About Us
About CrimeReports.com
CrimeReports.com is the flagship product of Public Engines, Inc. The CrimeReports.com service provides law enforcement agencies with an affordable and easy-to-use Web-based service for managing and controlling the sharing of crime data with the public, in near real-time. Community members can then access their neighborhood crime information for free, empowering them to make informed decisions to help improve the safety of their families, friends, property and the community at large. Back to the top.

About Public Engines
Founded in 2006, Public Engines provides Web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) products to help government agencies manage and control the sharing of data directly with local communities. Public Engines' direct to community products enhance the ability of government entities to communicate time-sensitive and sometimes critical information to local communities.

Through its flagship product, CrimeReports.com, Public Engines provides law enforcement agencies with an affordable, secure, easy-to-use Web-based service for sharing crime data with the public in near real-time. Community members can access this information for free, empowering them to make informed decisions to help heighten awareness and improve the safety of their families, friends, property and the community at large.

The CrimeReports.com service is immediately scalable to support thousands of departments. It is comprised of two basic components: the CrimeReports Publisher which enables law enforcement agencies to "push" data from the agency to CrimeReports.com and the CrimeReports.com Web application which manages the handling and display of data to the public in an easy-to-use map-based interface. Back to the top.

Executive Team
Greg Whisenant
President & CEO
Greg's main responsibility at Public Engines is over corporate strategy, business development and government affairs. Prior to founding Public Engines, Greg was founder and General Manager of Wasatch Solutions, a networking services and software development firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has also worked with Internet startups and as a lobbyist for Hale and Dorr (now Wilmer Hale) in Washington, D.C. Previously, Greg worked as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Robert F. Bennett (R-UT), handling law enforcement, technology and telecommunications issues. In 2005 and 2007, Greg was selected as a member of the v|100, vSpring Capital's Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs in the state of Utah. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Brigham Young University and a Master in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Christian Faulconer
Chief Operating Officer
While Christian leads the operation of the business, he also has responsibilities over software and product development and leads the software engineering team. Prior to co-founding Public Engines, Christian was founder and President of an analytics portal provider, Sharp Analytics (now a division of iCrossing). Christian has worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a management consultant, as well as Fortune 500 companies and Internet startups. Christian was selected as a member of the v|100, vSpring Capital's Top Venture Entrepreneurs in Utah, in 2007. He earned a master's degree in accounting and information systems management from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, as well as a bachelor's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University.

Ryan Lufkin
Director of Sales
As the head of sales, Ryan makes sure that the sales team is on par with meeting the goals established by the executive team. Ryan started his career as an account executive with Scopes, Garcia, Carlisle Advertising in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he worked with clients such as Coca-Cola, Walt Disney Studios and Marriott Hotels. He then worked as the Director of Marketing and Promotions for Simmons Media Group. Following Simmons, Ryan worked with Internet startup Campus Pipeline beginning in 1999, which was subsequently acquired by SCT Corporation and again by SunGard Higher Education. Ryan has a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Public Relations from the University of Utah.

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Location
Public Engines Global Headquarters
6350 South 3000 East
6th Floor
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

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Ask your local law enforcement agency to participate by using the automated request letter below. The letter will be personalized with your name.

Name of city or police department:

Here is the email letter the Chief / Sheriff will receive:

Dear Chief / Sheriff,

I respectfully request that [ name of city or police department ] participate in CrimeReports.com, a free service that enables law enforcement to communicate directly with local citizens. You can learn more here:

http://www.crimereports.com

I have joined Crimereports.com in the hopes that you will begin participating soon. I appreciate your willingness to consider this request. Please contact me if you have any questions.

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