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There's a new law enforcement tool that developers say will reduce crimes, crashes and traffic violations all at the same time--while saving money. Called "Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety," the model uses geo-mapping to locate "hot spots"--where there are both high crime rates and traffic crashes--to determine which areas to saturate with police officers. Using this model, the Baltimore Police Department reduced burglaries by 18.1 percent, robberies by 32 percent and vehicle thefts by 43.5...