[olecapt]

Well I have managed to tie all the nice new crime sites to a new map. Only the general one is good at the moment though I will finish the others tommorrow. No surprises...things are better outside of 215.

Crime in Las Vegas

[PinkString]

Nice map. It's nice to see crime broken down into sections. And Aliante is faring quite well.
I find it weird that 89085 above us has so many stolen cars. And 89086, with so much crime..and it's still a relatively new area..most of it anyway. Is it the wayward pigs over there going out at night and going hog wild?

[sheriff]

http://www.lvmpd.com/crimeviewcommunity/wizard.asp

[sheriff]

Are crime statistics in Clark Co based on "arrest", "charge", or "conviction"? Are those crimes committed by minors included in the same database as crimes committed by adults?

[sheriff]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Well I have managed to tie all the nice new crime sites to a new map. Only the general one is good at the moment though I will finish the others tommorrow. No surprises...things are better outside of 215.

Crime in Las Vegas

So, a postal delivery route in 89131 is more desirable and harder to get than one in 89102?

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by sheriff

So, a postal delivery route in 89131 is more desirable and harder to get than one in 89102?

Where are you trying to get one Sheriff? Maybe somebody knows the area and can help you.

[sheriff]

Originally Posted by olecapt

Where are you trying to get one Sheriff? Maybe somebody knows the area and can help you.

Postal delivery parameters don't seem to justify quality of life, property values, or crime areas. What is the point of your map?

[sheriff]

Again, I ask what is the point of "your" map? You would better serve your clients by providing then with: http://www.lvmpd.com/crimeviewcommunity/wizard.asp

[DessertRat]

Originally Posted by sheriff

Again, I ask what is the point of "your" map? You would better serve your clients by providing then with: http://www.lvmpd.com/crimeviewcommunity/wizard.asp

I had no idea before I started posting on city-data a few months ago, but apparently many people want to know crime statistics before considering a move to an area. So surely that's the point of his map.

It's not that I think that crime statistics are bogus, exactly, although they may not be very accurate, but the problem with them is that they're not "deep" enough, and the complexity needed just isn't something that there are statistics for. What people want to know is if they'll be (and feel) safe in an area. The crime statistics we actually have do not tell us that very well.

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by DessertRat

I had no idea before I started posting on city-data a few months ago, but apparently many people want to know crime statistics before considering a move to an area. So surely that's the point of his map.

It's not that I think that crime statistics are bogus, exactly, although they may not be very accurate, but the problem with them is that they're not "deep" enough, and the complexity needed just isn't something that there are statistics for. What people want to know is if they'll be (and feel) safe in an area. The crime statistics we actually have do not tell us that very well.

They are imprecise and overly broad. They are a lot better than nothing. In general the green areas are multiple times safer than the red ones. Worst to best is over an order of magnitude.

The real rub is the broadness. The areas are too big and the statistics too limited. 89102 for instance contains both troubled areas and some of the best housing in Las Vegas.

The crime map is based on the site cited as well as the other two Police Dept web Maps. It is simply a snap shot in time of the overall city. Unfortunately the "time" is different for the three sites. But still these numbers have huge spreads. Hard to be very wrong.