WASHINGTON—Republican presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said at port security conference of the International Airport and Seaport Police yesterday that if elected as President he plans to implement a new port security law enforcement program, which would be modeled after the “CompStat” initiative he oversaw during his tenure as mayor.

He explained that “PortStat would resemble “CompStat” in the sense that statistics based on arrests, complaints, suspicious activities, and other intelligence information would be collected in an effort to detect criminal, security-breach, and terrorist activity trends at U.S.-based airports and seaports. And this data would be used to aid federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to adjust security strategies on an ongoing and pro-active basis.

"We need a PortStat program that can extend the principle by monitoring what comes into our country, helping to secure our seaports and our global maritime trade," Giuliani said in a press release issued by the International Airport and Seaport Police. "The Government and private sectors both within and without the United States, have spent billions since the attacks of September 11th to secure international commerce. But is it working? PortStat can tell us that by identifying the strengths and the weaknesses along our supply chain."

The former mayor added that the PortStat program critical to analyzing risks to cargo shipments before they enter the United States.

"You'd want to know how many containers have been screened in any period of time for radiation before they get to our seaports. If a nuclear weapon is set to explode when it arrives, it does no good to wait to inspect the cargo until the contents are unloaded onto trucks 7 days later," said Giuliani. "We need to know whether a container is a danger, before it gets to our shores."

The press release added that Giuliani’s Compstat program is credited with helping to lower New York's crime rate by more than 50 percent during his tenure. The program allowed police to statistically monitor criminal activity on specific street corners as well as citywide, holding precinct commanders accountable for criminal activity in their neighborhoods.