A Novel Edge-Assisted Quantum-Classical Hybrid Framework for Crime Pattern Learning and Classification
Crime pattern analysis is critical for law enforcement and predictive policing, yet the surge in criminal activities from rapid urbanization creates high-dimensional, imbalanced datasets that challenge traditional classification methods. This study presents a quantum-classical comparison framework for crime analytics, evaluating four computational paradigms: quantum models, classical baseline machine learning models, and two hybrid quantum-classical architectures. Using 16-year Bangladesh crime statistics, we systematically assess classification performance and computational efficiency under rigorous cross-validation methods. Experimental results show that quantum-inspired approaches, […]