How to Achieve Analysis-Driven Operations

Imagine you are a police chief headed into work early on a Monday morning and you get a call from the mayor’s secretary. He indicates that the mayor wants to see you in 30 minutes to discuss a response to the events leading up to the previous weekend. You get no further details. As a chief who is typically on top of everything, you are not aware of any major events that took place. Still, clearly, there is something that the mayor wants to talk about, so you call your office and get word to the commander that you need a complete breakdown of all Part 1 crimes from the previous week, preceding 28 days, and during the year to date, and you need that as quickly and detailed as possible. What would you get, what would it look like, and how thorough would it be?