ST. LOUIS — Aerial surveillance in Baltimore led to a small improvement in solving serious crimes during its six months of operation last year, researchers said Wednesday.
But the preliminary report issued by the RAND Corp. said it's too soon to draw conclusions about the overall effectiveness of the pilot program, which is similar to one under consideration by St. Louis aldermen. A final report won't be issued until April 2022.
"Our report outlines a few preliminary findings based on case outcomes to date, but some of these outcomes may change as the Baltimore police continue to investigate crimes that occurred during the pilot period," said Andrew Morral, a senior behavioral scientist at RAND.
