The residents combine with Oklahoma City online crime reporting

The Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) has introduced a digital platform with which the residents cannot submit police reports for the first time in order to reduce the workload of the officials and to make the process more efficient.

The new reporting system will be announced on April 24 and uses the Lexisnexis Coplogic platform to receive reports on crimes such as vandalism, theft, fraud and harassment. According to the department, the residents have reported around 413 incidents since Tuesday. The implementation is expected to facilitate part of the 911 load in the city with around 700,000 inhabitants and 621 square miles.

“Our IT unit is constantly developing new, innovative tools for the department”. “We have started several new programs lately, including the online report system. We are working to ensure that residents have the feedback on their experiences with us easy without visiting a station or filling in paper forms. We want to grow and improve what the community serves better.”

The new process can in turn reduce travel times and call volumes for the police. The department is budgeted for 1,235 jury. It currently has 1,059 jury and 84 recruits, she said.

Other cities young and old also use the lexisnexis tool to improve public security services and to align themselves with national compliance standards and uniform coding according to the company website. Dallas; Washington, DC; And San Luis Obispo, California, are among those who do this. The system can be tailored to several languages ​​and city fire.

The online recording form helps to automate and define which crimes are subject to reporting. Reportable objects include lost property, simple bodily harm, threats or even financial crime. But a crime that contains a well -known suspect (when the victim knows who committed theft or a slump), happened outside of the city borders or cannot be reported. Likewise, everything that requires forensic evidence – including fingerprints or DNA – should not be reported online. The new process leads end users to clarify the corresponding reporting.

“While you go through [the online form]There are error markings if you cannot create this report online. He tells them why, ”said Littlejohn.

Although the system facilitates the workload of operators and civil servants on site, it does not restrict how the residents interact with OKCPD.

“If your report fulfills the criteria and wants to do this online, you are more than welcome,” said Littlejohn. “We won't deny you [in-person interaction] in any case. This is just another option that the residents are used to use this if you want this. “

The inclusion of the online tools by the department reflects its broader efforts to modernize public security services and maintain transparency and accessibility. In addition to reporting on crime, residents can now also submit awards or complaints online by replacing a form that required email, email or personal delivery. The department plans to provide these digital tools in Spanish and Vietnamese.