Mon 12 Oct 2009
Sara Gregory’s Daily Tar Heel Chapel Hill Crime Map
Posted by WillR under ChapelHill , Technology[3] Comments
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Will,
I’m really glad you like the map. It’s been something we’ve been talking about doing for years, and I’m happy we finally were able to do so. We have an agreement with the town to get monthly spreadsheets of police data, and that’s what we’re building the map with. It’s low-key technology, but like you said, incredibly useful. Eventually we’d like to expand to include on campus incident reports and those from Carrboro. I’d love to hear any ideas you have about ways we could make it better!
Sara
Sara, I’ve passed this on to the Chief and he’s having Police Information Officer Kevin Gunter review what you’ve done with an eye towards using it.
Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help you extend the tool (I’ve got 30+ years of experience).
Also check out http://www.nccrime.us to look up incidents and arrests since 2003 as well as neighborhood crime comparisons.