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SFPD unveils public crime‑mapping site; commissioners urge wider visibility and officer access
Summary
The Police Commission was shown a newly available public crime‑mapping tool (crimereports.com) with daily CAD uploads, neighborhood drill‑downs and analytics; commissioners praised transparency, asked for a press release and raised concerns about officer access at district stations.
Deputy Chief Cohen introduced Lieutenant Greg Yee and analyst Gene Chisholm to demonstrate the department's new public calls‑for‑service and incident mapping now available through crimereports.com. "The calls for service data are now available and accessible to the public via the Internet at crimereports.com," Lieutenant Yee said, describing neighborhood filters (41 neighborhoods defined by the mayor's office), selectable date ranges and graphics that update as users change parameters.
Lieutenant Yee said the site currently offers a six‑month window and that CAD data are uploaded daily at 3 a.m.; historical data back to October 2007 are in the system and the vendor (Omega Group) is working to expand archival access. He described a two‑phase migration and data‑audit process to move analytics to the Hall of Justice and to ensure query parameters (for example, searching by incident date rather than report date) are correct.
Commissioners applauded the site's launch, suggested making it more prominent on the SFPD website and recommended a press release to publicize the resource. Several commissioners asked whether district station officers can access the site for pre‑shift planning; Lieutenant Yee said Internet access at some stations is limited by firewall and wiring issues but that DSL and additional computers are being rolled out, and that short‑term printing or central station computers might bridge the gap.
