Japan is planning to use artificial intelligence and big data for crime prevention

Once again, Japan is taking advantage of the technological advances available to them. The country's government is already discussing about the development of a crime prevention system using artificial intelligence and big data, as reported by The Japan Times. Mami Kajita, developer of the data-analysis company Singular Perturbations Inc. says she hopes to "create a smartphone app for citizens in order to reduce the number of crimes, even if only slightly." Since street crime prediction has been successful in Europe and the United States, Kajita said that "We need to continue examining crime mechanisms unique to Japan." Kajita also reportedly researched on street crimes in Tokyo by studying the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's emails that entail cases like theft and molestation.