Queensland Police
have just launched a new website which shows crime stats on an interactive map.
You can
specify areas such as postcodes (eg enter 4032 to view our local area) or specific
Neighbourhood Watch areas and you can also specify a particular date range. You
can also narrow down the search by particular types of offences.
Note that to
select a NHW area you need to type a zero in front of the number for single
digit numbered areas, so for Carseldine 6 you would need to enter it as Carseldine 06.
Once you have
made your selections, dots will appear on the map showing the number of crimes
in that area. Hover your mouse over the numeral and a number of dots appear
around the number, each dot representing a specific reported offence. If you
hover your mouse over one of the dots, it will show a summary of the offence
and indicate whether or not it has yet been solved.
Note that
dots are located near where the offence occurred, but for privacy reasons it
will not show the exact address.
It will be
updated every night but the data will be up to one week old. So for example, on
Thursday it will show data up to Thursday of the previous week. Data will be
loaded for the last 13 years.
To have a
look at the map, go to: http://www.police.qld.gov.au/forms/CrimeStatsDesktop.asp
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