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From Monopoly to a Flourishing, Open, UK Crime Data Environment

From Monopoly to a Flourishing, Open, UK Crime Data Environment. Dan Lewis, Director, UKCrimeStats, 14/02/2013. Breakdown of presentation. What we do, uniquely Our experience over 2 years Why and how it must change. Our Mission and what we do uniquely. Only true aggregator of the data

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From Monopoly to a Flourishing, Open, UK Crime Data Environment

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  1. From Monopoly to a Flourishing, Open, UK Crime Data Environment Dan Lewis, Director, UKCrimeStats, 14/02/2013

  2. Breakdown of presentation • What we do, uniquely • Our experience over 2 years • Why and how it must change

  3. Our Mission and what we do uniquely • Only true aggregator of the data • “Deeper statistical analysis than police.uk and better inform the public, insurance companies, estate agents, PCCs and the media enabling a two-way fact-based conversation” • Postcode Data Generator • Crime Analysis 1 & 2 • Exportable Data • Postcode Sector, District • Crime matched to all boundaries including LSOAs • Ordered rankings – at national and local scale

  4. The Problem • Why does the largest crime dataset in the world with 2 years of monthly history have so few developers building successful, competing platforms?

  5. Our experience 1: • Home Office in constant denial and confused about; • First use and discriminatory access of the data • The role of government in open data – release data or develop it or both? • Manifested in: • Secrecy of underlying contracts – competitive? • Simultaneous launch of police.uk with data • HMIC, Transport Police site, Justice Outcomes, PCCs + unrevealed future developments • Conflict of interest between releasing data and developing it

  6. Copying, restricted data and crowding out • No kml files for neighbourhood boundaries • Officer photos still not available • Launched April 2011 – were first to compare Police Forces with one another • HMIC copied this and crowded out with unreleased additional datasets • BTP vertically integrated, Compare Crime Area etc. • Always raising barrier to entry for 3rd parties • No end in sight • Now matter of probable OPSI investigation

  7. Why it must change • Hyperfragile setup – v. small circle who understand the data – and I’m the only one who wants to talk about the errors • Crime data needs auditing by multiple 3rd parties • It costs more and more money when it could be free • E.g. issue: Street v. Neighbourhood totals • E.g. issue: In breach of HO Crime Data Guidance, Police changing historical data without notice or explanation • About 10% or a million records • Future should be about Market-Driven Choice, Diversity & Innovation – Not Prescribed Monopoly by government

  8. Which future for crime data? Pour weedkiller everywhere? Let 1000 flowers bloom?

  9. How to change • External pressure needed as Police.uk a monopoly out of control • A declared end to development and written non-compete assurances with all existing 3rd parties • An end to restrictions on data • A rolling back of some Police.uk capabilities to lower barriers to entry • Police.uk to re-role as raw data and data-cleaning hub to increase accuracy of data • Possibly with prizes to kickstart innovation in use of data

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