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Online maps will help public identify crime hotspots, says Home Secretary
England and Wales will have access to the latest local crime information through new interactive crime maps as announced by Home Office Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
The rollout follows the announcement made by the Home Secretary that every police force in the country has now delivered monthly crime information to the public on their websites. New interactive crime maps will take the rollout of local crime information to the next level.
The plan is for every police force to produce crime maps by the end of the year that will allow the public to see where and when crime has happened, down to street level for some crimes, make comparisons with other areas and learn how crime is being tackled by their local neighbourhood policing team.
Hampshire, Lancashire and West Yorkshire and the West Midlands are currently the leading forces on crime maps, with other forces preparing to introduce them this year.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said: "By rolling out up-to-date, interactive crime maps we can better inform people about crime problems in their area and enable them to have much more of a say in what their local police focus on. This will help increase public confidence in the police and make communities safer.”
