This paper invites the application of a pattern of criminal intelligence in the institution as an instrument that emerges from the evolution of crime, nationally and internationally. In the National Police, there are conditions to implement a model of criminal intelligence and from that perspective, the Directorate of Police Intelligence, through Foresight Intelligence Center, launched an investigation called "Model Approach to Criminal Intelligence in the National Police of Colombia" as a component of the criminal investigation, in order to contribute to policy formulation in crime prevention and monitoring, which ensures the safety of citizens threatened by the emergence of different forms of violence and criminal methods.