ComStat: Unlocking the meaning behind the numbers

COMSTAT is a tool used by leaders all over the nation to improve intelligence and accountability throughout their organization.

COMSTAT, utilizing computer pin mapping and weekly accountability sessions, helped the NYPD dramatically reduce crime. In Baltimore, Maryland, Mayor Martin O'Malley is using this same process, not only for crime, but for every City agency from Public Works to Health.

With COMSTAT, strategies are developed and employed, managers held accountable, and results measured – not yearly, quarterly, or monthly, but week to week.

Four tenets constitute the foundation of COMSTAT:

1. Accurate and Timely Intelligence
2. Effective Tactics and Strategies
3. Rapid Deployment of Resources
4. Relentless Follow-Up and Assessment