NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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In November 2021, York Regional Police launched the new Community Safety Data Portal, an innovative tool that has helped to enhance engagement with our community and improve overall community safety.
We’re now pleased to offer members of the community and York Regional Police a weekly crime summary email for their municipality or the region as a whole. The summary includes a weekly count of crimes, the variance from the week before, as well as a link to all media releases that were posted that week.
The sign-up process is easy. Visit yrp.ca and click on Community Safety Data Portal or follow this link.
Created by the members of the Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Unit, the Community Safety Data Portal features an intuitive crime map that contains a wealth of crime information, including simple dashboards that indicate where and when crime has taken place in any area across York Region. Searches can be tailored to specific crimes in specific neighbourhoods and can be narrowed or broadened with just a few clicks.
The Community Safety Data Portal also features a dedicated Road Safety Map, which identifies roads and intersections with high-collision rates, as well as other important road safety issues.
Citizens will also find links to crime prevention tips, media releases, the Security Camera Registry and options for members of the community to submit evidence, such as sending surveillance video directly to investigators.
The portal allows us to share crime information from across the region, including incidents and trends that don’t always warrant a media release or general community alert. It means we can be more transparent with our residents than ever before and we are confident that if members of our community are better informed about police-related incidents happening in their neighbourhoods, they will be better able to help our officers solve and prevent crime.
York Regional Police and members of our community share responsibility for public safety and community well-being. The Community Safety Data Portal empowers our community to get more involved in community safety and crime prevention in their neighbourhoods.
We thank you for helping keep York Region one of the safest communities in Canada and invite you to take some time to explore the portal’s features and sign up for the weekly summary. A series of how-to videos to assist in navigating the site can be found here.
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