Update: LA Times Launches New Crime Database, Mapping App
The LAPD currently sends visitor its crime map to the LA Times one. It’s working a new one, which per the LA Times Blog is a few months away. Here’s the text on the LAPD crime map page:
“The Los Angeles Police Department’s Crime Map page is currently undergoing technical renovations in preparation for a new crime mapping system which will include expanded crime data from adjacent agencies, and will accommodate our growing viewer data base. Until such time as the new crime mapping system is fully functional, you may view Part One crime data provided to the Los Angeles Times by the Los Angeles Police Department at http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/crime/. We apologize for any inconvenience during this process and thank you for your patience and understanding.”
—- original post 9/30/10—-
The new database and crime-mapping program was built by the Los Angeles Times and contains information on all serious crimes recorded by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles county Sheriff’s Department. It goes live today.
The app allows “users to analyze crime statistics, search historic crime patterns and receive alerts when several crimes occur in an area over a short period of time. As is common practice when releasing information about reported crimes, the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department provide the block where a crime occurs, instead of the exact address.”
