Case Study: a public safety organization accelerates criminal intelligence sharing with IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management

Public Safety Organization - Customer Case Study

A public safety organization faced a challenge where isolated police forces were unable to share criminal records and intelligence efficiently. This lack of a centralized system and timely collaboration meant that connecting suspects to unsolved crimes was difficult, as highlighted by a high-profile case. To address this, they worked with IBM to implement a solution using IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management.

IBM's solution integrated over 1.5 billion records from 49 police forces into a single, secure repository. The system used probabilistic algorithms to link records pertaining to the same individuals, allowing law enforcement to identify suspects and criminal patterns more effectively. As a result, IBM helped accelerate information sharing between forces from two weeks to under 30 minutes, a 99% improvement, leading to faster investigations and greater operational efficiency.