Superintendent of Police, (Dr.) Onne Ikwen
By Akpan David, Calabar
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She was amongst the over 11,000 graduands of the University of Calabar conferred with various levels of degrees over the weekend.
Superintendent of Police, Onne Ikwen during her convocation spoke to news men on her research topic Enhancing Crime Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithm, aimed to assist the Police Force prevent crime using Artificial intelligence.
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She said that the study has paved the path for the NPF to use Artificial Intelligence in crime prediction so as to avert them beforehand.
She said application of AI has set a pace for advanced methods and models to be applied to crime prediction in the NPF.
The study said traditional methods used for crime prediction often rely on statistical models or expert knowledge, which may not necessarily capture complex patterns and dynamics inherent in crime data.
Dr Ikwen said that initial efforts to understand the correlation among the various data elements suitable for creating relevant patterns, which reveal the prevalent crime types and criminal behaviors across the state and Nigeria at large were laborious.
“But, applying Artificial Intelligence based methods such as the use of MLP and Random Forest used in this study has set a pace for advanced methods and models to be applied to crime prediction in the NPF,” she said.
Dr Ikwen said the aim of the research is to encourage the police to start a trend of crimes prediction in Cross River State and Nigeria at large using AI.
She said this can help law enforcement authorities deploy their available resources efficiently and effectively and keep local communities safer for everyone even before the crimes escalates.
Her research focused on the prediction of nine crime types, including armed robbery, murder, stealing, rape, defilement, malicious damage, and murder in various areas of the state..READ FULL ARTICLE HERE>>>>
