  Rugbyman Member Username: Rugbyman Post Number: 273 Registered: 06-2005 |
http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/De partments/PoliceDepartment/tab id/141/Default.aspx Searchable by crime type, dates, and neighborhood. I was wondering when GIS systems were going to be made public. | ||
Jonesy Member Username: Jonesy Post Number: 517 Registered: 07-2005 |
Wonderful. Was DPS forced to make this info public? | ||
Rugbyman Member Username: Rugbyman Post Number: 274 Registered: 06-2005 |
My bet is they were waiting on their new server/web design before launching. Something like this probably takes a lot of bandwidth and the last host was probably under a long-term contract. | ||
Nanska Member Username: Nanska Post Number: 105 Registered: 08-2006 |
Well, it would be nice if I could access the site. I keep clicking the "I agree" button for the disclaimer, but the site does not open. Would love to see what the stats are for my old neighborhood | ||
Rel Member Username: Rel Post Number: 445 Registered: 02-2008 |
Wow, near my old address, there have been 8 vehicles stolen in the last month (Searched a half-mile radius)! Glad I had garage parking. Within a block of my house, there was an auto theft, an assault and larceny committed in the same time period. And these are just the 'reported' crimes. (edited to add a stolen car hidden by street name on map) (Message edited by rel on March 15, 2008) | ||
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge Post Number: 595 Registered: 08-2006 |
looks great, very easy to use. Why aren't homicides viewable? | ||
Cub Member Username: Cub Post Number: 167 Registered: 02-2007 |
Not much happening in my area. (Harper and Gratiot) I was wondering that also Gsgeorge maybe they are afraid to show so many. LOL | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 3818 Registered: 06-2004 |
Maybe homicides are listed under assaults, that way there's no need to make retroactive changes here if the victim later dies. | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 17 Registered: 03-2008 |
Awesome! This should really help residents and reporters track crime. What is the difference between robbery, larceny, and burglary? | ||
Funaho Member Username: Funaho Post Number: 26 Registered: 11-2007 |
Well. this is neat, but the results are disturbing. Within 1/2 mile of my house, in the last 30 days: 5 assaults 3 burglaries 1 armed robbery 5 larcenies 11 car thefts And of course as someone else pointed out, that's just what got reported. | ||
Flanders_field Member Username: Flanders_field Post Number: 185 Registered: 01-2008 |
My old 'hood didn't miss out on anything, within a quarter-mile over the past month, and was mostly burglaries. Looks like a reported auto-theft happened recently, only a few houses away from our old home. My sister's car was stolen overnight when we lived there. It was found parked a few miles south on Gratiot, so the thieves only used it for a joy ride, nothing was missing... But it was one of the infamous mid-70s Ford Mustang IIs, and it had a four-banger engine with such poor acceleration, that it forced you to floor it at the beginning of an on-ramp to an expressway, so that you could be going fast enough to merge into the freeway traffic without getting killed. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 3820 Registered: 06-2004 |
As I understand it (no guarantees) burglary can be a simple breaking and entering, without theft larceny is theft (including stuff like embezzlement) robbery is taking property using intimidation or violence | ||
Crumbled_pavement Member Username: Crumbled_pavement Post Number: 264 Registered: 08-2007 |
Neato. I credit Lil Pup with this....  | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 3821 Registered: 06-2004 |
Thanks, but I doubt it. Cripes, put in 1300 Beaubien for a 1/2 mile sweep for 30 days. It must be because Greektown's a bar laden tourist mecca. | ||
Tk65 Member Username: Tk65 Post Number: 44 Registered: 12-2007 |
"Since the Detroit Police Department was established in 1865, it has been widely viewed as one of the world’s premiere law enforcement agencies" Say what???? | ||
Crumbled_pavement Member Username: Crumbled_pavement Post Number: 265 Registered: 08-2007 |
I wonder if this site will help deter crime. Maybe if the DPD promotes it right more victims of crime will come forward. Also, if DPD targets high crime areas maybe they'll be able to drive down crime as well. I'm just wondering will they keep this up to date, or is it a once in a lifetime deal. P.S.: Why no traffic related offenses, such as drunk driving, etc, etc. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 3822 Registered: 06-2004 |
Most sites I've seen don't have traffic related offenses listed. The FBI crime reports focus on violent crimes and property crimes. | ||
Crumbled_pavement Member Username: Crumbled_pavement Post Number: 266 Registered: 08-2007 |
Gotcha. | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 1993 Registered: 09-2006 |
This is excellent news I'm glad I didn't buy that domain after all. Good find Rugbyman. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 5647 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: We had one of those when I was young. What a piece of junk! When my parents sold it, I asked my dad where it went. He said they were going to recycle it into cat food tins. | ||
Nainrouge Member Username: Nainrouge Post Number: 1028 Registered: 05-2006 |
Doesn't seem to be working now.... | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 4811 Registered: 12-2005 |
Works for me. Yeah, this is great. Now the neighborhoods with the least crime can start using things like this to shed the unfair crime stigma they've had to bear. Then they can serve as good examples for the rest of Detroit who could then try to duplicate those results. Maybe Detroit could then start racing to the top. (Message edited by Jimaz on March 15, 2008) | ||
Nainrouge Member Username: Nainrouge Post Number: 1029 Registered: 05-2006 |
I have it now. I clicked on "crime statistics" in the navigation bar and got nothing. If you go directly here: http://detroit.mi.crimeviewcom munity.com/ you will find it. This is fantastic news. Congratulations to the DPD for this. | ||
Swbaby12345 Member Username: Swbaby12345 Post Number: 37 Registered: 02-2007 |
I'm having trouble getting the page to open. When I click on "search" it keeps telling me there is an error and something about a timeout. Any sugestions? | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 1071 Registered: 08-2007 |
^same here^ | ||
Whittier70 Member Username: Whittier70 Post Number: 77 Registered: 02-2008 |
same here, i keep trying different locations over and over again nothing comes up, it says error & time out. The site doesn't work just like everything else in this city. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 4813 Registered: 12-2005 |
Yeah, I'm getting a timeout message now too. It worked before. Try again later, I'd guess. | ||
Whittier70 Member Username: Whittier70 Post Number: 78 Registered: 02-2008 |
this was my first time trying out the new site, never works. kinda like a Detroit street light. | ||
Dave70 Member Username: Dave70 Post Number: 45 Registered: 08-2007 |
Neat, but very depressing. My old neighborhood (Riad+Morang) 2 assaults 20 auto theft 10 burglaries 2 larceny 4 armed robberies Disgusting. I knew it was bad but not THAT bad. | ||
Rel Member Username: Rel Post Number: 447 Registered: 02-2008 |
I wonder what the maps would look like if you could search the previous year... |
