IBM ROI Case Study: City of Lancaster, CA

2013 ROI AWARD WINNER!
The City of Lancaster, California needed to gain greater visibility into where Part I crimes were occurring and where they were expected to occur in the near future. By using IBM SPSS to develop predictive models for crime prevention, the City of Lancaster saw a crime rate reduction of over 35 percent compared to its benchmark crime rate measured in 2007.

ROI: 1301%
Payback: 1.5 months
Average annual benefit: $1,344,338