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		mildbow on Sept 23, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Palantir Is Taking Over New York City But how can one figure that out? Isn't enforcement of a law (through an arrest for example) the first indication that a crime might have occurred? If so, how to figure out if the 75% attribution is fair or just a result of selection/confirmation bias?

blackbagboys on Sept 23, 2016 [–]

There are numerous reasonable proxies; locations of murders, reported assaults or robberies, calls to the police department reporting a possible crime, etc.

dangerlibrary on Sept 23, 2016 | [–]

Is that what is actually being used, though?

I suspect there is no way for the public to know.

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