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BBC “Truth About Crime” series uses geographic approach to gain new insights
A new BBC television series, The Truth About Crime, due to air this month, will be one of the first such TV series to use GIS–based approaches to deliver an accurate picture behind the statistics about crime in Britain today.
The series will be aired on BBC One from 9.00-10.00pm on Sunday evenings and will be presented by former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross. Each episode will cover a different area of crime, including Anti Social Behaviour, Violent Crime, and Acquisitive Crime, with a focus on Oxford as a representative city example of the rest of the country.
The programmes will explore the reality behind the tabloid headlines. In each case it will contrast actual crime statistics with public perceptions of crime and use digital maps to present the findings.
ESRI (UK) was approached by the show’s producers to assist with its CrimeAnalyst software for the series, for use in understanding and interpreting data from Oxfordshire’s Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership. Simon Cottingham, public safety strategist, ESRI (UK) said: “We were delighted to be asked to support the series. We work with many of the UK’s police forces who use our GIS to assist them in analysing, visualising and sharing a greater understanding of crime.”
More about the show can be found on the BBC's website here.
