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06/21/2013

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Sarasota News Leader June 21, 2013 Page 54 INTERACTIVE CRIME MAPPING TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight has announced that a new mobile version of the interactive crime mapping program is available on the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office website. The technology provided through a partnership with Crimemapping.comâ„¢ makes it easier for residents to view current incidents in unincorporated Sarasota County, a news release says. The Sheriff's Office has made the web-based tool available since 2011, it notes. Information is updated daily and can be filtered by different crime types or viewed within a chosen radius of a desired address. Crimemapping Click to visit the iTunes App Store To Download dents also may sign up to be notified about crimes occurring in a specific radius of an address, the news release points out. "Making crime data available to the public through this visual tool is another measure of transparency," said Knight in the release. "Crime was down more than 16 percent last year in Sarasota County, and programs like this enhance our ability to build a crime prevention partnership with the community through education and awareness which will help continue that downward trend." To download the free new iPhone app, visit the App store and search for Crimemapping. com. Then search for an address or use the "Agencies" button to see crimes reported to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, the reTo protect the identity of victims of certain lease continues. types of crimes, reports of child abuse, sexThe web-based program may be accessed ual assaults, exploitation of the elderly and from the agency website, www.SarasotaSher- stalking will not be included in the material iff.org, under the "Public Interest" tab. Resi- made available, the release adds

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