Auto-theft Data Insights

We can provide geographic and other data on auto-theft in the city of Toronto over the past few years. Students can visualize the data and identify trends and anomalies in that data. By identifying relationships the students may make predictions or suggest strategies on how to prevent/combat auto theft in the future.

Public Service Announcement on Distracted Driving

Creating a PSA about distracted driving which can take could be any medium they choose. We shall review the top 10 deliverables and choose the top 3.

Segmentation & Analytics of Major Crime Indicators Data

Segmentation & Analytics of Major Crime Indicator (MCI) Data Students would examine the MCI data* available on the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal (PSDP), in order to conduct: 1) High level review & exploratory analysis re segmentation and data cleaning 2) Hot-spot mapping of high volume MCI areas within the 140 neighborhoods by crime type / rate 3) Presentation of recommendations *Consideration to be given on the use of text mining of street names and free form notes MCI Data can be found @ http://data.torontopolice.on.ca/

Training & Development Plan for the Best-In-Class Crime Analyst Programme

The Analytics & Innovation unit at the Toronto Police Service is in the process of developing a structured Analyst programme and would like to supplement this work with a training and skills development plan for potential new hires as well as existing analysts - all possessing various skills, education, and background. Project goals include but not limited to those previously outlined as Project Examples such as: 1) detailed life cycle journey map, 2) training plan for new employees including the on-boarding and job-required skills development, 3) training plan for existing analysts for succession planning as well as rotational development throughout the various districts and squads, 4) high-level plan for leadership acting roles to develop motivated analysts for senior positions, 5) identification of key conferences, software solutions, periodical subscriptions, etc that would be beneficial to the programme, 6) identification of ways to stay up-to-date on legislative changes