The Brennan Center filed a Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request for information about how the New York Police Department (“NYPD”) has tested, purchased, and implemented predictive policing software on June 14, 2016. The documents below were ultimately obtained over the course of two years of litigation on that original request.
These documents reveal details about the NYPD’s test of three types of commercial predictive policing software and shed light on the in-house algorithms the NYPD ultimately employed to inform deployment decisions. The difficult process to get access to this information, and the piecemeal production we ultimately received, also reveal the NYPD’s quest to keep the public in the dark about this technology.
Internal Communications/Notes
Notes, Emails, Reviews of Internally Developed Software
Evan S. Levine, Director of Analytics, Notes re In-House Algorithms
Internal Docs Related to Commercial Software Trials
January 20, 2016 Email Chain re Commercial Software Test
Clarifications of test file formats
Powerpoint summarizing software trials ("Draft")
Powerpoint summarizing software trials ("Final")
Additional Documents
E.S. Levine et al., The New York City Police Department's Domain Awareness System, Interfaces (2017)
Predpol
Promotional Materials
Communications with NYPD
High-Level Test Results Presentation
Contract Docs
NDAs and Security Certifications
Keystats/Noviant
Promotional Materials
"Predictive Forecasting of Crime"
Communications with NYPD
Contract Docs
Azavea/Hunchlab
Promotional Materials
Executive Summary: Pilot Program
Overview of Demonstration Project
Communications with NYPD
Contract Docs
Desired Data Elements for Agreement PIN 0561500001005
Output Maps and Data
17th Precinct Grand Larcenies
19th Precinct
| Burglaries | Grand Larceny of Motorcycles | Robberies |
|---|---|---|
23rd Precinct Robberies
67th Precinct Shootings
73rd Precinct
April 20, 2016 (Shootings and Robberies)
83rd Precinct Burglaries
East Manhattan (Multiple Precincts) Grand Larcenies