LAPD PALANTIR USAGE METRICS
2010 TO TODAY: GROWTH IN USERS AND USES
The partnership between LAPD and Palantir started in late 2010 with the Real-time Analysis and
Critical Response (RACR) division and was focused on using Palantir primarily as an investigative
and analytical tool. Today, the partnership has expanded to include crime analysts, officers,
detectives, and command staff in all 21 geographic areas, as well as the specialized divisions; the
suite of Palantir tools range from providing a strategic view of crime and officer presence for the
LAPD Command Staff to streamlining simple searches of license plate data for patrol officers.
The data in the Palantir platform includes LAPD information (e.g., arrests, warrants, citations,
field interviews, calls for service) and data from Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Burbank
Airport Police Department, Burbank Police Department, Los Angeles Airport Police, Long Beach
Police Department, and Glendale Police Department.
Since the beginning of the LAPD-Palantir partnership, the number of officers registered and
trained on Palantir tools has grown continuously. Today, there are more than 5,000 registered
LAPD users, which represents greater than 40% of the department.
TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS: JAN 1, 2012 TO JAN 1, 2017
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

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Along with an overall increase in registration numbers, there has been equal growth in the
number of annual logins, from 6,600 in 2012 to more than 50,000 logins in 2016.
Almost all (>99%) of Palantir users are sworn LAPD officers. The majority of these users are
Police Officers (56%), with the remainder including Detectives (29%) and Sergeants (9%).

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 USER DISTRIBUTION IN 2016

Police Officers (1,2,3)
Detectives (1,2,3)
Sergeants (1,2)
Other

2016 USERS IN REVIEW: PALANTIR WORKSPACE
In 2016, more than 1,000 unique users logged in to Palantir each month and nearly 2,000 new
investigations were opened in Palantir over the course of the year. These investigations provide
actionable information to officers across varying scenarios, such as uncovering gang networks,
recovering stolen vehicles, capturing active warrant felons, and solving kidnapping cases.

2016 USERS IN REVIEW: ALPRWEB
ALPRWeb has been the most widely used Palantir tool at LAPD, allowing Officers to run searches
on full or partial plates in a matter of seconds. In 2016, LAPD officers and investigators
conducted more than 60,000 searches in support of more than 10,000 cases.

NUMBER OF UNIQUE WEEKLY USERS IN 2016
250
200
150
100
50
0

In November 2016, Palantir deployed ALPRWeb 2.1, a configuration of Palantir that allows LAPD
to search by vehicle color and body type in addition to license plate and location. In the 3 months
since ALPRWeb 2.1 has been live, unique weekly usage has increased to more than 200 users
and officers have conducted more than 5,000 ALPR searches in support of 2,000 cases.

2016 USERS IN REVIEW: CHIEF’S CRIME DASHBOARD
The Chief’s Crime Dashboard has transformed the way LAPD Command Staff understands crime
and LAPD presence and has empowered a small number of users to quickly and effectively
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 improve operations across the entire force. It alerts the LAPD leadership, Bureau Chiefs, and
Command Staff on how criminal activity in an area is trending by comparing current crime rates
to “normal” crime rates. The LAPD Command Staff uses the dashboard in Chief Beck’s weekly
crime briefing to give an overview of crime statistics, surface emerging crime trends, and quickly
spotlight crime indicators.
The Crime Dashboard allows a small group of 20 weekly users to make important
determinations that affect the safety, impact, and effectiveness of the broader collective of
9,000 officers. It surfaces data that empowers sound adjustments to crime-fighting strategy or
the reallocation of resources. The Dashboard has been instrumental in CompStat meetings,
helping identify and analyze high crime regions and bureaus, and an iPad-compatible version is
being rolled out to Command Staff and Area Captains to respond to increasing violence.

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