Search Address
Search for an address, and apply a buffer around the address. Users can also turn off the points that fall outside of the buffer.

 

Crime Types
Turn on or off the types of crime that are displayed throughout the interface.

 

Date Range
Date range controls set constraints for the data

 

Tabs
Map, Data Grid, Analytics and Metadata tabs provide different views of the data that are currently of interest to the user.

RAIDS Online displays limited crime data to the public in Google Maps' well known, intuitive mapping interface. Crime type, street-level address, address name, date and time are displayed for the public. Filtering capabilities include address search, buffer, and date constraints.

 

Density Layers

Public users have the ability to create density maps based on the data in their current view. This helps the public interpret crime hotspots in their area.

Data at every level

Choropleth maps and point data is displayed at every level of zoom.

RAIDS Online gives the user full control over how data is displayed. In "Data Grid" view users can turn on and off columns, and sort data based on any variable. Data in the grid automatically updates based on the incidents displayed on the map.

Meaningful, visually stunning graphs help users visualize crime trends in their area. Graphs automatically update based on the data that is displayed on the map, giving user's full control over what data they would like to analyze.

It is important for the public to feel confident in the data that they are viewing. RAIDS Online’s Metadata tab displays useful information about the data that is being displayed.

Metadata displayed to the public includes the following information:

• Agency names of all jurisdictions displayed on the map
• Last upload date for each agency
• Number of records uploaded by the agency
• Percent of records approved for display in ATACRAIDS
• Percent of flagged records
• Date range of all data uploaded by each agency
• Percent of records geocoded by Google
• Percent of records geocoded by the Agency
• The total number of records in the current view
• The date range of records in the current view
• Breakdown of geocoding accuracy of the data in the current view

RAIDS Blog

The RAIDS Blog communicates directly to the public with useful information about understanding crime data. The blog educates users on the RAIDS Online interface, provides information about how to interpret different analytical features within the application, and provides important insight about how to interpret crime data as a whole.

RAIDS Online also displays a feed of the blog’s most recent and most viewed posts to ensure that they have the information they need.

Citizens on Patrol

Citizens on Patrol improves communication between law enforcement and the public about current crime bulletins. Citizens who sign up for this feature can receive email alerts and text messages directly from law enforcement about current crime bulletins. The alerts include contact information so the community can contact a law enforcement representative with any information they may have about the incident.

 

Neighborhood Watch

The public can sign up for email alerts about recent crime activity in their neighborhood. Users simply input an address and search radius to receive updates for that specific area.

 

Request to share

The public can request that their agency start sharing their data with them. Public users who navigate to an area that isn’t displaying crime data can request that the agency start sharing their data.