Online crime maps 'putting power in the hands of people'
Online crime maps 'putting power in the hands of people' | UK news | guardian.co.uk: "Detailed maps providing a monthly snapshot of crime and antisocial behaviour on every street across England and Wales from today are 'putting power in the hands of people', Nick Herbert, minister for policing and criminal justice, said today.
Herbert said the publication of the maps, which are accessible by typing a postcode into the police.uk website, was a 'very important step in accountability and transparency' and would help ensure the police is responsive 'to what the local community wants'.
Home Office ministers say it is unprecedented for such interactive crime maps to be published for an entire country and that it has been done without compromising the privacy of victims and witnesses, or having a negative effect on house prices.
This morning, the maps were receiving 75,000 hits a minute and had seen 4.5 million in one hour alone, Herbert told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme."
Herbert said the publication of the maps, which are accessible by typing a postcode into the police.uk website, was a 'very important step in accountability and transparency' and would help ensure the police is responsive 'to what the local community wants'.
Home Office ministers say it is unprecedented for such interactive crime maps to be published for an entire country and that it has been done without compromising the privacy of victims and witnesses, or having a negative effect on house prices.
This morning, the maps were receiving 75,000 hits a minute and had seen 4.5 million in one hour alone, Herbert told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme."
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