Data is the common thread that runs through everything we do here at SmartPlanet. From tracking energy usage in factories to prescription drug administration in hospitals to the speed of vehicles on ...

According to a study in late 2012, police are no longer skeptics of social media, as evidenced by the various departments that have implemented social media tools to help them fight crime. And the ...

Pretoria North police have warned motorists and residents not to give money to street beggars. “Research has shown that 80 to 90 percent of them are drug or alcohol addicts,” police spokesperson ...

Crimes of various magnitude happen in towns and cities across the UK every day. Without realizing it, criminals leave clues and traces behind, no matter how careful they try to be in executing the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The murder figures continued to rise, as did other contact crimes. There are discrepancies in the figures provided for sexual crimes. Property crimes saw a significant decrease. There was an overall ...

Artificial intelligence is being applied to everything in business and in our day-to-day lives. The hope is that machines can streamline all the processes of our lives and make them more efficient.

Environmental crime is one of the world’s most profitable organised criminal activities and has a major impact not only on the environment but also on human health. It is highly lucrative but it is ...