CALDWELL, Idaho — New data technology is helping Caldwell police stay proactive rather than just reactive while fighting crime.
Click here to learn how proactive policing is replacing reactive approaches — and why it’s making a difference: How Caldwell Police Use Data to Stop Crimes Before They Happen
"Through one of Chief Ingram's visions, we hired a crime data analyst," said Captain Robert Rosin of the Caldwell Police Department.
Caldwell police say crimes were spiking two years ago.
"We had a spike in gang-related shootings. We had a drug-related homicide and another homicide, and we decided that we needed to look at data and to redeploy the way our officers work," said Cpt. Rosin.
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That's where the real-time crime data technology comes in. The technology gathers da