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CrimeMapping.com
The Nashville Police Department, in partnership with CrimeMapping.com,
recently went live with an online service enabling the public to analyze
interactive maps of recent crime activity in their neighborhoods to further
strengthen community oriented policing efforts.
Crime Alerts are one of the most popular features at CrimeMapping.com.
Citizens can register online to receive free e-mail updates whenever new
crime activity occurs in a specified area. A person can register multiple
times in order to learn about criminal activity near their residence, business,
workplace or even their child’s school.
Citizens and community groups will have instant access to important and
timely crime information affecting their neighborhoods empowering them to
pro-actively partner with officers to address problem areas.
The site maintains current information with new data uploaded into the
system every twenty-four hours. The incident records information used is
thoroughly tested for accuracy.
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Attention: (This is another great tool!)
David Torrence (Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk) is pleased to
announce a new mapping link to the office website.
Crime Mapping is a new way for the public to access important arrest and
court related information via this user-friendly website (click here ). Click
“View and Map Arrest Data” and a satellite map will indicate the address
of all persons arrested within the last seven days (the user may narrow the
search by zip code). The user will also be able to find court date
information regarding the arrest as well as the criminal history of the person
arrested. This project was launched as a result of various ideas and
requests from public neighborhood watch groups and associations who
wanted to be able to view and search crime and arrest data for their
communities.
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New Crime Stoppers Website
Two new ways for citizens to anonymously report information
concerning wanted persons and criminal activity.
Effective immediately, persons can reach Crime Stoppers by texting the word
CASH along with their message to CRIMES (274637). An automated system will
immediately reply to the sender with a unique Tip ID, which can be used to report
additional information or inquire about a reward, which, in the discretion of the
Crime Stoppers Board, can total up to $1,000.
“I am very excited about this new capability because it makes the police department
and Crime Stoppers more accessible to a younger generation of citizens who have
made cell phone texting part of their daily routines,” Chief Serpas said. “Texting is
fast, immediate, and an easy way to provide the police department with vital
information on a criminal case or even about a gun in a school.”
Persons with crime or criminal suspect information can now also report it
anonymously through Nashville Crime Stoppers’ new Internet site,
www.nashvillecrimestoppers.com. The web site is maintained by the Crime
Stoppers Board and is not hosted by the Metropolitan Government. Anonymity of
a tipster is guaranteed through the texting and Internet reporting methods, just as it
has been for the past 26 years through the special 74-CRIME telephone line.
Callers are still welcome to dial 74-CRIME, which is answered 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Spanish speaking operators are also available.
“The Crime Stoppers Board strongly believes that our new texting and Internet
services will make Nashville even safer by empowering the police department with
critical information on the identities of dangerous felons and serious crimes,” said
Mike Overcast, Nashville Crime Stoppers President and Director of Security
Operations for SunTrust Bank.
“Crime Stoppers has been an important asset to our community for more than a
quarter century,” Overcast said. “Tips to our phone line have resulted in the
clearance of 7,656 cases and the payout of $481,025 in reward money. This
program works and will now be even more effective.”
The Nashville Police Department, in partnership with CrimeMapping.com,
recently went live with an online service enabling the public to analyze
interactive maps of recent crime activity in their neighborhoods to further
strengthen community oriented policing efforts.
Crime Alerts are one of the most popular features at CrimeMapping.com.
Citizens can register online to receive free e-mail updates whenever new
crime activity occurs in a specified area. A person can register multiple
times in order to learn about criminal activity near their residence, business,
workplace or even their child’s school.
Citizens and community groups will have instant access to important and
timely crime information affecting their neighborhoods empowering them to
pro-actively partner with officers to address problem areas.
The site maintains current information with new data uploaded into the
system every twenty-four hours. The incident records information used is
thoroughly tested for accuracy.
____________________________________________________________
Attention: (This is another great tool!)
David Torrence (Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk) is pleased to
announce a new mapping link to the office website.
Crime Mapping is a new way for the public to access important arrest and
court related information via this user-friendly website (click here ). Click
“View and Map Arrest Data” and a satellite map will indicate the address
of all persons arrested within the last seven days (the user may narrow the
search by zip code). The user will also be able to find court date
information regarding the arrest as well as the criminal history of the person
arrested. This project was launched as a result of various ideas and
requests from public neighborhood watch groups and associations who
wanted to be able to view and search crime and arrest data for their
communities.
____________________________________________________________
New Crime Stoppers Website
Two new ways for citizens to anonymously report information
concerning wanted persons and criminal activity.
Effective immediately, persons can reach Crime Stoppers by texting the word
CASH along with their message to CRIMES (274637). An automated system will
immediately reply to the sender with a unique Tip ID, which can be used to report
additional information or inquire about a reward, which, in the discretion of the
Crime Stoppers Board, can total up to $1,000.
“I am very excited about this new capability because it makes the police department
and Crime Stoppers more accessible to a younger generation of citizens who have
made cell phone texting part of their daily routines,” Chief Serpas said. “Texting is
fast, immediate, and an easy way to provide the police department with vital
information on a criminal case or even about a gun in a school.”
Persons with crime or criminal suspect information can now also report it
anonymously through Nashville Crime Stoppers’ new Internet site,
www.nashvillecrimestoppers.com. The web site is maintained by the Crime
Stoppers Board and is not hosted by the Metropolitan Government. Anonymity of
a tipster is guaranteed through the texting and Internet reporting methods, just as it
has been for the past 26 years through the special 74-CRIME telephone line.
Callers are still welcome to dial 74-CRIME, which is answered 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. Spanish speaking operators are also available.
“The Crime Stoppers Board strongly believes that our new texting and Internet
services will make Nashville even safer by empowering the police department with
critical information on the identities of dangerous felons and serious crimes,” said
Mike Overcast, Nashville Crime Stoppers President and Director of Security
Operations for SunTrust Bank.
“Crime Stoppers has been an important asset to our community for more than a
quarter century,” Overcast said. “Tips to our phone line have resulted in the
clearance of 7,656 cases and the payout of $481,025 in reward money. This
program works and will now be even more effective.”