Indianapolis activates CrimeReports website for police activities

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The city has launched a web-based tool designed to make public safety more transparent. 

CrimeReports will replace Safetown. The new website will allow community members to access public safety data and to interact with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. 

Features at crimereports.com include an interactive map. 

Mayor Joe Hogsett said CrimeReports will help make the city safer and assist with community policing. 

Hogsett said in a news conference Wednesday, “In short, this new tool can and will dramatically improve transparency between the community and police.”

CrimeReports is part of the city’s $35 million investment into public safety technology investments announced last year.

Crimereports.com is currently used in Hamilton and Tippecanoe counties in central Indiana.