Scope of Work

The BCO is responsible for:

• collecting data from relevant sources;
• processing crime data to ensure quality and propriety;
• securely storing crime data;
• ensuring adequate access to relevant stakeholders;
• protecting sensitive and proprietary data and ensuring access only by authorized persons;
• generating statistical outputs and analyses for various user types; and
  updating data to ensure accuracy and reliability

The BCO is a national repository for the secure storage of comprehensive, multi-dimensional data relating to crime. Data stored by the Observatory is collected from relevant sources and processed to ensure they are fit for the creation of statistical analysis and outputs for a wide range of stakeholders.

GOALS

GOAL #1:  Ensuring that crime data and information collected from authoritative sources are timely, multidimensional, comprehensive, reliable, and relevant.

GOAL #2: Ensuring that data and information in the BCO’s Repository are suitable for the efficient performance of a diverse array of analysis functions, and to generate statistical outputs and indicators, unveiling meaningful insights into crime patterns and trends.

GOAL #3: Performing in-depth analysis of crime data, exploring key variables to provide greater insights into crime patterns and trends.

GOAL #4: Maintaining a Central Repository of authoritative and comprehensive crime data and information from a range of providers, as well as the BCO’s analysis and statistical outputs and periodic publications.

GOAL #5: Fostering a deeper understanding of crime patterns and trends in Belize, and supporting improvements in public safety through the dissemination of quality data and insightful information.