Why OSINT Has Become Critical for Predictive Policing
Crimes, unrest, and security threats rarely emerge in isolation. They build gradually, through conversations, coordination, sentiment shifts, and visible behavioural cues long before they translate into formal incidents. In many cases, the earliest warning signs never appear in police databases at all. They surface in the open: in public conversations, online narratives, community chatter, event-related discussions, or sudden shifts in digital behaviour. By the time these signals harden into official reports, the opportunity to intervene early may already be slipping away.