Worcester council committee OKs 'crime forecasting' report, further public airing of the technology WORCESTER — At a City Council subcommittee meeting Monday night, residents continued to voice concerns over the proposed purchase of "crime forecasting" technology for the Police Department. Some residents, including several who represented neighborhood crime watch groups, called in to the Public Safety Committee virtual meeting to support the city's proposed use of ShotSpotter Connect technology, but for more than two hours, many residents criticized the technology, and took issue with how it was presented to the City Council two weeks ago. The committee voted 3-0 to approve the report Monday, but did not make a recommendation to the full council on whether the city should move forward with the program. The committee voted on orders to arrange meetings on the program with community groups and to have it presented at a citywide crime watch meeting.