Athens-Clarke police have joined with a company to produce a Community Crime Map the public can access to see where crimes occur.
The department is working with LexisNexis Risk Solutions on the map, which shows the dates, locations and types of crimes.
“It’s a matter of transparency,” police Lt. Shaun Barnett said Friday. “Oftentimes, people are looking to move into a certain area of town so they want to see what the crimes are in the area so this is an easy way for people to get that information.”
In addition, people can sign up on the site for email crime alerts. The map provides basic information, but doesn’t give a specific address or details of the crime, Barnett said.