The Truth About Data Collection And How “Personal” Your Information Really Is

Criminal Investigations Solved Quickly

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One field where data mining is used to help the greater good is criminal investigations. With extensive database available to be mined, data analysts just need to look for similar patterns and catch criminals.

Handwritten reports by cops can be transcribed to text and put into the system and used to perform crime matching probabilities. While data mining crime will not identify criminals, it does help identify traits and characteristics they share. This narrows the field for police officers in their search, while removing race or socio-economic bias.