"The Los Angeles Police Department has found epolicing to be very beneficial. Through epolicing we are able to quickly communicate with members of our communities. Crimemaps is also consistently one of the most popular features on LAPDOnline.org. Working with the ePolicing team has been a pleasure, too."
-Chief William Bratton, LAPD
Excellent move...
"Call it a public service, call it shrewd PR, call it a token bid for approval, but the LAPD just added crime maps to its web site, and is planning to launch some sort of blog. Excellent move."
-Cracks in the Steel Curtain: LAPDOnline Reaches Out, LA VOICE.ORG
Many impressive new features...
"We would especially like to applaud the hard-working LAPD Online Unit for the remarkable "behind-the-scenes" effort it took to make this. Which offers many impressive new features, including a gateway to E-Policing, and Crime Maps...."
-Firefighters Applaud New LAPD Website, LAFD News & Information
High-tech initiative...
"Angelenos can play gumshoe Philip Marlowe and track crime patterns in their neighborhoods and throughout the city, thanks to a new, high-tech initiative from the Los Angeles Police Department."
-Website Puts Crime Tracking on the Map, Los Angeles Times
Great online tool...
"The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has a great online tool that has the potential to dispel the myths about given neighborhoods (or, create new myths, as the case may be.)"
-LAPD Crime Maps - Comparing Hollywood and Echo Park, Democraticspace.com
Identify the crime trends in your neighborhood...
"I have been watching the evolvement of the LAPD Blog with interest. ... thoughts, and issues facing the leadership of the LAPD (a conversation with many, ...Crime maps provide you with a system to identify the crime trends in your neighborhood..."
-EPolicing - LAPD style, Open Eye:Chat
Allow you to see several days worth of documented criminal activity...
"A curious commentor recently asked if there was a site that provided crime updates for our neighborhood. As it so happens, the LAPD Crime Maps provides a site that allows you to see several days worth of documented criminal activity..."
-Crime In Your Neck Of The 'Hood, Lincoln Park View Neighborhood
Watch Blog
Take note...
"In an Open Letter to the LAPD and LASD the LAPD has finally gotten a blog!... of the LAPD will rub off to our local brothers in law enforcement. ...please take note about our woefully inadequate crime maps and license some tech..."
-Hey SFPD! Listen up!, Metroblogging San Francisco
Headway into the digital realm...
"The LAPD has been making some interesting headway lately into the digital realm.They revamped their website some time ago, put up the city's most wanted list, lots of monthly statistics, and launched the ever popular LA Crime Maps..."
-Does This Mean We Get To See Pictures Of Bratton's Kittens?,
LA Noir Blog Spot
See reported crimes in any area...
"The new LAPD online crime map that allows one to see reported crimes in any area of the city illustrates what the district is dealing with. In the picture below, each dot represents a reported crime within just two miles of the East LA ..."
-LAPD Online Illustrates What’s Bedeviling LA’s Crime, Independent Sources
Very detailed and cool...
"LAPD is now offering very detailed and cool crime maps on their website. Don’t become a dot!!"
-Interesting Use of Technology, Brandon Bits Blog