NYC Unveils Interactive Map of Major Crimes
Sunday, December 08, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City is offering a new way of looking at the city's crime data on an
interactive, online map.
interactive, online map.
Police and the city's Information Technology and
Telecommunications Department unveiled the new map Sunday. It lets
people search and see basic data on the incidence of seven major crimes,
by address, ZIP code or police precinct.
It shows the seven major felony crimes, as defined by state law. They include murder, rape and robbery and some property crimes, such as burglary.
The map fulfills a city law passed this spring. The Police Department already provides crime statistics by precinct on its website.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the city is safer than ever, but the map helps New Yorkers and researchers understand where major crimes persist.
It shows the seven major felony crimes, as defined by state law. They include murder, rape and robbery and some property crimes, such as burglary.
The map fulfills a city law passed this spring. The Police Department already provides crime statistics by precinct on its website.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the city is safer than ever, but the map helps New Yorkers and researchers understand where major crimes persist.
Police and the city's Information Technology and Telecommunications
Department unveiled the new map Sunday. It lets people search and see
basic data on the incidence of seven major crimes, by address, ZIP code
or police precinct.
It shows the seven major felony crimes, as defined by state law. They
include murder, rape and robbery and some property crimes, such as
burglary.
The map fulfills a city law passed this spring. The Police Department
already provides crime statistics by precinct on its website.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the city is safer than ever,
but the map helps New Yorkers and researchers understand where major
crimes persist.
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