▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁Comp stat ▁offers ▁a ▁dynamic ▁approach ▁to ▁crime ▁reduction , ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁improvement , ▁and ▁personnel ▁and ▁resource ▁management , ▁where by ▁ranking ▁police ▁department ▁execut ives ▁identify ▁sp ikes ▁in ▁cr imes ▁using ▁compar ative ▁statistics ▁and ▁address ▁those ▁sp ikes ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁target ed ▁enfor cement . ▁To ▁this ▁end , ▁Comp stat ▁includes ▁four ▁generally ▁recognized ▁components : ▁tim ely ▁and ▁accurate ▁information ▁or ▁intelligence , ▁rapid ▁deployment ▁of ▁resources , ▁effective ▁tact ics , ▁and ▁rel ent less ▁follow - up . ▁However , ▁Comp stat ▁can ▁be ▁expanded ▁and ▁twe aked ▁depending ▁on ▁specific ▁department ▁needs . ▁Origin ally , ▁it ▁was ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁broken ▁windows ▁theory , ▁where by ▁minor ▁cr imes ▁would ▁be ▁addressed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁major ▁cr imes . ▁However , ▁over ▁time , ▁its ▁use ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁system ▁where by ▁product ivity ▁was ▁measured ▁and ▁individuals ▁were ▁held ▁account able ▁for ▁sp ikes ▁in ▁crime . ▁Com mer cial ▁entities ▁began ▁producing ▁turn key ▁packages ▁( including ▁computer ▁systems , ▁software , ▁mobile ▁devices , ▁and ▁other ▁implements ) ▁assemble d ▁under ▁the ▁heading ▁of ▁Comp Stat . ▁For ▁example , ▁Geographic ▁Information ▁Systems ▁allow ▁depart ments ▁to ▁map ▁crime ▁or ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁data , ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁ident ifying ▁and ▁solving ▁problems ▁in ▁their ▁assigned ▁area . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁police ▁depart ments ▁that ▁use ▁Comp stat ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁Hal if ax ▁Regional