropolitan Police Service
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Sarah.Samee@met.police.uk