This is a significant step forward as this reports to you directly without having to wait for news reports.
Walton County
Sheriff’s Office Joins CrimeReports.com, the National Crime Map
Citizens have free access to neighborhood crime data through the Walton County Sheriff’s Office
website and iPhone app
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that citizens can now gain access to neighborhood level crime incident
data in near real time.
“Providing reliable, timely information to our citizens is one of our top priorities, because an informed public is a safer public,” says
Sheriff Michael Adkinson. “Partnering with CrimeReports gives us the ability to keep the public informed on a regular basis as to what is going on in their
community.”
The public can access the free crime data through the website or through the CrimeReports iPhone app, available for free download in
the Apple iTunes store, and also available in droids. The new service even lets local citizens sign up for free customizable email updates, so they can monitor crime in their
neighborhood. “Information is power,” Sheriff Adkinson added. “And we hope that giving the community this information will help them understand crime trends
and lower crime in their neighborhoods.”
“Walton County Sheriff’s Office is demonstrating its leadership in law enforcement by finding new ways to connect with the public at
a personal level,” said Greg Whisenant, founder and CEO of CrimeReports. “By partnering with us, they are recognizing the value of the public’s involvement
and being proactive in both policing and investing in programs that make a difference.” The web-based CrimeReports service is designed to be affordable
for agencies of all sizes.
More than a thousand other law enforcement agencies of all sizes across North America are sharing their crime information with the public
through the national crime map, including Newark, Baltimore, Boston, San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, Washington D.C., Los Angeles County, and more. The map
currently covers nearly 30% of the US population.
You can access your local crime map and sign up for daily,
weekly, or monthly email crime updates at www.CrimeReports.com, or you can visit the Walton
County Sheriff’s Office website at www.waltonso.org
About CrimeReports
CrimeReports.com creates powerful, simple, and affordable cloud-based software tools for law enforcement agencies to prevent and reduce crime. Working directly with more than 2,000 agencies throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, CrimeReports is a key partner to law enforcement in mapping, analytics
and anonymous tipping. For more information, visit www.CrimeReports.com.
For Further Information Contact:
Captain Audie Rowell
Public Information Officer Chief
Walton County Sheriff’s Office
(850) 892-8186 (office)
(850) 401-4599 (cell)
CrimeReports mobile version!
CrimeReports is the only near real-time source for both official crime data and sex offender information, giving you access to information from over 700 participating law enforcement agencies across North America and sex offender data for all 50 States.- The CrimeReports iPhone app allows you to filter crimes by location or address, crime type, and customizable date range
- View data on the crime map or in a list view
- View national sex offender data alongside crime in your neighborhood
- Sign-up for free, automated, email crime alerts
- Request the participation of your local law enforcement agency if they’re not already on-board
