Is crime up or down? Join Crime Analysis and Intel, Tues. at 7

Crime is skyrocketing! No, crime rates are down! Are murder rates up? According to Statista, “Since the 1990s, the number of murders in the U.S. has decreased significantly.” That’s true: as far as it goes. In 1991, there were 24,700 murders. By 2014, that number had dropped to 14,700. But what often goes unreported is that in 2020, the number of murders and negligent homicides rose to over 22,000 (Statista.com).

Crime statistics too often turn into a numbers game. So, is crime up or down? Daniel Seals has some answers.

Seals will join the ADJ-163: Crime Analysis and Intelligence on Tuesday, March 11, from 7 – 9:30 p.m. He will address several key topics, including how crime statistics influence police methodology, why statistical analysis is crucial, and—most importantly—how to apply crime data in modern policing. If we’re lucky, he might even share a few war stories. Join us via Zoom, using meeting ID: 816 8784 2493 and passcode: 192049.

Daniel Seals is an expert in using statistics for predictive crime analysis and police methodology. To date, he has trained over 3,000 law enforcement officials across eight countries on topics including Intelligence-led policing, social media investigations and predictive policing methodologies. He has been a featured speaker at the Georgia State Intelligence Network, the FBI National Academy Continuing Education Division, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the 19th Annual Violent Gang Information Sharing Conference in New York, to name just a few.

Please join us, and alert your students to this great opportunity.

—Robert Anderson, adjunct faculty, Mathematics, Science, Technologies and Business