Information

  • Overview

    This is a web app that gathers the current crime report data from apps.alexandriava.gov/CrimeReport/ which is the local city government site Alexandria, VA uses for searching through crime reports.

    The data updates daily, so the newest reports shown are from the previous day. The time of day the Alexandria Police Department updates their database varies, but for the most part it should be updated by 12 noon. Every once in a while, days will be skipped and not added by the APD.

    Sometimes the data added by the APD will be incomplete. This seems to happen around holiday weekends. If this occurs, some of the data on this app will be thrown off and will not populate correctly.

    Crossroad address locations, as well as exit ramps, will periodically generate incorrect GPS coordinates.

  • Refresh

    Redirects to the domain root to refresh the list of crime reports unfiltered. (mobile only)

  • Info

    Shows a summary of the app functionality.

  • Links

    Displays links to useful resources. It will probably be the APD Twitter, Facebook and .gov crime reports site where report data comes from. Might add a call button to the non emergency police line.

  • Filter

    Toggles the filter options available for the crime reports.
    Current filters are Disposition , Month , Year , Zip and street .

    Disposition
    The status of the report. The options are Arrest , Open and Pending . The default "Disposition" shows all dispositions.

    Month
    Filter by month. The default "Month" shows all months.

    Year
    2023 is the only option right now.

    Zip code
    Filter by zip code. The default "Zip" shows all zip codes.

    Street
    Search for a street name to filter by street. When you click into the street search it will clear out any previous street search.

  • Classification Menu

    Displays the Crime Classification categories. (mobile only)