A new partnership makes crime information and data more accessible than ever before in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Police Department has joined with Public Engines LLC to put the information on the web site www.crimereports.com . The application captures data in near real time and includes all areas within Cincinnati’s jurisdiction. Information is presented in a user-friendly format with a Google Maps interface allowing a person to search for crime reports by location, date or type of offense, and to zoom in closer or out on the map with the click of a mouse. Icons on the map represent various types of offenses, and clicking on an icon will bring up its details. Crime data includes the type of incident; the date, time and block address of occurrence; and other relevant facts such as the type of weapon used. Users can sign up for e-mail alerts of offenses in an area they specify. The web site is free of advertising and offered as a service to the community.