CRIME ANALYSIS IS DEFINED AS 'A SET OF SYSTEMATIC, ANALYTICAL PROCESSES' DESIGNED TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND PERTINENT INFORMATION ABOUT CRIME PATTERNS AND TRENDS TO ASSIST OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL IN PLANNING THE DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES (SUCH AS PATROL UNITS, SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND TACTICAL UNITS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND CRIME PREVENTION ACTIVITIES) AND IN BUDGETING AND PROGRAM PLANNING. BOTH MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF CRIME ANALYSIS ARE PRESENTED. BASIC TO ALL SYSTEMS ARE TYPE OF CRIME, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, TIME, SUSPECT INFORMATION, AND STATUS OF CASE. MODIFICATION OF BASIC REPORT FORMS FOR CRIME ANALYSIS IS DISCUSSED. IN ADDITION, CRIME-SPECIFIC ELEMENTS ARE DISCUSSED FOR ANALYSIS OF ROBBERY, SEX CRIMES, COMMERCIAL BURGLARY, RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY, AUTO THEFT, LARCENY FROM AUTO, AND CRIMES OF LESSER FREQUENCY. MAINTENANCE OF BASIC FILES, PIN/SPOT MAPPING, OFFENSE TALLIES AND SUMMARIES, AND IDENTIFICATION OF PATTERNS AND TRENDS ARE DISCUSSED. RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER POLICE OPERATIONS TO ENSURE MAXIMUM USE OF DATA AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER POLICE AGENCIES ARE COVERED. FORMS FOR COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING ANALYSIS DATA ARE ILLUSTRATED, AND SAMPLE BULLETINS REPRODUCED. (FOR OTHER MANUALS IN THE SET, SEE NCJ-43900, 43901, 43902, AND 43903).