SpiresGIS Police Crime Map Information
What Crimes are shown on the Map?
The Spires crime data map uses the Frederick Police Department’s official crime statistics, which are based on the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) guidelines. In most cases, these guidelines require that all events interpreted as “attempts” also be included in the summary statistics. Therefore, the public should be cognizant that a UCR category not only includes overt or observable crimes, but also those events that could be interpreted as attempted crimes.
Depicted here are offenses or incidents reported to the Frederick Police Department in which an officer writes a report that is then reviewed and classified by a FPD records specialist.
The public should also be cognizant that the Spires software crime map only shows more than one crime event on a particular coordinate through the use of the identify tool.
The SpiresGIS crime map does NOT show calls for service.
Depicted are Part One Offenses for the previous month and year to date, updated every month.
For city-wide crime stats, please visit the Frederick Police Department’s web site “Crime Information” section titled “Stats” at: http://www.cityoffrederick.com/departments/Police/crimeStatistics.htm.
General UCR Definitions of Part One Offenses:
Crimes Against Persons:
Murder: The willful, non-negligent, killing of one human being by another
Rape: The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.
Robbery: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.
Aggravated Assault: An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied with the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce great bodily harm or death.
Crimes Against Property:
Burglary: Also known as Breaking & Entering, is a crime against property and is defined as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
Larceny or Theft: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of or with property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
Motor VehicleTheft: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. As well as automobiles, this category also includes motorcycles, trucks, busses, golf carts, four-wheelers, etc.
How do the Crimes get on the Map?
Crime information is gathered, classified and then forwarded by the City Police Department. Each record contains an x and y coordinate generated by the county’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system. Those coordinates are then used to map out the offenses using a computerized Geographical Information System (GIS).
How Do I get Started?
The Spires software offers multiple ways of viewing crimes information on the map. You can either select a neighborhood from either dropdown list on the left. You can search for your address and then zoom to it using the “Find Address” tool in the bottom right corner of the screen. Otherwise, you can use the zoom tool to zoom in or out on a particular area of the city.
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