3: How to Build A Positive Culture of Data and Analytics w/ Chief Jonathan Lewin

Leveraging data and analytics can be a powerful way to make communities safer.

But police departments have to build a culture surrounding the use of data and analytics that involves the communities they are serving from day one.

Jonathan Lewin is the Chief of the Chicago Police Department Bureau of Technical Services, and his department has seen an improvement in Chicago’s public safety since implementing their Strategic Decision Support Centers (SDSCs).  

The SDSCs are the result of a collaboration between the Chicago Police Department, the University of Chicago Crime Lab, and the Los Angeles Police Department. The goal of these centers is to integrate the newest public safety technology and processes to provide better and more precise information on criminals and develop targeted intervention strategies that are informed by data.  

Chief Lewin joined us on this episode of the podcast to talk about the use of data in engaging the community, embedding changes into the DNA of his police department, and protecting civil liberties.