GIS and Law Enforcement

Protecting life and property while keeping peace and order in local communities are just few out of many difficult tasks that Law Enforcement agencies face in their daily operations.  To be in charge of the situation, Law Enforcement agencies work hard to be aware and in full control of their always changing,environment.Virtually every task in their daily operations has a geographic component.GIS allows criminal justice departments to be strategic, proactive, and informed, in their actions. Due to massive database, GIS provides Law Enforcement with visual personalization of that data.  In turn, agencies are more effective in responding to emergencies, understanding crime patterns, and predicting future events.GIS is a powerful tool that allows for proactive response to crime, providing reliable information to emergency responders, as well for planning daily operations.