Crimereports.com produces online crime maps that locate hot spots Data extracted from police systems - users can get it free
| February 11, 2008 |  View for printing |
The inspiration for Crimereports.com came a decade ago when Greg Whisenant made the mistake of letting a stranger, who turned out to be a burglar, into his apartment building in Arlington, Va.
At a neighborhood meeting that soon followed, Whisenant was surprised to hear a woman say she had been followed in a parking lot. Whisenant pondered how technology could make a difference.
"Why can't we have some kind of alert system that would tell me something like that?" he wondered.
A new service on http://www.Crimereports.com, launched last year and expanding nationwide, overlays police reports on maps, so people can view where arrests and other police calls have been made. Users can configure e-mail alerts to notify them of crimes in locations of interest within a day.
Brian Bergstein, Associated Press
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