Leading With Data

A Police Commander's Guide to GIS & Crime Analysis

Jonas H. Baughman

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ESRI Press
24 September 2025

Police & security services; Crime & criminology; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing

The fundamental guide for police commanders on using crime analysis to lead effectively.

Effective, actionable crime analysis can empower modern law enforcement agencies, and their commanders, to promote public safety. But how do police commanders use this information to lead their agency strategically? Leading with Data: A Police Commander's Guide to GIS & Crime Analysis shows howto take a geographical approach to analyzing and utilizing police data, allowing commanders to make more efficient and effective decisions. A strong crime analysis and mapping platform can help commanders sift through large amounts of data and other information to discover what matters most in relation to the agency's operational priorities as well as those voiced by local communities.

This book covers how to:

Use crime analysis and GIS to provide substantial insight into the causes of a given problem and design the best possible strategies for collaboration and positive outcomes

Utilize crime analysts in a productive and impactful way

Successfully implement GIS and crime analysis into practice on the job

Support crime analysis in an organization

Written to be immediately useful for police commanders, whether new to crime analysis or having direct experience in the matter, Leading with Dataisa practical reference guide and provides both introductory and complex topics. The primary goals of this book are to expose law enforcement command staff to basic elements and concepts of GIS and crime analysis, and to then build on that exposure by encouraging the ongoing use of the different types of analysis for day-to-day operations as well as other needs, such as strategic planning, crime accountability meetings, or public outreach.

Today's policing requires that commanders know how to use crime analysis and data-driven strategies effectively for problem-solving purposes

and this book shows the way.

By: Jonas H. Baughman
Imprint: ESRI Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781589487482
ISBN 10: 1589487486
Pages: 135
Publication Date: 24 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Captain Jonas Baughman is a 17-year veteran of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department (KCPD). A native of the Kansas City area, Captain Baughman has held assignments in patrol, investigations, crime/intelligence analysis, and administration during his tenure. Captain Baughman quickly found crime analysis to be his professional passion and more than 10 of his 17 years with the KCPD have been in positions related to crime or intelligence analysis. He has served as a sworn crime analyst; helped create the KCPD’s Real-time Crime Center; directed a squad of gang intelligence Detectives; and worked within the Office of the Chief of Police where he provided strategic analysis and other performance metrics to executive command staff to assist the department’s crime-fighting efforts. Captain Baughman is currently assigned to the Fiscal Division within the Executive Services Bureau.