The Value of Local Police and Sheriff Reports and Online Access

Depending on where you live, most all communities have a method of reporting neighborhood crimes to the public. Whether it is the police or sheriff, in a county, parish or city that is protecting your home, they report specific crimes and incidents that take place. Those reports are sometimes in the local paper or in a section of a larger paper that is printed for a large city. Usually, it is a brief report that is presented weekly. More recently, detailed reports can be found by accessing the information on-line with your computer. Sometimes, it takes a little work to find out who reports what and where it can be found. But, it is worth the effort to find out how you can find out what is happening in your neighborhood. Most of the burglaries, robberies, car thefts and other crimes to homes can be found in reports produced by your local authorities. For example, a local police department may divide their beats into different zones. The officer's reports are sorted by these geographical zones. Then, you can access the specific crimes by the street names on exact dates with the on-line information with your computer. If you have a tip or especially a link on how this information can be found in your neighborhood, please comment and leave the link so we can present this information to others who access this site.


Thanks. Here is an example: http://police.cobbcountyga.gov/precincts.htm