Someone has asked that the Growler publish links to the City's crime statistics sites.
Your wish is my command: on the far right column, you will find two new links. The first is to the Alexandria Police Department's online crime database, which includes a simple search function by location, date or type of crime. Unfortunately there is little detail although it does indicate if the case has been closed or is still open.
The second link is crimereports.com. This site receives data from the Alexandria Police Department and displays reports graphically on a map, which is very meaningful to residents here.
Make sure you go to the button labeled "Crime Types" and select "Show All" if you want to see the entire crime picture for the neighborhood. There is also an option to filter by date ranges.
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Growler, this roar is for you! Thank you for this. I beleieve this will help us all with future posts and facts!
Here is a question that I have been pondering recently. What percentage of Alexandria (both by land area and by population) does PG constitute, and how does this correlate with the percentage of various types of crimes that are committed in our boundaries? It is tough to see that we are above the noise for some types of crimes, but for homicides that is certainly not the case.
Growler - I thank you. I really think your blog has been a boon for this neighborhood. More and more of my neighbors are reading and becoming educated about City politics. And, of course, the more they learn, the more involved they become. So thanks.
"1200 BLOCK WYTHE ST
Distance: 0.02 miles
Identifier: 109127912-1
Time: 0145
Robbery
Pending
Unknown suspect robbed victim at knife point. Victim had been drinking heavily prior to this."
Did Mr. Miller not see this? And not ask himself how this might happen?
I get the sense that Mr. Miller only believes the way he does because if the crime doesnt occur on an ARHA property, then it doesnt matter.
Wanted to add my name to the growing chorus.
I'm a recent resident and have found this website invaluable. Thank you.
CrimeReports.com is a great website. I've found it very useful in finding out about crime in my neighborhood and around my house. What I've found particularly useful are the free email alerts you can sign up for. I get an email every week about all the crime that has happened close to my house. Most of it is just little things like vandalism or disturbing the peace, but every once in a while I see something like a theft from a vehicle, and it just reminds me to park in the garage. It's really great. I highly recommend it.
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