Crime Reports  The Elyria Police Department has enlisted the services of Public Engines Inc. and Crimereports.com to provide a visual representation of crime data for the City of Elyria on-line.  Crimes reported to the Elyria Police Department are submitted to the website daily.  This information is accessible through

For the Citizens  Citizens can view reported crime activity on an easy to use map for any location within the City of Elyria’s boundaries.  Citizens can also receive automatic daily, weekly or monthly alerts when crimes occur near their home, office, local school, etc.

Interactive Map  Crimes are displayed on an Interactive Map with many filters and navigational tools to allow you to see what you want to see.  Provides easily accessible crime information for community members and police officers.

Enter Location Zoom Control

Click on an Incident Marker

Info Window The Heading lists the Type of Crime. The Location is listed at “Block Level” not the exact address. An Identifier is listed which is the case number and offense number. The Date and Time range of the incident. Further Description of the Type of Crime. Click “Send to Friend” to this information to someone.

Multiple Crimes

Select One for Info Window

Screen Layout  Crime List –Can be sorted by:  Crime Type  Date  Distance  Map –Zoom Level –Select Type of View  Map  Satellite  Hybrid (map/satellite)  Terrain  Filters –Select specific Crime Types –Select number of days or date range (no more than 6 months ago)

Select By Date Range Note: Data is only available for 6 months

Select Crime Types

Sign up for Alerts  By creating an account you can receive alerts when crimes are posted within a certain distance of any address in the City.  Alerts are sent to your address at daily, weekly, or monthly intervals.

Set-up Alert Multiple alert locations can be created. Home Work School etc.

Set-up Alert Specify the types of crimes for which you would like to receive alerts. Specify the frequency of the alerts; Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Specify the distance from the location. Example ½ mile.

Sample Alert

Crimes Types Provided by Elyria Police Department As of Sept. 2008

Other Local Agencies  As of September 2008, the following local agencies post crime data on the crimereports.com website: –Elyria –Lorain –North Ridgeville –Amherst

Disclaimer  The information displayed on the crimereports.com website is an illustration of selected crimes reported and investigated by the Elyria Police Department. The information is susceptible to some degree of error due to the collection, entry, and geoprocessing of the data.  No warranty or guarantee is made nor implied regarding the content, geographic accuracy, timeliness, completeness, sequence, or accuracy of any of the information provided herein.  Data provided represents only police services where a report was made and does not include other calls for service.  Data will sometimes reflect where the crime was reported versus where the crime occurred. Some locations represent the location of a traffic stop.