1. CMI: Crime Mapping Initiative in Brownsville, PA By Thomas R. Mueller, Ph.D. California University of PA WV GIS Conference 2004

2. Cal U and GIS MMVRPZ Commission MMVRPZ Commission Boat Launches Boat Launches Tourism Map for Brownsville Tourism Map for Brownsville Industrial Parks Industrial Parks GIS Education GIS Education Next…Crime Mapping Next…Crime Mapping

3. Crime Mapping and Rural Areas GIS is being used predominately by large police departments GIS is being used predominately by large police departments 13,000 Police departments serving populations less that 50,000 13,000 Police departments serving populations less that 50,000 14% were using Crime Mapping 14% were using Crime Mapping Decline Decline Hickman 2001

4. Brownsville Set Up Ask the officials Ask the officials 911 has Street Line Database 911 has Street Line Database Students = IRB Approval Students = IRB Approval Students get real world experience and the towns get a helpful deliverable Students get real world experience and the towns get a helpful deliverable

5. Where is Uniontown?

7. The Brownsville Connection Discussion with Mayor on Other Projects Discussion with Mayor on Other Projects Summer Project 2002 Summer Project 2002 Summer 2003 and Fall 2003 trial Summer 2003 and Fall 2003 trial Project begins in Spring 2004 Project begins in Spring 2004 Geo – code criminal data with Street Database Geo – code criminal data with Street Database Use Excel Use Excel

8. Brownsville Database Collected one month of data Collected one month of data Only Certain Crimes (Not all data) Only Certain Crimes (Not all data) Geo – coded crimes using ArcView Geo – coded crimes using ArcView Take Excel to Dbase to ArcView Take Excel to Dbase to ArcView Problems = 7% Match Problems = 7% Match

10. Crimes in the Database Only map certain calls for service Only map certain calls for service Hang – ups, assisting, and outside of the town Hang – ups, assisting, and outside of the town No Domestic Abuse Crimes No Domestic Abuse Crimes No Juvenile Crimes No Juvenile Crimes Eliminates about 50% of database Eliminates about 50% of database

11. Problems No given street address No given street address No given street number No given street number Too general of a street Too general of a street Street does not exist Street does not exist

14. Still Not a 100% Geo – coding Discussed the Issues with the Mayor Discussed the Issues with the Mayor Changes in Spring 2004 Changes in Spring 2004 Up to 90% Geo-coded Up to 90% Geo-coded

15. Still Not a 100% Geo – coding Discussed the Issues with the Mayor Discussed the Issues with the Mayor Changes in Spring 2004 Changes in Spring 2004 Up t 90% Geo- coded Up t 90% Geo- coded

20. The Next Steps Weekly reports will be provided to Brownsville Weekly reports will be provided to Brownsville Hope to be able to move to Daily Reports Hope to be able to move to Daily Reports New Course: Crime Mapping and Spatial Analysis New Course: Crime Mapping and Spatial Analysis Add new towns. Add new towns.