Attitudes towards security are often based on crime patterns that may be decades out-of-date.

The combination of these decisions help determine crime patterns.

The residents give us the feedback as to where crime patterns are.

And some say their coverage has shifted as crime patterns have changed.

He used them to discern underground crime patterns and dispatched police officers accordingly.

Instead of reacting to radio calls, they are expected to analyze crime patterns and come up with creative solutions.

The police said they were more interested in disrupting crime patterns.

The geographical focus makes it easier to identify crime patterns and repeat offenders.

It also provides an opportunity for the department to be flexible in responding to emerging crime patterns.

At the same time, he said, the department needs to adjust when a crime pattern ebbs and relocates.