Japan’s Kanagawa Police to trial artificial intelligence (AI) in predicting and preventing crimes ahead of Olympic Games in 2020

Briefing

Japan’s Kanagawa Police to trial artificial intelligence (AI) in predicting and preventing crimes ahead of Olympic Games in 2020

February 1, 2018

Briefing

  • AI-Based Policing – Japan’s Kanagawa Prefectural Police to use state-funded AI-based system to predict and prevent crimes before 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
  • How It Works – Will use deep-learning algorithm to analyze crime-related data (e.g. times, places, weather, geographical condition) and information from social media to predict where and when crimes will occur
  • Next Step – Kanagawa police, which started feasibility studies in 2017, now plans to begin joint research with private sector in summer 2018
  • U.S. Predictive Policing – AI-based policing already introduced in U.S. using PredPol, predictive software which originated from research by Los Angeles Police Department and University of California, Los Angeles

Accelerator

Business Model and Practices

Business Model
and Practices

Sector

Military and Security

Organization

Kanagawa Prefectural Police

Source

Original Publication Date

January 29, 2018

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