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The North Bergen Police Department is endeavoring into the realm of intelligence-based policing, also known as CompStat, in an effort to maintain low crime levels within the township.

CompStat, short for computer or comparative statistics, was the name of the New York City Police Department's successful management accountability process. CompStat is a multilayered dynamic approach to crime reduction, quality of life improvement, and personnel and resource management. CompStat employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and was ceated to map out crime areas, detect patterns, locate hot spots, and identify problems.

The North Bergen Police Department, although no where near the size of New York City, can still benefit greatly by incorporating the principals of CompStat into its crime fighting arsenal. While developing this modified version of CompStat, the North Bergen Police Department has taken into consideration both the successes and failures of other various CompStat models that have been incorporated throughout the State.

On a weekly basis, CompStat personnel will compile a statistical summary of the Police Department's crimes, arrest and summons activity, as well as a breakdown of significant cases, crime patterns and other related police activities. This data, which includes the specific times and locations at which crimes and enforcement activities took place, will be analyzed and entered into a weekly CompStat report. The CompStat Report will present a concise summary of all relevant performance indicators. Division commanders and top managers will be able to recognize emerging and established crime trends as well as deviations and anomalies that could indicate emerging problems. They will also be able to compare the effectiveness of various commands.

Weekly crime control strategy meetings will increase the flow of information between the agency's executives and the commanders of operational units, with particular emphasis on the flow of crime and quality of life enforcement information. The meetings will serve as a forum in which division commanders will be able to disclose the problems they face while also sharing successful crime reduction tactics with other commanders. This process will give upper management the ability to monitor pertinent issues and activities within divisions and operational units, to evaluate the skills and effectiveness of middle managers, and to properly allocate the resources necessary to reduce crime and improve police performance.

The North Bergen Police Department believes that CompStat will be an indispensable tool in the 21st century fight against crime.