Neighborhood Watch Emails
The public can sign up for email alerts about recent crime activity in their neighborhood. Users simply input an address and search radius to receive updates for that specific area. Request to shareThe public can request that their agency start sharing their data with them. Public users who navigate to an area that isn’t displaying crime data can request that the agency start sharing their data.
Mapping and analytics for the public
RAIDS Online displays limited crime data to the public in Google Maps’ well known, intuitive mapping interface. Crime type, street-level address, address name, date and time are displayed for the public. Filtering capabilities include address search, buffer, and date constraints.
Data searching and filtering
RAIDS Online gives the user full control over how data is displayed. In "Data Grid" view users can turn on and off columns, and sort data based on any variable. Data in the grid automatically updates based on the incidents displayed on the map.
Hotspot maps
Public users have the ability to create density maps based on the data in their current view. This helps the public interpret crime hotspots in their area.
27 Crime Categories
Turn on or off the types of crime that are displayed throughout the interface. Date RangeDate range controls set constraints for the data
Search Address
Search for an address, and apply a buffer around the address. Users can also turn off the points that fall outside of the buffer.
Analytics
Meaningful, visually stunning graphs help users visualize crime trends in their area. Graphs automatically update based on the data that is displayed on the map, giving user’s full control over what data they would like to analyze.
Data transparency
It is important for the public to feel confident in the data that they are viewing. RAIDS Online’s Metadata tab displays useful information about the data that is being displayed.
