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Re: Susan &Rod ... predicting gun violence L3Susan Giffin to: Donnie FowlerCc: Rodrigo .CastilloFrom : Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo: Donnie Fowler Cc: [email protected]

03/08/13 09:48

Hi Donnie- Yes I do think we might be interested in this. We have not yet rolled out predictive pol icing toofficers yet so you are moving faster than we are- but that is good. What would we need to do to jo in thepilot?SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(4 15) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

Donnie Fowler :Susari &-Rod- Hello again. Reconnecting to see i fy ..From:To:Date:Subject:

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Donnie Fowler [email protected], [email protected]/07/1318:01Re : Susan & Rod ... predicting gun violence

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Hello again. Reconnecting to see ifyou're interested in joining Atlanta in a no-cost deploymentof gun violence predictions. Details are be low and we're expecting to announce thisfirst-in-the-nation roll out by the first week in April.Thanks,Donnie415-902-4720On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Donnie Fowler r o t e

Susan& Rod-Happy Friday to you. We are excited about the budding partnership with you. Things seem tobe moving in the right direction on technology integration, so when we get the paperworkcomplete, we will soon be greenlighted all around.I write this morning to present an idea for a gun violence pilot for your consideration.As you know, our technology has done a great job at predicting property crimes in L.A. andelsewhere. In the last two months, this has brought you on board as well as Seattle and Atlanta.As we continue to think about the potential for the technology, we wondered earlier in 2012 ifit could also predict gun violence, a crime with less frequency and different motivatingcharacteristics. So we did some work with Chicago's gun violence data that is availablethrough an open government web portal. It turns out, as you will see in the attached whitepaper, that the formulas appear to predict this headline news crime as effectively as therun-of-the-mill property offenses.


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So what's our idea for San Francisco? We want to know if you will become a pilot city, at no'additional cost beyond our current agreement.I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this and to address all the questions on logistics andtiming that follow from the offer.All the best,DonnieDonnie Fowler415-902-4 720 cellpredpol.com

-----:- Original Message-----From: Omar Qazi [omar:72predpol.com]Sent: 02/21/2013 10:59 PM PSTTo: Rodrigo Castillo; Steve SenatoriCc: George Mohler ; Caleb Baskin ; donnieFowler Subject: PredPol Setup Final Step

Rod and S t ~ v e ,Hope everything is going well. I'm pleased to report that we'vefinished setting up the background infrastructure for San Franciscoand are ready to process data and generate predictions. I already gaveSteve a copy of the software used to securely pass data through theprediction servers, pre-configured with San Francisco's connectioninformation.We can literally start generating predictions for you tomorrow if hesoftware is hooked up properly to a database view. I've talked to ourother founders about this, and as Bay Area residents we're reallyexcited to be able to share this with you as soon as you're ready. Letus know what we can do to help you complete this last step.Omar QaziPredPol, Inc.1.310.294.1593Sent from my iPad


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DONNIE FOWLER

331 Soquel Ave. Ste. 100Santa Cruz, CA 95b62C: 415 902 4720P: 831 331 4550 xll5F: 831 331 4551PREDPOL.COM

The Pred ictive Policing Company

DONNIE FOWLER

33 1 Soquel Ave. Ste. 10 0Santa Cruz, CA 95062C: 41 5 902 4720P: 831 33 1 45 50 x115F: 83 1 331 4551PREDPOL.COM

The Predictive Policing Company


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Re: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up 0Susan Giffin to: Donnie FowlerCc: Rodrigo CastilloFrom: Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo: D o ~ n i e Fowler Cc : Rodrigo Castillo/SFPD/SFGOV@SFGOV

10/15/1211 :40

Hi Donnie -thanks for following up. We are still interested in the software. I have asked Rod to take thelead on working with you to determine our strategy for how to integrate. Thanks for your patience.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee) .

Donnie Fowler Susan- Hello again. We've been moving along reall...From:To:Date:Subject:

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Donnie Fowler [email protected]/1211215:05Re: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

10/12/2012 15:05:35

Hello again. We've been moving along really well at PredPol, so I want to check in with youagain and re-confirm (based'on your questions below) that we can easily in tegrate with the CrimeData Warehouse mapping. This is because we provide predictions of time and place to sendofficers. Those predict ions are not dependent on a particular type of map, only that SFPD pushthree pieces of data from your RMS: (1) type of crime, (2) time of crime, and (3) place of crime.We would love to take you up on your offer for another meeting to dive jnto the details. Ourtechnology is really much simpler than you might think to deploy, and you'll remember that oursingle, annual price of $75,000 that Chief Suhr mentioned in the Chronicle in August is the onlycost to you.I have provided a log-in below my signature to see Santa Cruz's tool at work. I've also providedZach Friend's contact information again.What does your schedule look like over the next two weeks?All the best,Donnie415-902-4720Santa Cruz Predictive Policing htr ps :iitk mn.pnd pnl.e()m username: [email protected] password: advanced74policing Contact Info fo r Santa Cruz Police Department Zach Friend, crime analyst zfriend@cityofsantacruz .com 831-212-5065On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 5:56PM, Donnie Fowler wrote:

Susan-The short answe r: Integration of predictions and mapping are possible and not difficult from our perspective. There are, in fa ct,several ways to deliver the predictions. including, for example, daily emails to officers with reports. Regardless, we think it's agreat idea because SFPD would have all PredPol's features and a custom intertace where you can see everything tog ether.We recommend a meeting with you (and even Crime Da ta Warehouse) to talk through the details. Here's how it could work. SFPD sets up the data pipe and do encrypted transmission to PredPol's servers which process the


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crime and make the web interface available like usual. This is a totally normal Predpol setup. The additiona l step is that SFPDthen has your data wareh ouse software send requests to our servers, with a special flag that lets the server know the personsending the request is actually a computer. Instead of sending back our rich graphical inte rfa ce, the server sends back simpletext containing only the data requested. The SFPD data warehouse software is then responsible fo r showing the prediction datato officers in whatever way you choose.I have copied Dr. Geo rge Mohler and Omar Qazi so that the y can jo in our discussion and c oordinate schedules.A ll the best,Donnie415-902-4720 cellOn Mon, Sep 17,2012 at 1:06PM,


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DONNIE FOWLER

331 Soquel Ave. Ste. 100Santa Cruz, CA 95062C: 41 5 902 4720P: 831 331 4550 xllSF: 831 331 4551PREDPOL.COMThe Predictive Policing Company


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: :-: . _II _.1 Re: Predictive Policing &SFPD Follow-Up [ ]Susan Giffin to: Donnie FowlerFrom : Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo: Donnie Fowler

09/17/1213:06

Hi Donnie - thank you very much for following up -and for being patient. Here is the dilemma I am in. Wehave actually mapped our crime data live onto.maps within our Crime Data Warehouse. This is huge atSFPD considering we were on paper reports a few months ago. The crime is mapped instantaneouslyand crime locations are geocoded so they are precise.Here is my dilemma. I want to use your software to "predict" crime and to provide actionable proactivestaffing of hotspots. However, how are the two maps to be reconciled? They will look different, one willallow you to click on the dot and see the police report and the other won't, etc. Plus we have the issue ofhow to create a proper firewall to give you our data and set up daily feed etc.Do you ever lease the technology so we could run it internally? How are other depts using two differentmapping systems? I wanted to get a more robust version of our map done and then I was going to call ameeting with you and your team to reconcile this but what the heck Iwill put it in email.Let me know your thoughts.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Vee)

Donnie Fowler Hi, Susan. I hope you're well. Just a quick note to c . .From :To:Date:Subject:

Donnie Fowler [email protected]/17/12 07:47Re: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

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Hi, Susan. I hope you're well. Just a quick note to check in on predictive policing for SanFrancisco. I'm just around the comer, so happy to stop by or wait patiently as you all movethrough your process. All the best, Donnie I 415-902-4720

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On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 8:42AM, Caleb Baskin \\Tote:Susan,That sounds good. Attached is the costing proposal, which encompasses the terms you've discussed previously wi th the team, as well asthe items raised In your recent em ails. I'm happy to discuss any questions or issues you have regarding specific items. Just let me knowwhat they are.Typically, this will be attached as an exhibit to the City's form of pre-approved agreement, rendering the contrac t process somewhat morestreamlined than It would otherwise be .As a goal, we would be happy to work with your designated technical and staffing contact whi le you are away and begin making progresson the data pipe and system setup on our end. Happy to discuss further with you next week before you depart.CalebFrom: Date: Thursday, August 2, 2012 5:00 PMTo: Caleb Baskin Cc: Donnie Fowler , George Mohler Subject: RE: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-UpThanks, Caleb. I am headed out of town fo r a few days and then on vacation 8110-8f17. I will try to get you something nextweek about sole source. I need to spend some time determining the city's requirements. Thanks and app reciate the help.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

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"Caleb Baskin" .;[email protected]>'"Donnie Fowler'" , 08/02/12 14:52RE: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

Caleb Baskin, CEO of PredPol here, following up with you at George and Donnie's request. tfyou can send me San Francisco 's sole sourceform (assuming you have one),l' ll assemble the Information from the other waiver's we 've assisted on for you. The questions tend to varyfrom jurisdiction to urisdiction.

Also, to accomplish mov ing as quickfy as possible, as you have requested> if SFPD/SF has a form of consultant or software purchaseagreement that is approved to r use and you can send the template my way, I can begin wo rking through that to insert/customilelanguage specific to the PredPol deploymen t.I expect to send you a proposal for PredPol implementation, which includes the terms you've previously discussed with Donnie, as well asaddresses the items enumerated in your email to George/Donnie earlier today.

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:26 AM, wrote:Donnie and George:We are very interested in this product. The Chief really liked it. Here is what I needfrom you:


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1. Would it be possible to get the data for the whole city? We have somechallenges right now and it would be good to see homicides and shootings at least ifpossible.2. What information can you provide about how the other cities did their sole sourcewaivers? Anything or anyone you can link me to would be helpful.3. Rod and Omar will need to figure out how to do the data exchange on a daily(hourly? Every few minutes?) basis. Also, we will need to determine how far backto go with our data.4. I would like to have this software embedded in Crime Data Warehouse webportal, so it comes up under our "Maps'' tab. We will also need to figure out how todo that.We would like to move as quickly as possible. Thanks.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)From: George Mohler To: [email protected] " d . @predpol com> George Mohler , OmarCc: "Donnie Fowler (donnie@predpolcom) < annie . , .Qazi Date: 08/01/12 10:31Subject: Re: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

Hi Susan,We have created a demo for the Mission district of SFPD.demo PredPol account are: susan.giffin@sfgov. orgpassword: goldgate81#demoThe login webpage is at the address:

The login and password for your

https:lisf.predpol.com/ . art is attachedI have also conducted a historical ;:lnalysis to assess the validity of using PredPol in San Francisco. The rep ld fk a .

. ' hesitate to contact me via.email or phone (805-252-0656). Also, if you wou I eIf you have any questions p l e a s ~ don I I ld make the trip up to San Francisco. .member of PredPol at the meeting tomorrow, couBest regard.s,George


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Re: P r ~ i ~ i v e Policing & SFPD Follow-Up [ )Susan Grffm to: Donnie FowlerCc: Caleb Baskin, George Mohler

Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVDonnie Fowler Caleb Baskin ' George Mohler

08/23/12 09:41

Hi Donnie - thanks for staying in touchthey are out. Thanks for your patience. We have a few urgent issues right now I will contact you whenSusan Susan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

Donnie Fowler Susan- Welcome back from time off. We're looking . .From:To:Cc:Date:Subject:

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Donnie Fowler [email protected] Baskin , George Mohler 08/23/12 07:25Re: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

OS/23/2012 07:25:49

Welcome back from time off. We're looking forward to continuing our work with you, so 1writeto keep things moving.Should we plan a phone conversation or a visit tomorrow or next week on the following topics?

*Overall Proposal (reattached & described in email below)* Other Issues (per your Aug 2nd email below)All the best,Donnie Fowler415-902-4720 cellOn Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 8:42AM, Caleb Baskin wrote:

Susan,That sounds good. Attached is the costing proposal, which encompasses the terms you've discussed previously wi t h th e eam, aswell as t heitems rai sed In your recent emalls. I'm happy to discussany questions or issues you have regarding specific items. Just Jet me know whatthey are.Typically, this will be attached as an exhibit to the City's form of pre -a pp roved agreement, rendering the contractprocess somewhat morestreamlined than it would otherwise be.As a goal, we would be happy to work with your designated technical and staffing contact while you are away and begin making progress onthe data pipe and system setup on our end. Happy to discuss further with you next week before you depart.CalebFrom: Date: Thursday, August 2, 2012 5 :00 PMTo: Caleb Baskin Cc: Donnie Fowler , George Mohler


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Subject: RE: Predictive Policing & SFPD Fol.ow-UpThanks, Caleb. I am headed out of town for a few days and then on vacation 8/10-8/17. I will try to get you something next weekabout sole source. I need to spend some time determining the city's requirements. Thanks and appreciate the help.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPDi l l . a ~ 3 - 1 4 8 1 (Angel Yee)

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"Caleb Baskir]" ~ p o l . c o'"Donnie Fowler'" , 08/02/12 14 :52RE : Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

Caleb Baskin, CEO of PredPol here, following up wi th you at Georse and Donnie's request. If you can send me San Francisco's sole sourceform (assumingyou have one).l' !l assemble the informat ion from the other waiver's we've assisted on for you. The questions tend to varyfrom jurisdiction to urisdiction.

Also, to accomplish moving as quickly as possible, as you have requested, If SFPD/SF has a fo rm of consultant or software purchaseagreement that Is approved fo r use.and you can se nd the template my way, I can begin working t h rough that to insert/customize languagespecific to the PredPol deployment.I expect to send you a proposal fo r PredPol implemen tation, which includes the terms you've previously discussed with Donnie, as well asaddresses the items enumerated in your email to George/Donnie earlier today.

CALEB BASKIN CEO & Co-Founder331 Soquel Ave. Ste . 100Santa Cruz, CA 95062P:831 331 4550 xllOF:831_}31 4551PREDPOL.COMThe Predic tive Pol icing Company

On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at l0:26 AM, wrote:Donnie and George:We are very interested in this product. The Chief really liked it. Here is what I needfrom you:1. Would it be possible to get the data for the whole city? We have some challengesright now and it would be good to see homicides and shootings at least if possible.


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2. What information can you provide about how the other cities did their sole sourcewaivers? Anything or anyone you can link me to would be helpful.3. Rod and Omar will need to figure out how to do the data exchange on a daily(hourly? Every few minutes?) basis. Also, we will need to determine how far back togo with our data.4. I would like to have this software embedded in Crime Data Warehouse web portal ,so it comes up under our "Maps" tab . We will also need to figure out how to do that.We would like to move as quickly as possible. Thanks.SusanSusan GiffinChief.lnformation Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)From: George Mohler To: [email protected]: "Donnie Fowler (donnie@predpolcom)" , George Mohler , Omar Qazi Date: 08/01/12 10:31Subject: Re: Predictive Policing &SFPD Follow-Up

Hi Susan,We have created a demo for the Mission district ofSFPD. The login and password for yourdemo PredPol account are:susan.giffin@sfgov orgpassword: goldgate81#demoThe login webpage is at the address:httos://sf.predpol.com/I have also conducted a historical analysis to assess the validity of using PredPol in San Francisco. The report is attached.If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me via email or phone {805-252-0656). Also, if you would like amember of PredPol at the meeting tomorrow, I could make the trip up to San Francisco.Best regards,George IEl l" ;...

San Francisco PredPol Proposal 8.3.201 2.pdf


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Re: Predictive Policing &SFPD Follow-Up DSusan Giff in to: Donnie Fowler, Rodrigo CastilloFrom: Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo : Donnie Fowler , Rodrigo Cast11lo/SFPD/SFG OV@SFGOV

07/24/1212:36

Hi Donnie- Homicide is a priority in the department- and if it is not there it would just beg the questionwhy not. It would be better if we could include. Are you saying that you need us to somehow translate ourcrime types into one of the specific crime types you have below? That would be some kind of manualexercise. Rod, what do you think? Thanks both.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

Donnie Fowler not for this demo there is probably not enoL}gh cfata a ..From:To :Date:Subject

Donnie Fowler Susan.Giffin@sfgov erg07/24/12 10 :49Re: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

not for this demo

07/24/201210:49:16

there is probably not enough data available in the short time window of data we will usebut ... how much a priority is homicide for you for this demo?On Tue, Jul24, 2012 at 10:31 AM, wrote:no homicide?

Susan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

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Donnie Fowler [email protected]@ sfgov .org, Omar Qazi < o m < ; ~ [ @ p r e d p o l . c o m > , Rodrigo.Castillo@sfgov QJ.Q07/23/12 21 :12Re : Predictive Policing &SFPD Follow-Up

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Next steps for the San Francisco - PredPol proof of concept are:


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We need a csv file crime report data including address, date, time and crime type.Dates are January 1, 2010 to the present.The crimes we predict are burglary (res, comm., auto), auto theft, theft, robbery, assault,battery, and drug crime.Once we agree to a contract, the csv file transfer will be replaced with a more flexible & lesslabor-intensive dat:1 pipe.Omar Qazi is your point person to implement this no-charge demo < omar:'a{predpol.com>. Heis copied here to get things moving.All the best,Donnie415-902-4720On Mon, Jul23, 2012 at 12:56 PM, wrote:Hi Donnie -this sounds good. What are the next steps for our proof of concept?SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

From: Donnie Fowler To: "[email protected]" Cc: [email protected], "George Mohler ([email protected])" , Omar Qazi , Zach Friend Date: 07/23/12 05:40Subject: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

Susan-Great to catch up with you again last week. As follow-up to our call on predictive policing,please find some additional informationCommand StaffPresentation: Per your request, we will produce maps using your data for apresentation to command staff. Zach Friend of the Santa CruzPD can join as can GeorgeMohler, Omar Qazi, and I.futegration: We will want to determine that PredPol can be integrated in with SFPD'sweb-based Crime Data Warehouse (to avoid logging in to two systems). Our goal is minimalwork on your end.Annual Licensing Fee: $150,000 with a 50% discount for signing up as one of the 15-20 early


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showcase cities nationally and a corrunitment for collaboration over the next three years. Thereare no new hires or new equipment required. The only additional cost might involve providingmapping tools in addition to the basic predictive analysis. This will become_more clear as ourconversations continue.Contacts:Dr. George Mohler, PredPol I [email protected] Qazi, PredPol/ oman'a1predpol.comAll the best,Donnie Fowler415-902-4720cpredpol.com

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Re: Predictive Policing &SFPD Follow-Up 3Susan Giffin to: Donnie FowlerFrom: Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo: Donnie Fowler no homicide?Susan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

07/24/12 10:31

Donnie Fowler Susan - Next steps for the San Francisco- PredPol... 07/23/2012 21 :12:55From:To:Cc:Date:

Donnie Fowler . Heis copied here to get things moving.All the best,Donnie415-902-4 720On Mon, Jul23, 2012 at 12:56 PM, vvrote:Hi Donnie -this sounds good. What are the next steps for our proof of concept?Susan

Susan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Vee)

From: Donnie Fowler To: "Svsan .Gi [email protected]" .Cc: ~ e e @ s f g o v . o r g , "George Moh ler (m ohler@ predpol.com)" , Omar Oaz1 , Zach Friend Date: 07123/12 05:40


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Subject: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up

Susan-Great to catch up with you again last week. As follow-up to our call on predictive policing,please fmd some additional informationCommand StaffPresentation: Per your request, we will produce maps using your data for apresentation to command staff. Zach Friend of the Santa Cruz PD can join as can GeorgeMohler, Omar Qazi, and I.Integration: W,e will want to determine that PredPol can be integrated i.n with SFPD'sweb-based Crime Data Warehouse (to avoid logging in to two systems). Our goal is mfu..imalwork on your end.Annual Licensing Fee: $150,000 \\ith a 50% discount for signing up as one ofthe 15 -20 earlyshowcase cities nationally and a commitment for collaboration over the next three years. Thereare no new hires or new equipment required. The only additional cost might involve providingmapping tools in addition to the basic predictive analysis. This will become more clear asourconversations continue.Contacts:Dr. George Mohler, PredPol I [email protected] Qazi, PredPol I omar(a)predpol.comAll the best,Donnie Fowler415-902-4 720 cpredpol.com



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Re: Predictive Policing & SFPD Follow-Up f-1Susan Giff in to: Donnie FowierC . angel.yee, "George Mohler ([email protected])", Omar Qazi ,c. Zach Friend, Rodrigo Castillo07/23/12 12:56

From: Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo: Donnie Fowler Cc: [email protected], "George Mohler ([email protected])"


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Donnie Fowler415-902-4720 cpredpol.com


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r ; : : ~ ~~ ' " " " Re : Predictive Policing Follow Through: Next Conversation &SCPO Visit [3Susan Giffin to : Donnie Fowler 06/26/1210:57From: Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo: Donnie Fowler Date: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 3:08PMSubject: Re: Predictive Policing per ChiefSuhrTo : Susan.Giffin0\sfgov.orgCc: [email protected]

Great! I look forward to finding some time.The genesis of the technology is a pretty innocent story. LAPD started working with someUCLA academics on crime prevention about six years back. Over time, they developed analgorithm based on the kind of mathematics for determining aftershocks following an earthquake


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and just finished a rollout in the Foothill Division \Vith plans to go citywide. Santa Cruz gotword of it and rolled it out themselves in 2011 .The results are in the materials I sent your way, and the newly formed company, PredPol, is avehicle to make the tools available to other cities. In addition to the PhD1s, the team includes aformer chiefscientist at Amazon, a former CIO at Autodesk, a fomer senior VP at Plantronics,and Gen. Wesley Clark. (No one from Cisco yett)-Donnie I 415-02-4720

On Tue, Jun S, 2012 at 2:04PM, vvrote:Hi Donnie- yes I did get your letter and was trying to understand the background-who you are and how this all came about. Angel, can you please set up 30 minutesfor Mr. Fowler and I to meet? Thanks.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

From: Donnie Fowler To: [email protected] Date: 06/05/1213:02Subject: Predictive Policing per Chief Suhr

Ms . Giffin-Hello. I write to follow .up on my communication with ChiefSuhr as well as a letter I sent toyou recently about predictive policing. This goes significantly beyond your currentbest-of-breed Compstat and mapping tools.Would you have time, please, to mee t and discuss the possibilities for San Francisco?Thank you,Donnie Fowler415-902-4720PredPol, Inc.----------Forwarded message----------From: Date: Sun, May 20, 2012 at 8:50AMSubject: Re: .Predictive PolicingTo: Donnie Fowler


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The Solution: Like forecasting the weather, PredPol's patent-pending technologygenerates predictions about which areas and windows of time are at highest risk forfuture crimes. In contrast to analysis that simply maps past crime data, thistechnology applies advanced mathematics and computer learning that has resulted inpredictions twice as accurate as those made by experienced crime analysts andveteran police using only their own knowledge and experience.

---------- FoiWarded message---------From: Suzy Loftus Date: Fri, May 18, 2012 at 3:28PMS ~ b j e c t : Re: Predictive Policing and all things good law enforcementTo : Donnie Fowler Cc: Debbie Mesloh , Caleb Baskin

Hey guys,Good to meet both of you today:.. I am fascinated by what is possible here. I calledChief Suhr about it and told him that I met with you guys and think if he likes it, it could

b ~ great for sf. He would like you two to send him a ~ email and he'll get histechnology person lined up to do an initial vetting on how it would work and then he'llfollow up. His email is [email protected] me know how it goes.Best,Suzy

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Re :Rescheduled: Predictive Policing (Jun 22 14:00 PDT in Hall of Justice,850 Bryant St., 5th Floor, Rm . 505) [ jSusan Giffin to: Do.nnie Fowler 06/22112 08:45From:To:Cc:

Cc: angel.yeeSusan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVDonnie Fowler ange . yee@ sfgov org

Thanks, Donnie. I look forward to meeting you.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(41 5) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

Donnie Fowler Susan - Looking forward to seeing you Friday aftern ..From:To:Cc:Date:

Donnie Fowler "[email protected]" [email protected]/21/12 22:12

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Subjec t: Re: Rescheduled: Predictive Policing (Jun 22 14:00 PDT in Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant St., 5thFloor, Rm. 505)

Susan -Looking forward to seeing you Friday afternoon at 2:00 to talk predictive policing.Zach Friend, Santa Cruz crime analyst & new member of he county board of supes will be withme.All the best,Donnie FowlerPredPol.com4 15-902-4720

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> From: Donnie Fowler >> To : Susan.Giffin(a),sfgov.org>> Cc: angel.yee(a),sfgov.org>>> Great! I look forward to finding some time.>> The genesis of the technology is a pretty innocent story. LAPD started working with someUCLA academics on crime prevention about six years back. Over time, they developed analgorithm based on the kind of mathematics for determining aftershocks following an earthquakeand just fmished a rollout in the Foothill Division with plans to go citywide. Santa Cruz gotword of it and rolled it out themselves in 2011.>> The results are in the materials I sent your way, and the newly formed company, PredPol, is avehicle to make the tools available to other cities. In addition to the PhD's, the team includes aformer chiefscientist at Amazon, a former CIO at Autodesk, a fomer seniorVP at Plantronics,and Gen. Wesley Clark. (No one from Cisco yet!)>> - Donnie I 415-02-4 720>>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 2:04PM, wrote:> Hi Donnie - yes I did get your letter and was trying to understand the background -who you areand how this all came about. Angel, can you please setup 30 minutes for Mr. Fowler and I tomeet? Thanks.> Susan>> Susan Giffin> Chief Information Officer, SFPD> (415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)>>>> From:> To:> Date:> Subject:>

Donnie Fowler susan.giffin(a),sfgo v.org06/05112 13:02Predictive Policing per Chief Suhr

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> Hello. I write to follow up on my communication with Chief Suhr as well as a letter I sent toyou recently about predictive policing. This goes significantly beyond your current best-of-breedCompstat and mapping tools.>> Would you have time, please, to meet and discuss the possibilities for San Francisco?>> Thank you,> Donnie Fowler> 415-902-4 720> PredPol, Inc.>> ----------Forwarded message----------> From: > Date: Sun, May 20, 2012 at 8:50AM> Subject: Re: Predictive Policing> To: Donnie Fowler > Cc: Caleb Baskin , Suzy Loftus >>> Mr. Fowler,>> I am forwarding this to my IT Director Susan Giffin as I understand you have already been intouch. Hope to see you soon.>> Best,>> GregSuhr> Chief of Police, San Francisco Police Department> 850 Bryant Street, Room 525> San Francisco, Ca 94103> Office: (415) 553-1551>>> -----Donnie Fowler wrote: ----> To: greg.suhr(a)sfgov.org> From: Donnie Fowler > Date: 05/18/2012 03:59PM>> Cc: Suzy Loftus , Caleb Baskin > Subject: Predictive Policing>>> ChiefSuhr ->> Suzy Loftus was good enough to recmmect us, so I'm following up with some details on the


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predictive policing technology she mentioned to you. A summary is attached to this email thatyou can share with your team. We will send along some additional technology details shortlyand look forward to talking.>> We are moving from successful field experiments to full deployment this summer. It would begreat to see San Francisco (where I also live) take a front-row seat in the state and nationally onthis.>> All the best,> Donnie Fowler> 415-902-4720cell> Predictive Policing>> The Problem:Police departments nationwide are facing budget freezes and deep cuts, requiringthem to manage their resources more effectively while still responding to public demand forcrime prevention and reduction.>> The Solution:Like forecasting the weather, PredPol's patent-pending technology generatespredictions about which areas and windows of time are at highest risk for future crimes. Incontrast to analysis that simply maps past crime data, this technology applies advancedmathematics and computer learning that has resulted in predictions twice as accurate as thosemade by experienced crime analysts and veteran police using only their own knowledge andexpenence.>> ----------Forwarded message----------> From: Suzy Loftus > Date: Fri, May 18 , 2012 at 3:28PM> Subject: Re: Predictive Policing and all things good law enforcement> To: Donnie Fowler > Cc: Debbie Mesloh , Caleb Baskin >>> Hey guys,>> Good to meet both ofyou today - I am fascinated by what is possible here. I called Chief Suhrabout it and told him that I met with you guys and think if he likes it, it could be great for sf. Hewould like you two to send him an email and he'll get his technology person lined up to do aninitial vetting on how it would work and then he'll follow up. His email is [email protected].>> Let me know how it goes.>> Best,>> Suzy>


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>> [attachment "PredPol San Francisco (2012 May).pdf' removed by Greg Suhr/SFPD/SFGOV]>>>>>>>> --> Donnie Fowler> 415-902-4 720 c>>



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Re: Predictive Policing per Chiefsuhr 3Susan Giffin to: Donnie Fowler, angel.yeeFrom: Susan Giffin/SFPD/SFGOVTo: Donnie Fowler , [email protected]

06/05/12 14:04

Hi Donnie -yes I did get your letter and was trying to unders tand the background- who you are and howthis all came about. Angel, can you please set up 30 minutes for Mr. Fowler and I to meet? Thanks.SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

' .Donnie Fowler Giffin - Hello. I write to follow up on my commun ..From:To:Date:Subject:

Ms. Giffin-

Donnie Fowler [email protected]/05/1213:02Predictive Policing per Chief Suhr

06/051.2012 13:62:12

Hello. I write to follow up on my communication with Chief Suhr as well as a letter I sent to yourecently about predictive policing. This goes significantly beyond your current best-of-breedCompstat and mapping tools.Would you have time, please, to meet and discuss the possibilities for San Francisco?Thank you,Donnie Fowler415-902-4720PredPol, Inc.

- - - ~ - - - - F o r w a r d e d message----------From: Date: Sun, May 20, 2012 at 8:50AMSubject: Re; Predictive PolicingTo: Donnie Fowler Cc: Caleb Baskin , Suzy Loftus

Mr. Fowler,I am forwarding this to my IT Director Susan Giffin as I understand you have alreadybeen in touch. Hope to see you soon.Best,Greg Suhr


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Chief of Police, San Francisco Police Department850 Bryant Street, Room 525San Francisco, Ca 94103Office: {415) 553-1551

-----Donnie Fowler wrote: -----To: [email protected]: Donnie Fowler Date: 05/18/2012 03:59PMCc: Suzy Loftus , Caleb Baskin Subject: Predictive Policing

Chief Suhr-Suzy Loftus was good enough to reconnect us , so I'm fo llowing up with some details onthe predictive policing technology she mentioned to you. A summary is attached to thisemail that you can share with your team. We will send along some additionaltechnology details shortly and look forward to talking.We are moving from successful field experiments to full deployment this summer. Itwould be great to see San Francisco (where I also live} take a front-row seat in the stateand nationally on this.All the best,Donnie Fowler415-902-4720 cell

Predictive PolicingThe Problem: Police departments nationwide are facing budget freezes and deepcuts, requiring them to manage their resources more effectively while stillresponding to public demand for crime prevention and reduction.The Solution: Like forecasting the weather, PredPol's patent-pending technologygenerates predictions about which areas and windows of time are at highest risk forfuture crimes. In contrast to analysis that simply maps past crime data, thistechnology applies advanced mathematics and computer learning that has resultedin predictions twice as accurate as those made by experienced crime analysts andveteran police using only their own knowledge and experience.

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Subject: Re: Predictive Policing and all things good law enforcementTo: Donnie Fowler Cc: Debbie Mesloh , Caleb Baskin

Hey guys,Good to meet both of you today- I am fascinated by what is possible here. I calledChief Suhr about it and told him that I met with you guys and think if he likes it, it couldbe great for sf. He would like you two to send him an email and he'll get his technologyperson lined up to do an initial vetting on how it would work and then he'll follow up. Hisemail is [email protected] me know how it goes.Best,Suzy

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From:To:Cc:

Donnie Fowler Susan.Giffi n@sfgov [email protected]

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 02:08PMSubject: Re: Susan & Rod .. . predicting gun violence

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You asked last week about a public announcement in San Francisco in early Ap ril on the gunviolence predictions. Below is an example of the coverage that Seattle received a couple of weeksago when the mayor and chief announced their deployment of the basic predictive t ool.Seattle Times, February 2013 ("will allow us to be proactive rather than reactive")http:/lbloqs.seattletimes.com/ today/2 013/02/seattle-po lice-turn-to-computer-software-to-

fight-crime/KPLU-Seattle (NPR), February 2013 ("will help them allocate patrols moreeffectively")http: / /www. kplu .org/ post/seattle-tacoma-rolling-out-new-p red ict ive -po icing-softwa re

You will see it is an opportunity to announce some good news fo r both the Chief and t he Mayorand that, in many stories, the idea of predictive policing is ment ioned but no t necessarily PredPolas a company .Do you have a public information officer that we should speak with fo r more detailed planning?Zach Friend, who you will remember as Santa Cruz PO's spokesperson and crime analyst, will bepart of making this work well .Thanks,Donnie415-902-4720On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:35PM , wrote:Susan-

We will make a simple announcement and hope that you might also. Happy to talk further sono one is surprised or put in any awkward position.[ Best,; Donnie415-902-4720. Donnie Fowle r

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Hi Donnie- are you talking about an announcement from you or from us?Thanks.Susan

Susan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

Frorn: [email protected]: [email protected]: [email protected] te: 03/08/13 11 :54Subject: Re : Susa n & Rod ___ pred icting gun violence

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Good news! This gun violence deployment would not affect your schedu le forrolling out the general predictive tool. Atlanta PD is basically on the sametimeline that you are, so that also works well.The immediate addition to your planning is making a public announcement inlate March or early April that Atlanta and San Francisco will be deploying a first-: in-the-nation gun violence prediction strategy. (There might be a third city likeDetroit.)The actual date on which you flip the switch remains your decision. Our view isthat the announcement is important soon because the gun control I gunviolence debate is front-and-center. We think that this is one solution to theproblem, and fo r the elected officials it is a solution that avoids the contentiousfight over the Second Amendment.As an aside, we are also creating a partnership with ShotSpotter, which is thinkSFPD is already using. Your ideas on this are most welcome.All the best,Donnie415-902-4720

On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9 :48AM, wrote:Hi Donnie -Yes I do th ink we might be interested in this. We have not yet rolled out predictive po licing toofficers yet so you are moving faster than we are- but that is good. What wou ld we need to do to join the pilot?SusanSusan GiffinChief Information Officer, SFPD(415) 553-1481 (Angel Yee)

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----------------------age 3 of4From: Donnie Fowler To: Roc!rigo [email protected], [email protected]: 03/07/13 18:01 .Subject: Re : Susan & Rod ... predicting gun VIOlence

Susan & Rod-Hello again. Reconnecting to see if you're i n t e r e s t ~ d in joini ng Atlanta ,n a no-cost de lo ment of gun violence predi.ctions. Details are b e l o ~ and we .e x p e c t i ~ g ro announce this first-in-the-nation roll out by the f1rst week m Apnl.Thanks,Donnie415-90 2-4720on Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Donnie Fowler wrote:Susan & Rod-Happy Friday to you. We are excited about the budding partnership with. you.Th ings seem to be moving r:n the right direction on technology integration , sowhen we get the paperwork complete, we will soon be greenlighted all around.I write this morning to present an idea for a gun violence pilot for yourconsideration.As you know, our technology has done a great job at predicting property crimesin L.A. and elsewhere. In the last two months, this has brought you on boardas well as Seattle and Atlanta.As we continue to think about the potential for the technology, we wonderedearlier in 2012 if it could also predict gun violence , a crime with less frequencyand different motivating characteristics. So we did some work with Chicago 'sgun violence data that is available through an open government web portal. I tturns out, as you will see in the attached white paper, that the formulas appearto predict this headline news crime as effectively as the run-of-the-millproperty offenses.So, what's our idea for San Francisco? We want to know if you will become apilot city, at no additional cost beyond our current agreement.I look forward to hearing your thoughts on th is and to address all the questionson logistics and timing th at follow from the offer.

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From:To:Date:

Donnie Fowler [email protected], February 09, 2013 !2 :03AM

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Subject: Re: Smart Policing Grant from DoJ Due Feb. 14th Re: Contact info rmation fo r SFPDProject and PredPol

images attached in powerpoint and pdf formatsOn Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 12:03 AM, Donnie Fowler wrote:Rod -i Please find a partially completed "concept paper" fo r the DoJ g rant application. I t is due February 14 .

There are two things that you and your team will need to do per the requirements in theattachment above: (1 ) complete sections of the concept paper that I could not completebecause of lack of knowledge and (2) sign up.The next email will include some images that might be helpful in completing th is.Feel free to contact me if I can provide anything else.

: All the best,' Donnie

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 3:48 PM , wrote:: Donnie,Yes, I can confirm that fo r yo u. Thank!

i1 Rodrigo Castillo; Director of Applications SFPD Technology Division 850 Bryant St, Room 419Office: (415} 553-7342!Emai l: rodrigo.casti llo@sfgov orgI I

; - ----Donnie Fowler wrote: -- ---. To: [email protected]: Donnie Fowler Date: 02/08/2013 03:47PMSubject: Smart Policing Grant from DoJ Due Feb. 14th Re: Contact information fo r SFPDProject and PredPol

Rod-Happy Friday to you. Jane Wiseman from Oracle called me th is afternoon and suggested

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that I support SFPD in applying fo r a Smart Policing Grant from DoJ that is due Thursday the14th. Before I get started and pull together some language, I want to let you know aboutthis and confirm your interest.Thanks,Donnie415-902-4720 cellOn Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 3:06PM, wrote:Omar,

.You will find all the contact information for our Oracle Team and SFPD Team on the cc boxof this message's header:

;1. Gerald Kmiecik2. Paul Shergill3. Dhruva Kalita- Oracle PM- Oracle TeamOralce Team

4. Steve Senatori - SFPD DBA/Operations5. Mauricio Monsalve - SFPD Applications6. Sharon Tsang - SFPD Applications

Steve,Your main contact at PredPol will be :1. Omar Qasi PredPol Team

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' DONNIE FOWLER33 1 Soquel Ave. Ste. 100Santa Cruz, CA 95062C; 41 5 902 4720P: 83 1 33 1 4550 xl15

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Rodrigo CastilloDirector of ApplicationsSFPD Technology Division850 Bryant St, Room 419Of fice: {415) 553-7342Email: [email protected]

DONNIE FOWlER33 1 Soquel Ave. St e . 10 0Santa Cruz, CA 95062C: 41 5 90 2 4720P: 831 331 4550 x115F; 831 33 1 4551PREDPOL.COM

The Predictive Policing Company

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DRAFT PredPol Predicitve Policing Software Agreement San Francisco (2013 January) .docx

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PREDICTIVE POLICING

DRAFTSoftware Subscription Agreement

PredPol Predictive Policing Software for San FranciscoThis PredPol Software Subscription Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into by and betweenPredPol Inc., a California corporation, with .offices at 331 Soquel A venue, Suite 100, Santa Cruz,CA 95062 ("PredPol'') and the City of San Francisco Police Department ("Customer"). ThisAgreement is effective as of the date the Agreement is countersigned ("Effective Date 11) . ThisAgreement govems Customer's access to and use of the PredPol's technology and services("Services"). If you are accepting on behalf of your employer or another entity, you representand warrant that: (i) you have full legal authority to bind your employer, or the applicable entity,to these terms and conditions; (ii) you have read and understand this Agreement; and (iii) youagree, '?n behalfof the party that you represent, to this Agreement.

1. Product and PricingIn consideration of $75,000 USD per year and other considerations herein, customer shallreceive PredPol Services for three years ("Services Term"). The Services are described inAttachment A and include a subscription license for software and support that providespredictions of property c1imes, assault and robbery, and such other crimes as Customer andPredPol agree upon.

1.1 Payments.Pricing for each year of the three years shall be $75,000 USD, payable by __2013,2014, and 2015 respectively.

1.2 Discounts.The Pricing of$75,000 per year represents a 50% savings per year and a waived one-timeimplementation fee of $15,000 in consideration of Additional Obligations in Section 3.2 herein.

1.3 Product Updates.PredPol shalT provide at no additional cost updated versions of the software whenavailable that encompass improvements, extensions, maintenance updates, error corrections, orother changes that are logical improvements or extensions of the original software supplied to the

Customer.2. Term

2.1 Agreement Term.The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of three (3) years beginning on theEffective Date. Continuous one-year extensions shall continue thereafter. Such extensions shallbe automatic, and shall go into effect without written confirmation, unless the Customer orPredPol provides thirty (30) days advance notice of the intention to not renew.


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2.2 Commencement of Services and Purchases During Services Term.Services will commence subsequent to receipt of the Year One payment and Customertaking the necessary steps to enable PredPol to setup the Services. Unless the parties agreeotherwise in writing, new products or services purchased during any Services Term will have a

prorated tenn ending on the last day of hat Services Term.2.3 ReYising Rates & Continuous Extension.

Rates may not be changed during the Services Term of this Agreement without consentof both Parties. Following the end of the three-year Services Term, PredPol may revise its ratesby providing Customer vvritten notice (which may be by email) at least sixty days prior to theeffective date of the revision. If the revised rate is an increase of 25% or more over theimmediate prior year 's rate, then Customer and PredPol must agree in writing to the increase,and if no agreementPredPol may revise its rates for the following Services Term by providing Customerwritten notice (which may be by email) at least thirty days prior to the start of the followingServices Term. Rates may not be changed during the initial Term of this Agreement withoutconsent of both Parties.3. Additional Customer Obligations.Customer agrees to provide the infom1ation and take the steps requested by PredPol inorder to facilitate setup and implementation of the Services.

3.1 PredPol's License to Use Customer's Data.Customer hereby provides PredPol with an irrevocable, non-exclusive license ("License")to use its data for purposes of internal research, development and testing of PredPol's Services.Customer also provides authority to PredPol to utilize its data for research and for deliveringservices to Customer and other domestic, U.S.-based law enforcement agencies. The Licenseruns concurrent with the Services Term and any renewals or extensions of the Agreement.Services under the Implementation License may include regional reporting and c r o s s ~ j u r i s d i c t i o npredictions, among other services.

3.2 Additional Obligations.Customer hereby agrees to make reasonable efforts to meet the following obligations in

return for the pricing discount and the waiver of the implementation fee in Section 1 above: Generally support the beta testing ofnew features/tools developed by PredPol. Provide access to all Customer databases and shared databases (including those towhich Customer has the right to access, such as City/County databases belongingto Customer or to which Customer has an access right), pursuant to applicablelaws and access agreements.


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Contribute to requested case studies, to be developed by PredPol. Respond to inquiries from other agencies regarding Customer's use ofPredPol. Host visitors from other agencies regarding PredPol. Test new features as developed by PredPol. Provide user feedback, as requested by PredPol.In the event any of the forgoing would involve costs to the Customer outside of theirnormal costs for employees performing their normal job duties, PredPol agrees to reimburseCustomer for such costs, if PredPol requests Customer take such action. For example, if a Chief

is requested to attend and speak at a conference of Polic;:e Chiefs to which they are no t alreadytraveling, PredPol agrees to reimburse Customer for travel expenses, i f equested.

4. Services.4.1 License to Use.

Customer shall be licensed and authorized to access and use the Services as a software asa service C'SaaS") that provides predictions of property crimes, assault and robbery, and suchother crimes as Customer and PredPol agree upon. Details are provided herein and described inAttachment A . The scope of the license is non-transferable and non-exclusive and is authorizedby PredPol for use by the Customer. The Customer shall have the right to use the Services forthe Services Term of th:is Agreement and any extensions or renewals. The Services shall beprovided in English.

4.2 Facilities and Data Transfer.All facilities used to store and process Customer Data \v:ill adhere to reasonable securitystandards no less protective than the security standards at facilities where PredPol stores andprocesses its own information of a similar type and in compliance with all applicable state andfederal laws; PredPol has implemented a.t least industry standard systems and procedures to

ensure the security and confidentiality of Customer Data, protect against anticipated threats orhazards to the security or integrity of Customer Data and protect against unauthorized access toor use of Customer Data.

4.3 Modifications To the Services.PredPol may make commercially reasonable changes to the Services from time to time. IfPredPol makes a material change to the Services PredPol will inform Customer.

4.4 Retention.PredPol will have no obligation to retain any archived Customer Data. Customer Data is

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5. Customer Obligations.5.1 Compliance.

Customer will use the Services in accordance with this Agreement and all applicablelaws. PredPol may make new applications fearures or functionality for the Services availablefrom time to time, the use of which may be contingent upon Customer's agreement to additionalterms.

5.2 Login IDs and Passwords.Customer is solely responsible for monitoring and protecting the confidentiality of allLogin IDs and Passwords issued to it and its End Users.

5.3 Customer Administration of the Services.Customer may spec ify one or more Administrators' who will have the rights to administer

the End User Accounts. Customer is responsible for: (a) maintaining the confidentiality of thepassword and Admin Account(s); (b) designating those individuals who are authorized to accessthe Admin Account(s); and (c) ensuring that all activities that occur in connection with theAdmin Account(s) comply with the Agreement. Customer agrees that PredPol's responsibilitiesdo not extend to the internal management or administration of the Services for Customer and thatPredPol is merely a data-processor.5.4 Unauthorized Use.

Customer and PredPol will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorizeduse of the Services and to terminate any unauthorized use. Customer will promptly notifyPredPol of any unauthorized use of or access to the Services of which it becomes aware.Likewise, PredPol will promptly notify Customer of any unauthorized use of or access to theServices of which it becomes aware.

5.5 Restrictions on Use.Unless PredPol specifically agrees in writing, Customer will not, and will usecommercially reasonable efforts to make sure a third party does not: (a) sell, resell, lease or thefunctional equivalent, the Services to a third party (unless expressly authorized in thisAgreement); (b) attempt to reverse engineer the Services or any component; (c) attempt to createa substitute or similar service through use of, or access to, the Services; (d) use the Services for

High Risk Activities; or (e) use the Services to store or transfer any Customer Data that iscontrolled for export under Export Control Laws or other applicable law. Customer is solelyresponsible for ensuring that its use of the Services complies with all applicable laws andregulations.5.6 Third Party Requests.

Customer is responsible for responding to Third Party Requests. PredPol will, to theextent allowed by law and by the terms of the Third Party Request: (a) promptly notify Customer


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of its receipt ofa Third Party Request; (b) comply with Customer's reasonable requests regardingits efforts to oppose a Third Party Request; and (c) provide Customer with the information ortools required for Customer to respond to the Third Party Request. Customer will first seek toobtain the information required to respond to the Third Party Request on its mvn and will contact.PredPo1 only if it cannot reasonably obtain such information.

6. Payment.6.1 Payment.

Payments shall be made in U.S. Dollars by either wire transfer or check. Checks shall besent to PredPol, Inc., 331 Soquel Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Cruz, California, 95062, USA. Ifwire transfer is desired, wiring instructions can be obtained by contacting your PredPol point ofcontact. All payments due are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated on the Order Page orinvoice. Fees for orders where PredPol issues an invoice are due upon Customer's receipt of theinvoice and are considered delinquent thirty days after the date of the applicable invoice.6.2 Taxes.

Customer is responsible for any Taxes and Customer will pay PredPol for the Serviceswithout any reduction for Taxes. If PredPol is obligated to collect or pay Taxes, the Taxes willbe invoiced to Customer unless Customer provides PredPol with a valid tax exemption certificateauthorized by the appropriate taxing authority. If Customer is required by law to withhold anyTaxes from its payments to PredPol, Customer must provide PredPol with an official tax receiptor other appropriate documentation to support such payments.

7. Technical Support Services.7.1 By Customer.

Customer will, at its own expense, respond to questions and complaints from End Usersor third parties relating to Customer's or End Users' routine use of the Services. This routine useincludes, but is not limited to, providing forgotten passwords and re-establishing networkconnectivity on Customer's or End Users' own devices. Customer will use commerciallyreasonable efforts to resolve support issues before escalating them to PredPol.7.2 By PredPol.

If Customer cannot resolve a support issue consistent with the above, then Customer mayescalate the issue to PredPol. PredPol will provide the support necessary to resolve Customer'sissue, to the extent reasonably practicable.

8. Suspension.8.1 Of End User Accounts by PredPol.

If PredPol becomes aware of an End User's violation of he Agreement, then PredPol mayspecifically request that Customer Suspend the applicable End User Account. If Customer fails


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to comply with PredPol's request to Suspend an End User Account, then PredPol may do so. Theduration of any Suspension by PredPol will be until the applicable End User has cured the breachv.:hich caused the Suspension.

8.2 5.2 Emergency Securitv Issues.Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is an Emergency Security Issue, then PredPolmay automatically Suspend the offending use. Suspension will be to the minimum extent and ofthe minimum duration required to prevent or terminate the Emergency Security Issue. If PredPol

Suspends an End User Account for any reason without prior notice to Customer, at Customer'srequest, PredPol will provide Customer the reason for the Suspension as soon as is reasonablypossible.9. Confidential Information.Customer and PredPol will continue to operate under a N o n ~ D i s c l o s u Agreement

agreed to in August 2012.10. lntellectual Propertv Rights; Brand Features.

10.1 Intellectual Property Rights.Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement does not grant either party anyrights, implied or otherwise, to the othds content or any of the other's intellectual property.11. Publicity.Customer agrees that PredPol may include Customer's name in a list of PredPol

customers, online or in promotional materials. Customer also agrees that PredPol may verballyreference Customer as a customer of the PredPol products or services that are the subject of thisAgreement.12. Representations, Warranties and Disclaimers.

12.1 Representations and Warranties.Each party represents that it has full power and authority to enter into the Agreement.Each party warrants that it will comply with all laws and regulations applicable to its provision,

or use of the Services, as applicable (including applicable security breach notification law).12.2 Deliverables.

PredPol warrants that it will provide the Services as provided herein, that it will meet thespecific standards described in Attachment A, that it shall perform all Services in a professionalmanner with high quality, and that time shall be of the essence in performance. PredPol and.Customer agree that PredPol does not and can not guarantee reduction in crime from the use ofthe Services by Customer for reasons that include, but are not limited to, the fact that theServices provide only recommendations for where and when Customer might deploy law


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enforcement resources that are based on probabilities and the fact that PredPol can not ensure thequality of Customer's data nor compel Customer to ac t on the reconunendations.

12.3 Warranty ServicesPredPol shall provide Warranty Services at no additional cost to conect deficiencies andto repair and maintain the SaaS Services as provided herein and described iri Attaclunent A.

PredPol's Warranty Services responsibilities shall include:L .3 .1 Promptly repair or replace deficiencies;12.3.2. Meet all availability and system perfonnance service levels;12.3.3 Upon request by Customer, re-perform any Service that fails tomeet the requirements of this Agreement at no additional cost;12.3.4 Develop, on a best efforts basis, a temporary solution to or anemergency bypass of a deficiency;12.3 .5 Clarify documentation.

12.4 Disclaimers.Except as expressly provided for herein and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable

law, neither party makes any other warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory orotherwise including without limitation warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular useand noninfringement. PredPol makes no representations about any content or information madeaccessible by or through the Services. Customer acknowledges that the Services are not atelephony service and that the Services are not capable of placing or receiving any callsincluding emergency services calls over publicly switched telephone networks.

13. Termination.13.1 Termination for Breach.

Either party may suspend performance or terminate this Agreement if: (i) the other panyis in material breach of the Agreement and fails to cure that breach within thirty days afterreceipt of written notice; (ii) the other party ceases its business operations or becomes subject toinsolvency proceedings and the proceedings are not dismissed within ninety days; or (iii) theother party is in material breach of this Agreement more than two times notwithstanding anycure of such breaches.

13.2 Effects of Termination.If this Agreement terminates, then: (i) the rights granted by one party to the other willcease immediately (except as set forth in this Section); and (ii) upon request each party willpromptly use commercially reasonable efforts to return or destroy all other ConfidentialInformation of the other party.


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14. Indemnification.14.1 By PredPol.

PredPol will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Customer from and against allliabilities, damages, and costs (including settlement costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) arisingout of a third party claim that PredPol's technology used to provide the Services or any PredPolBrand Feature infringe or misappropriate any patent, copyright, trade secret or trademark of suchthird party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall PredPol have any obligations orliability under this Section arising from : (i) use of any Services or PredPol Brand Features in amodified form or in combination with materials not furnished by PredPol, and (ii) any content,information or data provided by Customer, End Users or other third parties.

14.2 Possible Infringement.12.3.1 Repair, Replace, or Modify.

If PredPol reasonably believes the Services infringe a third party's Intellectual PropertyRights, then PredPol will: (a) obtain the right for Customer, at PredPol's expense, to continueusing the Services; (b) provide a non-infringing functionally equivalent replacement; or (c)modify the Services so that they no longer infringe.

12.3.1 Suspension or Termination.If PredPol does not believe the foregoing options are commercially reaso.nable, thenPredPol may suspend or terminate Customer's use of the impacted Services. 'I f PredPolterminates the impacted Services, then PredPol will provide a pro-rata refund of the unearnedFees actually paid by Customer applicable to the period following termination of such Services.

15. Limitation of Liability.15.1 Limitation on Indirect Liability.

NEITHER PARTY WlLL BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR LOSTREVENUES OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY,OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE PARTY KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWNTHAT SUCH DA1v1AGES WERE POSSIBLE AND EVEN IF DIRECT DAMAGES DO NOTSATISFY A REMEDY.

15.2 Limitation on Amount of Liability.NEITHER PARTY MAY BE HELD LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR

MORE THAN THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMER TO PREDPOL HEREUNDERDURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.


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15.3 Exceptions to Limitations.These limitations of liability apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law but do

not apply to breaches of confidentiality obligations, violations of a party's Intellectual PropertyRights by the other party, or indemnification obligations.

16. Miscellaneous.16.1 Notices.

Unless specified otherwise herein, (a) all notices must be in writing and addressed to theattention of the other party's legal department and primary point of contact and (b) notice will bedeemed given: (i) when verified by written receipt i f sent by personal courier, overnight courier,or when received if sent by mail without verification of receipt; or (ii) when verified byautomated receip t or electronic logs if sent by facsimile or email.

PredPol, Inc., 331 Soquel Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Cruz, CA 95062[Customer Contacts and Addresses]

16.2 Assignment.Neither party may assign or transfer any part of this Agreement without the writtenconsent of the other party, except to an Affiliate, but only if: (a) the assignee agrees in wrjting to

be bound by the terms of this Agreement; and (b) the assigning party remains liable forobligations incurred under the Agreement prior to the assignment. Any other attempt to transferor assign is void.

16.3 Change of Control.Upon a change ofcontrol (for example, through a stock purchase or sale, merger, or otherform of corporate transaction): (a) the party experiencing the change of control will providewritten notice to the other party within thirty days after the change of control; and (b) the otherparty may immediately terminate this Agreement any time between the change of control andthirty days after it receives the written notice in subsection (a).

16.4 Force Majeure.Neither party will be liable for inadequate performance to the extent caused by a

condition (for example, natural disaster, act of war or terrorism, riot, labor condition,governmental action, and Internet disturbance) that was beyond the party's reasonable control.16.5 No Waiver.

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16.6 Severabilitv.If any provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable, the balance of the Agreement

will remain in full force and effect.16.7 No Agency.

The parties are independent contractors, and this Agreement does not create an agency,partnership or joint venture.

16.8 No Third-Partv Beneficiaries.There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

16.9 Equitable Relief.Nothing in this Agreement will limit either party's ability to seek equitable relief.

16.10 Governing Law.This Agreement is governed by California law, excluding that state's choice of law rules.

The parties explicitly agree that no other laws, treaties or regulations shall control thisAgreement.16.11 Amendments.

Any amendment must be in writing and expressly state that it 1s amending thisAgreement.16.12 Survival.

The following sections will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section3, 6, 7. 1, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 .16.13 Entire Agreement.

This Agreement, and all documents referenced herein, is the parties' entire agreementrelating to its subject and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements on that subject.16.14 Interpretation ofConflicting Terms.

If there is a conflict between the documents tha t make up this Agreement, the documentswill control in the following order: the Subscription Terms set forth in any separate quoteprepared by PredPol, then the Agreement, and the terms located at any URL. If Customer signs aphysical agreement with PredPol to receive the Services, the physical agreement will overrideany online Agreement.


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16.15 Counterparts.The parties may enter into this Agreement in counterparts, including facsimile, PDF orother electronic copies, which taken together will constitute one instrument.17. Definitions.

17.1 "Account Manager" means the PredPol business person working withCustomer regarding Customer's purchase of the Services.17.2 "Admin Account(s)" means the administrative account(s) provided toCustomer by PredPol for the purpose of administering the Services. The use of the AdminAccount(s) requires a password, which PredPol will provide to Customer.17.3 '"Administrators" mean the Customer-designated technical personnel whoadminister the Services to End Users on Customer's behalf.17.4 "Affiliate" means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, 1scontrolled by, or is under common control with a party.17.5 "Brand Features" means the trade names, trademarks, service marks,logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features of each party, respectively, as secured

by such party from time to time.17.6 : "Confidential Information" means information disclosed by a party to theother party under this Agreement that is marked as confidential or would normally be consideredconfidential under the circumstances. Customer Data is Customer's Confidential Information.17.7 "Customer Data" means data, including crime data, provided, generated,transmitted or displayed via the Services by Customer or End Users.17.8 "Emergency Security Issue" means either: (a) Customer's use of theServices in violation of the Acceptable Use Policy, which could disrupt: (i) the Services; (ii)other customer's use of the Services; or (iii) the PredPol network or servers used to provide theServices; or (b) unauthorized third party access to the Services.17.9 "End Users" means the individuals Customer permits to use the Services.17.10 "End User Account" means a PredPol-hosted account established by

Customer through the Services for an End User.17.11 "Export Control Laws" means all applicable export and reexport controllaws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") maintained bythe U.S. Department of Commerce, trade and economic sanctions maintained by the TreasuryDepartment's Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the International Traffic in ArmsRegulations ("ITAR") maintained by the Department of State.


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----------------------------............. ..EXECUTED as a sealed instrument as of the day and year first set forth below by the lastcounter-signatory.DATED:_______ 20 13 PredPol, Inc. :

By: Caleb Baskin, its CEO

DATED: , 2013- - -- - - - -

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PREDICTIVE POLICING

ATTACHMENT ASERVICESSOFTWARE (SaaS) SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BETWEENTHE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT and PREDPOL, INC.

The Company: PredPol, the predictive policing company, provides high-precis ion, micro-placepredictions for where and when crime- whether property crime, gun crime or gang crime- is most likelyto occur. Predicting crime in real time is the first step in deterring and disrupting it. PredPol' s cloudbased software-as-a-service (SaaS) has first been deployed for domestic U.S . law enforcement agenc ies,but also accurately predicts a variety of incidents, including lED and terrorist activity in an active theater.Problem Addressed: Law enforcement agencies face budget cuts, hiring freezes and furloughs. Over thelast decade, they have been asked to do more with less, forcing them to allocate resources moreefficiently. PredPol enables agencies to do more with the limited resources. PredPol 's proven patent-pending prediction technology, developed with cops for cops, provides automated real time predictionsthat line level officers can use to focus their patrols in the areas which yield the highest return. PredPol 'saccuracy and crime reducing effects have both been proven in a double blind study with LAPD.The Service to San Francisco Police Department: PredPol's product for San Francisco, its lawenforcement predictive SaaS, integrates seamlessly with agency RMS/CAD systems, to provide real-timepredictions to command and line level officers. It' s accessible on any device, whether desktop, laptop,tablet, s m a r t p h o ~ e or in-car display that has a standard connected web browser. PredPol's API allows itto integrate with any RMS/CAD system, as well as any existing agency application, such as datawarehouse browser or analytic dashboard.Scope of Work: PredPoJ shall provide services, resources, and tools to support a successfulimplementation of a proprietary, patent pending SaaS application that supports the San Francisco PoliceDepartment 's efforts to predict, deter, and reduce crime. The scope ofwork will include the following:

Setup of and integration of he PredPol tool into Customer's existing RMS/CAD/Data system.Timeline for setup dependent upon grant of access by Customer to PredPol's technician forinstallation of the data pipeline.

Installation of a data pipe from Customer to the PredPol SaaS. Frequency of data update (daily,hourly, every few minutes) is dependent on the degree ofaccess granted to PredPol to stream datafrom Customer. Provide Command, Analysts and Supervisors with best practices guidance. Full Customer access to the tool, including unlimited prediction views, refreshes, and report

generation. Provide electronic transfer of 500 square foot locations identified by PredPoLcom to Customerfor electronic consumption by Customer's computer systems via a data exchange yet to bedetailed. Access to 3, 7, 14 and 28 day historical crime mapping for crime types predicted by the tool. Provide phone and email support for technical and operational use. Inclusion of feature updates as added during the subscription, at no additional charge .

Delivery an d Payment: PredPol will provide the services and deliverables pursuant to the terms andconditions of the Agreement between PredPol and the San Francisco Police Department. Initial payment

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for services and deliverables will be made based on the successful execution of the Agreemen t.Subsequent payments will be made af ter PredPol meets the specific standards described in thisAttachment and performs all Services in a professional manner with high quality and in a time ly manner.Both Parties will make reasonable efforts to mutually agree up on the successful delivery of the Services.Subject to the exercise of its rights and remedies, Customer shall pay such invoices that are issued inaccordance with the tenns of this contract wi thin 30 days of receipt. Invoices for subsequent years underthis Agreement may be issued no more than 30 days in advance of the anniversary date of thisAgreement.

SUGGESTED PROJECT SCHEDULE(as of December 18, 2012)Deliverable/Task Finish DateCity of SF Vendor Registration Materials Com_QJ.eted Aug-Sept 2013Initial Technology Integration Meeting (PredPol, Oracle, & SFPD) 12 / 18/2012First Draft of Agreement Delivered 1110/2013Background Check for PredP ol' s Omar Qazi January 201 3Additional Technology D iscussions Jan-Feb 2013Command Staff Orientation & Training ("Train the Trainers") February_2013Live Deployment March 2013

PAYMENT SCHEDULEDeliverable Name Acceptance Date AmtInitial Setup and Configuration [execution date of he $ 0

A greement]Annual subscription: [execution date of he $75,000Agreement]

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Hello again. One of the follow-ups from our conversation was pulling together a meeting with ourtech team, your folks, and Oracle. I write to coordinate that and see what I might do to helpmake it happen.Also, you mentioned that at least one of our team, probably Omar Qazi who was in our meeting,would need a background check. Anything I can do to make that happen?We are looking forward to working with you.All the best,Donnie Fowler415-902-4720 cellpredpol.comOn Men, Nov 12, 2012 at 9 :52AM , Donnie Fowler wrote :Rod- . I t was a pleasure seeing you on November 1st at your office to talk more about pred ictivepolicing. You are right that in-person meetings have a much greater reward than phone calls

and emails. George Mohler, Omar Qazi, and I all appreciate your time .I 'm writing to get information on the predictive policing grant that SFPD has gotten.' Sacramento PD is in a tight bind, illustrated by a November 4 New York Times story and couldreally use some help. I've been talking to Mike Edell in the analytics division and Depty Chief' Dana Matthes.i

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SACRAMENTO- At first, it seemed just an unwelcome nod to frugality. Overtime fo r policeofficers was reduced. Vacant positions went unfilled.

But each year brought more bad news fo r this city's Police Department. In 2011, faced with thebiggest budget cuts ye t - $12.2 million - Chief Rick Braziel was forced to take drastic action:he laid of f sworn officers and civilian employees; eliminated the vice, narcotics, f inancial crimesand undercover gang squads, sending many detectives back to patrol; and thinned the autotheft, forensics and canine units. Police officers no longer responded to burglaries,misdemeanors or minor traffic accidents.

Earlier this year, the traffic enforcement unit was disbanded. The department now conductsfollow-up investigations. fo r only the most serious crimes, like homicide and sexual assault.

"You reach the point where there is nothing left to cut," Chief Braziel said.

The shrinking of Sacramento's police force has been extreme ; the department has lost morethan 300 sworn officers and civilian staff members and more than 30 percent of its budgetsince 2008. But at a time when many cities are curtailing essential services like policing - theLos Angeles Police Department said last week that it could lay of f 160 civilian employees byJan. 1 - the cutbacks in this sprawling city of 4721 000 offer a window on the potentialconsequences of such economizing measures, criminal justice experts say.

"Sacramento may be a good city to watch in terms of what we can predict fo r the future," saidChuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum.

Noting that crime rates have plummeted across the country in the last two decades, Mr. We x lersaid, "You could argue that the police have been doing something r ight. " But with budgetsbeing cut, he continued, "police chiefs are caught between say ing/ 'Look what we have done,'and having to rethink the strategies that have been successful."

Chief Braziel said he had tried to make the cuts strategically, making sure that the publicrshighest priority - having a police officer respond In a timely fashion when a 911 call comes in -is met and preserving a focus on v iolent crimes. ("There's no law that says you have toinvestigate homicides, but you don't just stop investigating homicides," he said.) Detectivesserve on regional task forces led by the F.B.I. that focus on gangs and traff ic king. To helpmorale, Chief Braziel has also offered short- term rotations to patrol officers, providing somevariety now that their chances fo r promotion are severely limited.

" I could cry all day long about th e budget cuts and the 30 percent and the loss of people andeverything else," Chief Braziel said. "But it doesn't do any good because you get dealt a hand ofcards with a budget crisis and you're playing stud poker - you can't give back the cards andsay deal me two or three more."

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"You've go t to figure out within the new rules of the game how to do it. better/ ' he said ,

But he is not blind to the effects of paring down a police force to its core.

In 2011, Chief Braziel said, the cuts, in his opinion, went past ttie tipping point. Whilehomicides have remained steady, shootings - a more reliable indicator of gun violence - areup 48 percent this year. Rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, b.urg laries and vehicle theftshave also increased, though in smaller increments.

Coll)plicating matters, the cutbacks have coincided with a flow of convicted offenders back intothe city as California, heeding a Supreme Court ruling, has reduced its prison populat ion. Oncereleased, former inmates have less supervision - the county's probation department alsosuffered cuts.

Chief Braziel, an optimist by nature, said the reductions have in fact had some benefits - moreexperienced officers on street patrols, fo r example . But the gaps are increasingly evident.

When a patrol officer stopped a car a few weeks ago and

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