An artificial intelligence tool that assesses a suspect's offending risk if released from police custody is set to go live in Durham, north-east England after five years of testing. The new system, which will be rolled out across the UK by mid-2017, has been developed with Durham Constabulary and other forces as part of an £8.3m project funded by Innovate UK. Hart, which had a 98% accuracy rate with low risk suspects and an 88% rate with high risk ones, will be used in an advisory capacity by Durham police. Its limitations include having data access limited to Durham files only rather than the Police National Computer.
An artificial intelligence tool that assesses a suspect's offending risk if released from police custody is set to go live in Durham, north-east England after five years of testing. The Harm Assessment Risk Tool (Hart) categorises suspects' level of risk from low to high and is based on Durham constabulary records. Hart, which had a 98% accuracy rate with low risk suspects and an 88% rate with high risk ones, will be used in an advisory capacity by Durham police. Its limitations include having data access limited to Durham files only rather than the Police National Computer.