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Major Cities Police Chief's talk about CrimeReports.com Watch

FOX News (SLC) - January 30, 2008
Fighting crime in Utah is going high tech. Watch

IT Conversations - November 27, 2007
Jon Udell's Interviews with Innovators - Greg Whisenant, co-founder of CrimeReports.com, wants every city to make its crime data usefully available to citizens. Listen

CBS News (San Francisco) - September 17, 2007
The San Jose Police Department on Monday announced that it would immediately begin making information available on the Internet. Watch

FOX News (San Francisco) - September 17, 2007
Janine De la Vega Reports On City Giving Public Access To Crime Reports Online. Watch

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Associated Press (AP) Story - February 5, 2008
(NPR, CNN, MSNBC, Business Week, USA Today, CBS News, Forbes) The inspiration for CrimeReports.com came a decade ago when Greg Whisenant made the mistake of letting a stranger, who turned out to be a burglar, into his apartment building Read

Deseret Morning News - January 31, 2008
A new online crime reporting service promises to put the pulse of neighborhood criminal activity at residents' fingertips. Read

NBC News (SLC) - January 30, 2008
Local crime data now available online. Read

ABC News (SLC) - January 30, 2008
New state program allows online neighborhood crime tracking. Read

Salt Lake Tribune - January 30, 2008
Whether a burglary in Brigham City, a sexual assault in Murray or an assault in the southern Utah town of Washington - Web surfers now have access to daily crime information in and around their neighborhoods. Read

Daily Herald - January 30, 2008
Curious if there's a crime wave in your neighborhood? Finding the answer could be as easy as checking your e-mail or visiting a Web site. Read

Washington Post - January 30, 2008
Curious to know whether a registered sex offender lives on your block? Thinking all the talk of car break-ins near your house might be nothing but neighborhood hysteria? Read

Dave Fletcher's Government and Technology Weblog, 2.0 - January 30, 2008
Utah is the first state to offer statewide crime reporting at the neighborhood level by email. Read

RockvilleCentral.com - January 30, 2008
Happy To See Competition: Montgomery County Police Crime Reports Available Mapped. Read

NBC News (District of Columbia) - January 29, 2008
Montgomery Co. Police Launch Online Crime Database - Neighborhood Crime Data Available In Almost Real-Time. Read

WUSA News (District of Columbia) - January 29, 2008
If you knew people were breaking into cars in your neighborhood, you would probably put yours in the garage or lock it up, right? Read

Investors.com - January 29, 2008
Montgomery County Police Partner with 'Public Engines' to Offer Montgomery County Crime Reporting Service on the Internet. Read

MSNBC.com - January 29, 2008
Montgomery County residents will be able to look up crime information for their neighborhoods online. Read

The Eagle Tribune Online - January 2, 2008
Haverhill first in state to put crime incidents online. Read

New Berlin Now - November 27, 2007
A new free online service will show New Berlin residents where crime happens in the city and offers residents a chance to get e-mail alerts if crime occurs in their neighborhoods. Read

San Jose Mercury News - September 18, 2007
San Jose Cops Unveil Interactive Crime Maps - One of Few Cities to Offer Details, Alerts. Read

Officer.com - September 18, 2007
Looking for a new house or apartment in San Jose? The city's police department has unveiled one more tool to help in the hunt: new crime-mapping software on its Web site that pinpoints reports down to the city block. Read





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