Mine Crime – Strategic-Technological Analysis of a European Urban Security Data Platform
Mine Crime is a Milan-based deep-tech startup that has created an AI-driven urban security platform. It aggregates thousands of open and private data sources to map and predict crime patterns, offering citizens and organizations a real-time crime “observatory”[1][2]. The company’s software uses a proprietary AI algorithm to geolocate incidents and generate risk indicators for neighborhoods[1][3]. Founded in 2020 as the social-impact project of Safetecom Srl SB, Mine Crime originated at the MISAP research institute and was later incubated by Bocconi University’s B4i programme[4][5]. It has attracted attention from Italian infrastructure and technology leaders (e.g. TIM, FS Group). This analysis examines Mine Crime’s strategic-technology profile from a European defence autonomy perspective: mapping its technology alignment, readiness level, program engagements, partnerships, and capacity to enhance EU strategic autonomy and resilience, while reducing dependence on non-allied suppliers. The findings will highlight Mine Crime’s innovative role in the civilian security domain, identifying both its contributions and gaps relative to EU/NATO priorities.