Press Releases
March 8, 2010
Florida Law Enforcement Agencies Open Crime Data to More Than 4 Million Citizens Statewide
Law enforcement to share online crime data across the state through a partnership with CrimeReports... PDF
January 26, 2010
CrimeReports Popular iPhone App Tops100,000 Downloads in First Month
Users search more than eight million crimes in 30 days... PDF
December 16, 2009
CrimeReports Launches First National Crime Mapping iPhone App
Citizens can now take the crime map with them wherever they go... PDF
December 9, 2009
CrimeReports Creates First Nationwide Source of Crime and Sex Offender Data
Combined map provides citizens with the only online, nationwide resource for crime and sex offender information... PDF
October 30, 2009
Palm Beach County, Fla., Joins the National Crime Map
Today, as Palm Beach County residents prepare to send their kids out trick-or-treating, the sheriff’s office announces a partnership with CrimeReports, creators of the National Crime Map... PDF
September 1, 2009
St. Petersburg, Fla., Becomes the 500th Law Enforcement Agency to Partner with CrimeReports.com
Today, St. Petersburg, Fla., becomes the 500th law enforcement agency to share crime data with the public through CrimeReports.com, the world leader in online crime mapping... PDF
August 18, 2009
CrimeReports.com Raises $7.2 Million from Austin Ventures, vSpring
CrimeReports.com, the leader in online crime-mapping, today announced it has raised $7.2 million in a Series B financing led by Austin Ventures, one of the nation's leading venture and growth equity firms, with participation from existing investor vSpring Capital... PDF
August 4, 2009
Obama Administration's Call for Innovation Through Open Data Sharing Contributes to CrimeReports' Continued Growth
Forty-three additional law enforcement agencies have chosen to heed President Obama's call for increased data sharing in government by joining the CrimeReports.com network in July. PDF
July 9, 2009
Record Growth in June for CrimeReports.com Indicates Law Enforcement Trend Toward Online Communication
June represents a record-breaking month for CrimeReports.com, signing new partnerships with 49 law enforcement agencies across the U.S. These new partnerships represent close to a 10 percent growth for the world leader in online crime mapping in the last month PDF
July 7, 2009
Boston Police Partner with CrimeReports.com
The Boston Police Department recently announced a partnership with online crime-mapping service, CrimeReports.com, demonstrating the forward-thinking direction of the Boston PD and CrimeReports’ role as the industry leader in crime mapping... PDF
May 1, 2009
CrimeReports Launches Next-Generation Crime Analytics Tool
Today CrimeReports announced the launch of Command Central, a web-based analytics platform that tracks and manages crime data through user-friendly graphs, charts, maps, and visualizations to support CompStat-style analysis. Command Central gives every member of the police agency controlled and secure access to relevant, detailed and timely crime data for their jurisdiction... PDF
March 1, 2009
CrimeReports Appoints Ken Meyers President and Chief Operating Officer
CrimeReports.com, the leader in comprehensive, web-based, crime mapping service in the U.S., today announces the appointment of Ken Meyers as President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Meyers will assume all day-to-day responsibilities of the company and report directly to CrimeReports CEO, Greg Whisenant... PDF
May 15, 2008
Utah now has more than half of Utah's law enforcement agencies participating
Public Engines, Inc. today announced that more than half of Utah's law enforcement agencies are now making local up-to-date crime data available to the public through CrimeReports.com. With funding provided by Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's office and the state legislature, Utah law enforcement agencies are now able to provide crime data and real-time crime alerts to members of their respective communities. Read More... PDF
April 20, 2008
Lyndhurst PD Becomes First in New Jersey to Sign on with CrimeReports.com to Share Neighborhood Crime Information with Community Members
Lyndhurst Police Department and Public Engines today announced that Lyndhurst PD became the first law enforcement agency in the state of New Jersey to sign a partnership with CrimeReports.com to share neighborhood crime incident information with community members via the Internet. Read More... PDF
April 17, 2008
Public Engines Announces Strategic Alliance with Hitech Systems to Build an Integration Layer into Hitech Systems' SafetyNet CAD and RMS
Public Engines today announced a strategic alliance with Hitech Systems to include an integration layer in Hitech Systems' SafetyNet™ CAD and RMS for CrimeReports.com, making them one of the first CrimeReports Ready applications available on the market today. The partnership will allow SafetyNet CAD and RMS customers to immediately and seamlessly integrate their crime data with CrimeReports.com, giving them the capability to share their crime data with their local community members.
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January 30, 2008
New Pilot Program Lets Utahns Get Neighborhood Crime Reports by Email
Utahns can now check their e-mail to find out if there's a crime problem in their neighborhood. Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Utah Speaker of the House Greg Curtis announced today the nation's first statewide plan offering up-to-date crime reports for individual neighborhoods. Read More... PDF
January 29, 2008
Montgomery County Police Partner with Public Engines
Today, Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced a new partnership with Public Engines, a software development company, to provide the ability to share neighborhood crime incident information through the Internet. Read More... PDF
January 15, 2008
Six Law Enforcement Agencies Sign on with Public Engines to Share Criminal Activity with Community Members
Public Engines, a public information-sharing company for government agencies, today announced partnerships with police departments in Haverhill, Mass.; Buffalo, Minn.; Carpentersville, Ill.; Chamblee, Ga.; Tyrone, Ga.; and New Berlin, Wis., giving these cities the ability to more effectively share criminal activity with their more than 150,000 combined community members. Read More... PDF
October 14, 2007
CrimeReports.com Announces Foundation Partners
CrimeReports.com allows law enforcement agencies to provide neighborhood crime information to citizens in near real-time and empowers citizen participation in community policing. These "Foundation Partner" departments are comprised of law enforcement agencies that are committed to using best available technology to engage the public and keep them informed. These agencies will play a pivotal role in the development of CrimeReports.com's future services. CrimeReports.com will include up to 30 departments in the Foundation Partners program to define the future direction of services. Read More... PDF
September 17, 2007
CrimeReports.com Launches Crime Alerting and Mapping Service with the San Jose Police Department
CrimeReports.com and the San Jose Police Department have announced a new partnership that will provide easy to read crime maps and automated alerts to the citizens of San Jose. The service, located at http://www.crimereports.com or directly from the San Jose Police Web site http://www.sjpd.org, provides data in near-real time and is available now. Read More... PDF
Media Contacts:
Ryan Lufkin, Director of Marketing, ryan@crimereports.com, 801.828.2721
