BALTIMORE , Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- UCrime.com, the first and only crime
mapping and alert service for colleges and universities, today announced the
addition of 100 more schools to the list of those it covers. The new crime
data includes that on
"We have had tremendous response since we launched the site in August, with over 50,000 unique page views," said Colin Drane , CEO of UCrime.com. "Requests to add data on additional schools have poured in from around the country, and even from Canada . We will continue to add new colleges and universities to meet demand for this vital information."
The service is free to members of the public. It allows students, parents, administrators, public safety officials and others to view reported crime activity on an easy to use map. Information is available on the date, time, event type and location of a crime. Users can sign up to receive alerts automatically via email if a crime occurs near a selected school or schools. Alerts can be sent to desktop computers and mobile devices, including iPhones. UCrime.com is also available on Facebook.
Information on UCrime.com is obtained through police departments, daily newspapers and other publicly available sources. The site incorporates "Web 2.0" social networking technology to enable users to comment on particular crimes.
"We look forward to further development of UCrime.com's user involvement capabilities and contributions," added Drane. "It's a powerful way to assist the work of campus security forces and municipal police departments in solving and, most important, preventing crime."
About UCrime.com
UCrime.com is a Web site that provides crime maps, automated alerts and tools for user participation to help improve public safety around the nation's colleges and universities. The site's timely and accurate information is shared with SpotCrime.com, an online crime mapping and alert service that provides information on 190 cities across the United States , Canada and the UK. To learn more, visit www.ucrime.com.
