The study examined resource allocation, and information technology, communication, and evaluation as part of the new strategy. Further, it examined how these issues were affected by the quasi-rural environment of Lexington, SC. Criminal intelligence analysis emphasizes the conversion of raw data into useful information and then into a unified operational strategy. Intelligence Led Policing was established at the Lexington County Sheriff's Department to synthesize crime-fighting philosophies, managerial styles, resource allocation, and information dissemination into a coherent strategy. Intelligence Led Policing is a recent evolution from the strategies of Community Oriented Policing and Problem Oriented Policing. One of the challenges in attempting to examine Intelligence Led Policing is to define and delineate it from previous crime reduction strategies. The paper concluded that: "The use of criminal intelligence is shaping modern law enforcement responsibilities and crime reduction methods and is becoming an appreciating currency among law enforcement personnel." References