Item #114
Regular City Council Meeting
Sole-source: PredPol predictive policing license $59,900 for 1 year
$59,900
, Yellow tier ($50,000 to $250,000)
Birmingham commits $59,900 to PredPol, a predictive policing platform that uses data to forecast crime hotspots. The tool raises privacy and equity concerns tied to how algorithms assign police resources.
Counterparty:
PredPol, Inc., Santa Cruz, California
Funding source:
Unknown
Action type:
Resolution
passed
7–0