Precogs provide this service in a Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Cruise as John Anderton.  
Hitachi purchased Avrio and Pantascene in order to develop this type of software.  This type of service typically doesn't work on certain "self-exciting" events.  John Underkoffler designed a user interface meant to invoke conducting an orchestra for a sci-fi film about a government agency that offers this service.  This type of service is provided by a company called Azavea with software called (*) HunchLab which uses signals such as the phases of the moon, home team game schedules, and bar locations as inputs.  This type of software was used to apparently great effect in the San Fernando Valley, and was written by PredPol, a company founded by William Bratton.  Precogs provide this service in a Steven Spielberg film starring Tom Cruise as John Anderton.  For 10 points, name this thing done in Minority Report to catch criminals.
Hitachi purchased Avrio and Pantascene in order to develop this type of software.  
crime prediction [or predictive policing; prompt on crime fighting; prompt on policing; prompt on predicting the future] 