This information comes from Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR). The Uniform Crime Reporting technique was established in 1930 by the FBI. Crime was something that was very difficult to keep track of. The FBI initiated this technique to track crimes occurring in our nation. The police use a uniform crime reporting system for their data. Some police departments or officers are required to focus on a specific area and crime. The most popular crimes all involve drugs. CompSTAT helps map these crimes so police officers know which geographic locations to pay the most attention to. CompSTAT is the most popular technique used by police departments. When they collect crime data, they take this information and begin to evaluate and create techniques on how to stop or prevent this crime from happening again. According to the Police Executive Research Forum, “Compstat has changed the way police view crime problems. Instead of simply responding to crimes after they are committed, the police have fundamentally expanded their mission to include crime prevention in the first place” (Compstat: Its Origins, Evolution, and Future In Law Enforcement Agencies, 9). After collecting data for crime mapping, the next step is to analyze it