The document discusses the ePolice system in Estonia, which aims to ensure better and quicker citizen services, provide safety through surveillance, and prevent crime and accidents with fewer resources. The key aspects of ePolice are integrated queries across police and partner databases, a integrated surveillance and tracking system, and crime prevention procedures and tools. The systems allow for increased transparency, operational excellence, higher crime clearance rates, and decreased injuries from traffic accidents.

1. ePolice
Virgo Riispapp
virgo.riispapp@eesti.ee
+372 517 3301

2. Why ePolice in Estonia?
 To ensure a better and quicker service to
citizens
 To provide order and safety through
invisible supervisory
 To prevent accidents and crime
 To do more with less

3. What is ePolice in Estonia?
 Integrated queries from the databases of the
police and its partner organizations
 Integrated surveillance and tracking system
 Police officers and vehicles
 Surveillance cameras
 Data exchange with telecoms and banks
 Processes and tools for crime prevention
 Technology + procedures for treating people with a
history of crime, DUI or speeding

4. The systems

5. •Increase transparency of police
work to boost the public
confidence rating
•Achieve operational excelence
on all levels.
•Increase in crime and
misdemeanors clearance rate
•All-in-one solution to enable
secure real-time operational
collaboration within the
organisation and with external
partners (Courts, Interpol,
Europol, etc)
•Decrease fatalities and injuries
in traffic collisions
•Increased data quality

6. Present
 Computer in the luggage
compartment
 Monitor
 Positioning device

7. Queries on the person
Tagaotsitav
Siia peaks täies suuruses tulema
isikupäringu ekraanipilt.

8. Queries on the vehicle

9. Map

10. Command and Control

11. Motorcycle

12. Quadbike

13. Speedboat

14. Speed camera

15. Business value

16. Case management speed
 You’re speeding on the street SPEED
LIMIT
 ePolice takes a photo of you and 30
your car
 Number plate recognition is taking
place
 Metadata is sent to central system 666VVV
 Police officer checks the prepared
data and in 97% of cases agrees
with digital signature
 Next day you’ll get an e-mail with
digitally signed fine Mailbox Store

17. What ePolice is for?
For the police officer:
 Quick queries (data on the person, on the vehicle)
 Online traffic supervision (the right to drive, traffic
insurance, technical inspection, stolen vehicles)
 Location of a patrol car
 Data warehouse for investigator (data maining
playground)
 To make visual bridges between criminals and crime
 To help address prevention tools

18. What is ePolice for?
For the citizen:
 Quick checking of data (e.g. driving-license
was left behind)
 Operational information on stolen vehicles
 Increase in safety
 Relocating of a car by the owner
 Open system
 Police is a educator/tutor

19. Efficient queries
 Query time ~2 sec
 Wanted objects found 2/day
 Search from SIS wanted list ~2 sec
 Online access to 12 State databases
 Online access to 3 International databases
 110 cars online 24/7
 17 000 queries per day
 Low bandwith costs (3€ per car in month)

21. Queries by Officers

22. Supervision Net
Traffic cameras
CCTV
Policevehicles
Internet
Cyberpolice
Money Laundry
GSM provider

23. Where Police has seen me 2010
12.12.10
when I made
wrong turn
14.06.10 morning
to check my
intoxication level

24. Before and after ePolice
Wanted to find in monthly basis
8000 35
Launch of ePolice
7000
30
6000
25
5000
20
4000
15
3000
10
2000
5
1000
0 0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Police officers wanted objects found internationally wanted objects found

25. Before and after ePolice
Launch of ePolice
Launch of ePolice
8000 800
7000 700
6000 600
5000 500
4000 400
3000 300
2000 200
1000 100
0 0
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Policeofficers Killed in Traffic accidents Cars in Total (Thousends)

26. Sharing Experience
Cars in Total (thousends)
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
MOLDOVA Estonia
*http://statbank.statistica.md/pxweb/Database/EN/databasetree.asp

27. Killed in traffic accidents per
8000
100 000 inhabitants 30
7000
25
6000
Launch of ePolice
20
5000
4000 15
3000
10
2000
5
1000
0 0
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Policeofficers killed in traffic accidents per 100,000 inhabitants

28. Sharing Experience
Number of fatalities per 100 000 passenger cars
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Estonia Republic of Moldova Romania Ukraine
* http://w3.unece.org/pxweb/dialog/Saveshow.asp?lang=1

29. Estonian Police Public Confidence Rating
8000 100%
Launch of ePolice
Launch of ePolice
90%
7000
80%
6000
70%
5000
60%
4000 50%
40%
3000
30%
2000
20%
1000
10%
0 0%
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Policeofficers Public Confidence Rating

30. ePolice and prevention
People now do very seldom:
 Drive without a valid driving license / insurance /
technical inspection
 Drive drunk or even after glass of wine (39%
decrease per annum)
 Drive over the allowed speed limit
 Drive a red light
Estonian Police survey:
“Fines get to your wallet but not your
consciousness”

31. Summary
 Increased traffic security
 More efficient police force
 Increased police credibility
 Prevention through active measures and
invisible supervision

32. Thank You!