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By Lucas Sullivan, Staff Writer Updated 9:53 PM Wednesday, July 14, 2010

DAYTON — For the first time, Dayton residents and those visiting the city will be able to use a website to find where crimes such as car break-ins, burglaries, arsons and thefts are happening.

Launched Wednesday, July 14, www.daytonohiopolice.com/crimemap comes as the city is seeing a 4 percent increase in property crimes over last year.

The site is the first of its kind in Montgomery County and gives residents in the city and those in bordering communities such as Oakwood, Riverside, Kettering and Trotwood a sense of crime trends in their neighborhoods, Dayton police Chief Richard Biehl said.

“We want to engage the public and empower people to be an active partner with us,” Biehl said. “Citizens are much more likely to be victims of property crimes versus violent crime and with a good partnership with the community, they can be prevented.”

The purpose of the site is to make property owners more alert and avoid high-crime areas, which will lead to fewer crimes. Biehl said the site will help supplement his shrinking force to police the city.

The site will be updated as reports are filed by officers. Users can search the site by neighborhood daily as far back as 90 days.

Biehl said there are plans to add violent crimes to the site, which is developed by the department’s ITS staff.

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