UCrime has been getting some mentions in university related press recently. University of South Carolina wrote an article about the site this week and the public safety director was quoted as saying he would look into the site to see if it could be utilized for the university. To see the article go to http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2008/08/26/News/Web-Site.Lets.Students.Track.Nearby.Crime-3404262.shtml.
A Seattle blog discussed the website in relation to Seattle's University district. To see the blog, go to http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/schoolzone/archives/147016.asp?from=blog_last3.
Another blogger is also a fan of UCrime. The blog is all about campus security at Kansas State and other universities. UCrime received a mention on it today- http://campusecurity.blogspot.com/2008/08/ucrime-gets-more-press.html.
To see this blog go to: http://campusecurity.blogspot.com/.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Violent Weekend
This past weekend was a violent one in some of the major cities across the country. New York City had 35 shootings take place. Baltimore had seven. (Remember there is a big population difference to take into account.) Chicago had three and Philadelphia had two.
In New York, the shootings took place all over the burrows. Some of the shootings had casualties. Others were incidents of shots fired and one involved police officers being shot at.
New York map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1745874,%201745873,%201745872,%201745871,%201745870,%201747315,%201747314,%201747313,%201750003,%201750001,%201750000,%201749999,%201749997,%201760485,%201753760,%201753757,%201753755,%201753754,%201753753,%201753738,%201753736,%201750390,%201750388,%201750386,%201750385,%201760484,%201753751,%201753750,%201753749,%201753748,%201753747,%201753746,%201753745,%201753744,%201753742%20.
Baltimore saw seven shooting take place- only one was reported as fatal as of now. A man was killed while attempting to beak into a boat. One young child and two 17-year-old males were also victims of these incidents.
Baltimore map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1747278,%201747276,%201752373,%201752372,%201753721,%201760461,%201760579
Philadelphia map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1760493,%201760492
Chicago map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1753730,%201753729,%201760472
The maps offer you a more detailed account and the source for any crime that you would like to see more information about.
In New York, the shootings took place all over the burrows. Some of the shootings had casualties. Others were incidents of shots fired and one involved police officers being shot at.
New York map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1745874,%201745873,%201745872,%201745871,%201745870,%201747315,%201747314,%201747313,%201750003,%201750001,%201750000,%201749999,%201749997,%201760485,%201753760,%201753757,%201753755,%201753754,%201753753,%201753738,%201753736,%201750390,%201750388,%201750386,%201750385,%201760484,%201753751,%201753750,%201753749,%201753748,%201753747,%201753746,%201753745,%201753744,%201753742%20.
Baltimore saw seven shooting take place- only one was reported as fatal as of now. A man was killed while attempting to beak into a boat. One young child and two 17-year-old males were also victims of these incidents.
Baltimore map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1747278,%201747276,%201752373,%201752372,%201753721,%201760461,%201760579
Philadelphia map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1760493,%201760492
Chicago map: http://www.spotcrime.com/crimelist/1753730,%201753729,%201760472
The maps offer you a more detailed account and the source for any crime that you would like to see more information about.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
UMD Crime Reported Too Late
On August 13, a man drove up to a female student around 9:30 p.m. as she was walking through Lot1B, a parking lot by the Tawes Fine Arts building. The man instructed the student to get into the vehicle. The student continued to walk and the man parked his car and grabbed her. The student was able to break free and escape.
The student decided not to report the crime until 14 hours after the incident had taken place. At the University of Maryland, there is a text messaging alert system in place to notify students of events that could be potentially threatening to them. Since the student waited so long to report the incident, UMD students were not notified that anything had happened.
I am a member of the SpotCrime team and also a student at UMD. This incident is unsettling to me. I am not currently on campus but I have friends that are and they would have taken this alert very seriously. Lot 1 is very close to a lot of student housing along a main road that the man could have easily driven down. I subscribe to the text message alert system and we only receive alerts when serious incidents take place and this is one that everyone should have been made aware of as soon as it happened.
To see this crime, go to http://www.ucrime.com/crime/1740687-19001624c51568eb7f72b11b4b785b29. To see the story from the Diamondback, go to http://media.www.diamondbackonline.com/media/storage/paper873/news/2008/08/21/News/Crime.Reported.Too.Late.To.Send.Text.Alert.Police.Say-3400781.shtml
The student decided not to report the crime until 14 hours after the incident had taken place. At the University of Maryland, there is a text messaging alert system in place to notify students of events that could be potentially threatening to them. Since the student waited so long to report the incident, UMD students were not notified that anything had happened.
I am a member of the SpotCrime team and also a student at UMD. This incident is unsettling to me. I am not currently on campus but I have friends that are and they would have taken this alert very seriously. Lot 1 is very close to a lot of student housing along a main road that the man could have easily driven down. I subscribe to the text message alert system and we only receive alerts when serious incidents take place and this is one that everyone should have been made aware of as soon as it happened.
To see this crime, go to http://www.ucrime.com/crime/1740687-19001624c51568eb7f72b11b4b785b29. To see the story from the Diamondback, go to http://media.www.diamondbackonline.com/media/storage/paper873/news/2008/08/21/News/Crime.Reported.Too.Late.To.Send.Text.Alert.Police.Say-3400781.shtml
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Ucrime Press Release
UCrime.com Launches First Crime Mapping and Alert Service for Colleges and Universities
BALTIMORE, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- UCrime.com today announced the first
online service to provide easy to read crime maps and automated alerts to
those who do or plan to attend, work for, have children in and live around
colleges and universities. The service, located at http://ucrime.com,
provides accurate data in near-real time and is available now.
The service is free to members of the public. It allows students,
parents, administrators, public safety officials and others to view
reported crime activity on an easy to use map. Information is available on
the date, time, event type and location of a crime. Users can sign up to
receive alerts automatically via email if a crime occurs near a selected
school or schools. Alerts can be sent to desktop computers and mobile
devices, including iPhones. UCrime.com is also available on Facebook.
Information on UCrime.com is obtained through police departments, daily
newspapers and other publicly available sources. The site incorporates "Web
2.0" technology to enable users to comment on particular crimes.
"Social networking features make UCrime.com especially useful for
students, administrators and security personnel," said Colin Drane, CEO of
UCrime.com. "In addition to knowing what is happening where, users are
empowered to provide tips and ideas to help solve crimes and improve public
safety."
UCrime.com, which shares information gathering and other technology
with SpotCrime.com, has crime information on 101 colleges and universities.
Additional institutions are added regularly. SpotCrime.com, which provides
the most accurate and comprehensive crime mapping available, allows
citizens to quickly access detailed crime information and alerts for 130
cities across the United States and the UK.
About UCrime.com
UCrime.com is a Web site that provides crime maps, automated alerts and
tools for user participation to help improve public safety around the
nation's colleges and universities. The site's timely and accurate
information is shared with SpotCrime.com, an online crime mapping and alert
service that provides information on 130 cities across the United States
and the UK. To learn more about UCrime.com, visit http://www.ucrime.com.
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