The Upper Macungie Township Police Department is pleased to announce that we are making the township police department’s crime data available to the public through CrimeMapping.com.
Any resident with access to the internet can map out and analyze recent crime activity in their neighborhood. CrimeMapping.com also offers free Crime Alerts and simple trend reports which help keep the community well informed. Simply log into CrimeMapping.com and from the “Choose an Agency” dropdown choose “Upper Macungie Township Police, PA”. The direct link to the township’s CrimeMapping page is: http://www.crimemapping.com/map/pa/uppermacungietownship
The fifteen crime types displayed on the site are those most often requested by the public and include such reported incidents as robbery, assault, burglary, vehicle break-ins and thefts. Citizens can turn crime types on and off depending on what they are interested in learning about and activity can also be queried by date as there is a rolling ninety days of information available at CrimeMapping.com.
The Department’s Criminal Investigations Commander, Lt. Joseph Wilson said: “Community oriented policing is a trend that is here to stay and the Upper Macungie Police Department intends on keeping the public well informed. We believe that a well-informed public has been proven to be effective in reducing crime. Additionally, this transparency helps build trust and it is our hope that these additional steps will help our residents look out for each other and help the Department solve crimes.”
