Standard-Examiner: Website Allows Residents to Track Crime in Their Neighorhoods

Why not let residents see whats going on easily...what's there to hide?

By Smaatguy

Interesting article in the Standard about communities being able to make available to residents the locations of crimes in their neighborhoods.  Apparently Ogden opted out... saying the Crime Control Center has it covered... as if residents can just pop in and see whats going on:

• Website allows residents to track crime in their neighorhoods

Why not let residents see whats going on easily...what's there to hide?

Update 5/20/12 9:58 p.m.:  Here's a link to the privately operated crimereports.com website which is mentioned in this morning's S-E story.  Click the link and enter your home address to contemplate how handy this site would be, if  your city provided complete official police data regarding all reported crimes in your neighborhood:

• Crime Reports Data Website

Currently, Ogden City information is limited to registered sex offenders; and there thus appears no data whatsoever for Ogden City crimes, because Ogden City has opted out.  Perhaps Ogden City and other neighboring municipalities should be a little less stingy with their crime data, no?

What say our WCF readers about this?