The Problem with "Forecasting" Crime

A Concerning Attempt to "Forecast" Seattle Crimeby Ansel HerzWhen reporters shuffled into a room on the seventh floor of Seattle Police Department headquarters on October 7, we had no idea what to expect. Once inside, we whirled around to get our bearings. A giant screen covering the closest wall flashed with moving dots on a map and colored gauges, across from rows of computer terminals.What looks like a miniature version of NASA's mission control room, it turns out, is Seattle's new informatio