Open Data: New York Police Department Launches Online Crime Data Resources

From The New York Daily News:

In a significant step toward increasing transparency, the New York Police Department has created a website with detailed data about each major crime that takes place in the city.
The database comes with an interactive map and allows searches by location, date, category of crime and 16 other variables.
A searchable spreadsheet can also be sorted by precinct, enforcement sector and whether it’s a felony.
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The NYPD also said that the weekly Compstat reports will be more immediately available to the public on the NYPD’s website. The reports are currently often delayed a week or so before appearing online.
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The weekly Compstat records are found here.

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See Also: Additional NYC Public Safety Open Datasets
On a Related Note, Two Items From Earlier in 2015…

• Open Data: New Web App Maps Real Time Oakland, CA Police Department Crime Data

• California’s Department of Justice Launches First of-its-Kind Criminal Justice Open Data Initiative

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