The Ridgeland Police Department and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, recently partnered to provide a new way for the public to stay informed about crime in Ridgeland. The Ridgeland Police Department now has an online crime map called Community Crime Map (http://communitycrimemap.com/) that maps and analyzes crime data, alerts Ridgeland citizens about crimes in their area, and allows the Ridgeland Police Department to quickly alert the public about crimes as they occur.
Ridgeland citizens can view a map and grid with all of the crimes in their area, sign up for neighborhood watch reports that automatically email a breakdown of recent crime activity. Community Crime Map automatically syncs with the Ridgeland Police Department records management system to keep crime information updated
online and in the mobile app. Community Crime Map cleans and geocodes the crime data, then displays all of the incidents on a map, grid and analytics dashboard along with some basic information about the incidents, including the type of crime, location type, block-level address, date and time. Typically, agencies can spend thousands of dollars annually through other crime-mapping providers.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions offers Community Crime Map and the Community Crime Map Mobile app as a free service to any law enforcement agency that wishes to participate. Community Crime Map is ad-free and LexisNexis Risk Solutions does not sell the data to third party vendors, thus the agency remains in complete control over their data. For additional information on the Community Crime Map features or this service, please contact Ridgeland Police Department at 601-853-2014.
