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# Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes
- URL: https://werd.io/predictive-policing-software-terrible-at-predicting-crimes/
- Published: 2023-10-02T21:05:37.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-02T21:05:37.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

"Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found." In fact, much less than 1% of the time. [#AI](https://werd.io/tag/AI)

\[[Link](https://themarkup.org/prediction-bias/2023/10/02/predictive-policing-software-terrible-at-predicting-crimes)\]