Mapping Crime
Police Chief Tom Casady announced a new crime mapping tool called, well, Crime Mapping that includes some nifty features for quickly seeing what’s going on near a particular address. It’s short on details of the crimes, but it’s handy for a quick glance. One cool feature is the ability to be notified about crimes that occur near an address you specify. Want to know if somebody is assaulted within a mile of your house? Register for a notification and you’ll get an e-mail whenever an assault is reported.
The Comments
Nikkidemas says Cool, but... June 12, 2008 at 10:03am
I’m a fan of the current CrimeView system. I agree - the notification is a cool feature with Crime Mapping. But I love how CrimeView gives you the dirt about the report just by clicking on the icon. For instance - a vandalism near 56th & Normal: “THREW LRG CUP OF BBQ SAUCE ON VEH/ALSO STAINED UPHOLSTERY” Love it. Where’s this on your new-fangled map?? haha
meatball says RE: Cool, but... June 12, 2008 at 1:22pm
My next door neighbor’s got that beat:
“ITEM TAKEN FROM V HOME WHILE V PRESENT BLUE GIRLS GONE WILD DVD”
Sarah says Wow there's been a lot June 12, 2008 at 11:44am
Wow there’s been a lot of crime in my hood!! (The near south.)
Nikkidemas says RE: Wow there's been a lot June 12, 2008 at 12:25pm
Were they throwing nuggets?