CompStat, the crime fighting tool that helped turn New York into America's safest big city, requires police officers to question not just suspects but each otherApril ...

The real reason the NYPD named its legendary crime fighting computer tool CompStat was because it was snowing like crazy in the city the night of Feb. 11, 1994. As the storm intensified, Sgt. Eugene ...

On a recent weekday morning, Inspector Carlos Valdez stood nervously behind a podium as more than 200 top NYPD cops grill him about a surge in robberies and burglaries in the 40th Precinct in the ...

Since its inception in New York City in 1994, CompStat — short for comparative or computer statistics — has gained considerable recognition for its role in knowledge-based law enforcement. Used by ...

The crime fighting innovation that helped make New York into America's safest big city requires police officers to question not just suspects, but each other. On a recent weekday morning, Inspector ...