Why was CAD chosen as the data source for the community access application?
While most agencies furnish data to the public for only those select incidents in which a report was created or an arrest was made, Public CADmine offers a broader view of police-community contacts from calls-for-service, including less serious quality of life call types. It is important to note that there may be multiple calls for a single incident in the CAD system (as compared to official crime statistics whereby each count represents one incident; please click here to visit the crime data page). Also, please keep in mind that CAD calls-for-service do not always equate to a criminal incident resulting in a report or arrest.
