Overlaying software maps with crime risk forecast data

A computing system for rendering a crime risk overlay on a software map, the computing system comprising a computer processor and a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing system to carry out the steps of:

• receiving crime data from one or more data servers, the crime data including a plurality of data elements;
• assigning weights to the plurality of data elements of the crime data based on a correlation to a first crime type;
• determining a crime risk rating for the first crime type based on the weighted elements;
• generating a crime risk forecast based at least on the crime risk rating and the crime data, the generated crime risk forecast being for a target geographic location, a period of time, and the first crime type;
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• generating a graphical overlay on a map generated by a geographic information system, the graphical overlay visually indicating the target geographic location of the generated crime risk forecast on the map and the generated crime risk rating for the first crime type.

A computer program product for rendering a crime risk overlay on a software map, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:
• program instructions executable by a processing device to cause the processing device to receive crime data from one or more data servers, the crime data including a plurality of data elements;
• program instructions executable by the processing device to cause the processing device to assign weights to the plurality of data elements of the crime data based on a correlation to a first crime type;
• program instructions executable by the processing device to cause the processing device to determine a crime risk rating for the first crime type based on the weighted elements;
• program instructions executable by the processing device to cause the processing device to generate a crime risk forecast based at least on the crime risk rating and the crime data, the generated crime risk forecast being for a target geographic location, a period of time, and the first crime type;
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• program instructions executable by the processing device to cause the processing device to generate a graphical overlay on a map generated by a geographic information system, the graphical overlay visually indicating the target geographic location of the generated crime risk forecast on the map and the generated crime risk rating for the first crime type.