Hacker NewsAug 23, 2025
South Korea deploys hologram police officer
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3322654/south-korea-deploys-hologram-police-officer-fight-crime-and-its-working
#ycombinator #Seoul_Metropolitan_Police_Agency #crime_prevention #Ahn_Dong_hyun #Hologrammica #criminal_activities #Safe_Park #AI_technology #South_Korean #Korea_JoongAng_Daily #public_safety #Jodong_No_3Park #Seoul
Smart policing: Seoul deploys hologram ‘officer’ to deter crime

Since its installation in a Seoul park, crimes reported during the hours the hologram is active have gone down by about 22 per cent, data shows.

South China Morning Post
 Hacker NewsAug 23, 2025
South Korea deploys hologram police officer to fight crime – and it's working
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3322654/south-korea-deploys-hologram-police-officer-fight-crime-and-its-working
#ycombinator #Seoul_Metropolitan_Police_Agency #crime_prevention #Ahn_Dong_hyun #Hologrammica #criminal_activities #Safe_Park #AI_technology #South_Korean #Korea_JoongAng_Daily #public_safety #Jodong_No_3Park #Seoul
Smart policing: Seoul deploys hologram ‘officer’ to deter crime

Since its installation in a Seoul park, crimes reported during the hours the hologram is active have gone down by about 22 per cent, data shows.

South China Morning Post
 Hacker NewsFeb 9, 2024
Canadian government banning Flipper Zero to combat auto theft
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2024/02/federal-action-on-combatting-auto-theft.html
#ycombinator #Crime_prevention #Public_Safety_Canada #Canada #Crime_and_crime_prevention #general_public #backgrounders #Hon_Anita_Anand #Hon_Arif_Virani #Hon_Dominic_LeBlanc #Hon_François_Philippe_Champagne #Hon_Pablo_Rodriguez
Federal action on combatting auto theft

The Government of Canada hosts National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft.

Government of Canada
 Hacker NewsOct 3, 2023
Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predicting Crimes
https://gizmodo.com/predictive-policing-cops-law-enforcement-predpol-1850893951
#ycombinator #Predictive_policing #Predictive_analytics #PredPol #Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States #Markup_language #Criminology #David_Guarino #Predictive_policing_in_the_United_States #Crime_prevention #Cops #Predpol #Big_data #Gizmodo
Study Finds Predictive Policing Software Is Actually Pretty Terrible at Predicting Crimes

For years, cops have attempted to use data analysis to conduct more efficient investigations. A new study claims that's probably a huge waste of time.

Gizmodo