The Vancouver Police Department is implementing a city-wide "predictive policing" system that uses machine learning to prevent break-ins by predicting where they will occur before they happen — the first of its kind in Canada. "Instead of officers just patrolling randomly throughout the neighbourhood, this will give them targeted areas it makes more sense to patrol in because there's a higher likelihood of crime to occur," Palmer said. Up to 80 per cent accuracy, police sayPalmer said property crime is fairly common in Vancouver and has predictable patterns. Ryan Prox said the system reduced property crime by as much as 27 per cent in areas where it was tested, compared to the previous four years. Not like Minority ReportWhen a location is identified by the system, Palmer said officers can be deployed to patrol that location.

Source: CBC News July 23, 2017 00:56 UTC