CrimeAnalyst

CrimeAnalyst

Developer(s)	ESRI (UK)
Stable release	English: 2.0, Dec 2009 / French/Spanish: 1.6, Feb 2009
Operating system	Windows
Type	GIS

CrimeAnalyst is an extension for ArcGIS Desktop, a suite of geographic information system (GIS) software products. It provides added functionality for crime analysis and crime mapping. CrimeAnalyst is produced by ESRI (UK).

Features

CrimeAnalyst functionality includes ^[1]:

• Crime hotspot / density maps
• Temporal crime analysis / aoristic data clocks
• Spatial distribution and analysis
• Identifications of repeat victims of crime
• Identifying connections between related locations in a crime
• Calculating spatial statistics

History

Version	Significant changes	ArcGIS compatibility
1.1	ArcGIS 9.1 support	9.0 - 9.1
1.2	Crime incidents sequencing tool, hotspots contour tool, configuration management tool	9.1
1.3	Aoristic clock ArcToolbox tool, allowing process of generating data clocks to be automated via ModelBuilder	9.1
1.4	ArcGIS 9.2 support	9.2 - 9.2 SP3
1.5	Enhanced hotspot analysis performance, file geodatabase support, additional time formats support	9.2 SP 4
1.6	Removed requirement for Spatial Analyst, improved support for international projections	9.2 SP5 - 9.3.1
1.6 International	French and Spanish release	9.2 SP5 - 9.3.1
2.0	More ArcToolbox tools for use with ModelBuilder, rectangular 24hr or seasonal data clocks, point cluster renderer, temporal slider [2]	9.2 SP6 – 9.3.1 [3]

See also

ArcGIS Desktop
ProductivitySuite

References

1. ^ ESRI (UK) website - CrimeAnalyst
2. ^ ESRI (UK) website - New! CrimeAnalyst 2.0
3. ^ ESRI (UK) website - Product Status

• Improving Public Safety Performance using Geographic Information - ESRI (UK) white paper
• BAPCO Journal ESRI (UK) Q & A Published March 2009
• Sunday Times Online Police Deploy Software to Beat Criminals to Scene of Crime Published 29 March 2009

External links

• ESRI (UK) official website
• ArcGIS official website - ESRI