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SAN GABRIEL -- Residents in San Gabriel can now track crime trends in their neighborhoods.
Starting Monday, call logs from the San Gabriel Police Department will be sent daily to www.crimemapping.com, where the data will be mapped and posted on the interactive Web site.
Police say keeping residents informed will help them keep track of any suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.
San Gabriel police Crime Prevention Officer Alex Acosta said the information will be up-to-date and posted in a timely manner.
In a written statement, San Gabriel Police Chief David Lawton said the system requires no man-hours from police, but automatically retrieves data from a records management system.
The company that runs the Web site works with more than two dozen California-based law enforcement agencies and more than 60 nationwide. Santa Ana uses the same crime mapping technology.
A link has been set up from the department's site at www.sgpd.com and users can also request e-mail notifications alerting them to recently reported crimes.
Police say residents who see crime trends they don't like may decide to form neighborhood watch groups and be more vigilant.
Starting Monday, call logs from the San Gabriel Police Department will be sent daily to www.crimemapping.com, where the data will be mapped and posted on the interactive Web site.
Police say keeping residents informed will help them keep track of any suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.
San Gabriel police Crime Prevention Officer Alex Acosta said the information will be up-to-date and posted in a timely manner.
In a written statement, San Gabriel Police Chief David Lawton said the system requires no man-hours from police, but automatically retrieves data from a records management system.
The company that runs the Web site works with more than two dozen California-based law enforcement agencies and more than 60 nationwide. Santa Ana uses the same crime mapping technology.
A link has been set up from the department's site at www.sgpd.com and users can also request e-mail notifications alerting them to recently reported crimes.
Police say residents who see crime trends they don't like may decide to form neighborhood watch groups and be more vigilant.
