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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Mayor Announces Police Crime Stats Now Mapped on Seattle.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
10/5/2006 2:00:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
D'Anne Mount (206) 233-8736
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Mayor Announces Police Crime Stats Now Mapped on Seattle.gov
Award-winning Web site scores again with new ‘My Neighborhood’ feature
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels announced today that police crime data sorted
by neighborhood is now available on the city’s Web site at www.seattle.gov/MyNeighborhood.
Statistics on vehicle thefts, property crimes, residential burglaries, violent
crimes, plus an overview of major crimes citywide, are mapped on “My
Neighborhood” by census tract.
“Keeping our neighborhoods safe includes giving people the tools they
need to understand how the Police Department responds to crime,” said
Nickels. “Seattle is ahead of other U.S. cities in providing critical
information in such an easy-to-use format, and we will be adding even more
neighborhood-based statistics in the months ahead.”
The “My Neighborhood” mapping project, created by the city’s
Department of Information Technology, received the 2006
Excellence Award in
Strategic Innovation for Large Population Groups by the National Association
of Government Webmasters (NAGW) this past week in Reno, Nevada. NAGW is the
first organization for local and regional government Web professionals.
The award follows on the heels of Seattle.gov being named the best
city Web portal in the country in August.
“My Neighborhood” was launched in March 2006 and now has 30 city
services residents and visitors can view on neighborhood-based maps. The site
offers a way for the public to locate the closest public facilities, such as
tennis courts, libraries, farmers markets, and fire hydrants; and to see how
close they are to their home or business. Future additions to “My Neighborhood” include
details on local master use permit applications and neighborhood public art.
The site is used more than 8,000 times a week.
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