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IPD analyst presents dashboard: calls for service up, violent crimes down; Asteria Building flagged as hotspot
Summary
Ithaca Police Department crime analyst Cheyenne Smith briefed the Community Police Board on a new dashboard showing total calls for service rising while Part 1 violent crimes have declined; the analyst flagged the Asteria Building as a localized hotspot with 88 responses in the last 30 days and answered board questions about data classification.
Cheyenne Smith, the crime analyst for the Ithaca Police Department, presented a new dashboard at the Community Police Board meeting that board members said helps explain why community perceptions of crime can differ from core violent-crime statistics.
Smith said the department's Part 1 violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) have trended down over the last four years while total calls for service have increased. For a recent 30-day review, Smith reported 88 IPD responses to the Asteria Building and noted that many responses are classified as "assist," a broad category that can include noncriminal help,…
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