Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Kent County, Delaware has noted a steady increase of shooting incidents significantly affected by, but not limited to, street gangs. In 2015, the Delaware State Police (DSP) implemented Stratified Policing, an organizational approach for sustaining evidence-based proactive crime reduction strategies that standardizes crime analysis, the problem-solving process, and accountability. As a result, DSP has seen significant reductions in robbery, burglary, and theft crimes. However, DSP’s lack of analysis capabilities and technology has provided to be a challenge when trying to address the increase in shootings. To accomplish their SPI initiative, DSP will work to improve their Stratified Policing Model and purchase the SAS Intelligence and Investigators Management system, which allows merging of incident, investigative, and intelligence-related data. Then, DSP will comprehensively map this information—along with shooting hotspots—to prepare crime pattern and offender-focused products.