DAYTON -- City residents and victims of low-level crime in the city can now report incidents to police online.
Christian louboutin shoesPolice Chief Richard Biehl unveiled a new website Wednesday, July 28, that allows victims of minor crimes to report incidents to police through the Internet.
The new measure will decrease the wait time for people filing reports and those wanting documents to submit for insurance purposes.
Victims of fraud, harassment, identity theft, property theft, lost property, accidental property damage, vandalism or theft from vehicles can log onto and fill out an incident report. Depending on the type of crime and options selected, an officer might respond to your location, but not always, Biehl said.
"This is another tool that empowers the public to help police solve crimes," Biehl said. "It's also convenient and its savings for us is it frees up officers to handle more pressing matters at that moment."
Those who report crimes online will be given a report number to print off and turn in to an insurance provider, Biehl said. A detective reviews all reports submitted daily and will respond to those that require immediate attention, he said.
Residents can still call (937) 333-COPS (2677) to report crimes, but Biehl hopes more begin using the online reporting process. A 2007 survey of Dayton residents found nearly 57 percent had Internet access.
The online reporting also helps ease Biehl's burden of policing the city with fewer officers, as dozens of veterans are set to retire beginning in early 2011. nardin watches The city plans to hire about 60 additional officers during that time, but new officers will not hit the streets until early 2012, city officials have said.
In other city business:
- Dayton ranks the worst in income tax collections among Ohio's largest cities through the first half of this year as it continues to grapple with a $6 million to $7 million budget deficit. Collections are down 4.9 percent compared to last year, a decline that doubles any major city in the state. Dayton also had the largest decline in income tax collections in 2009, according to the city's budget documents.
There have been no additional talks of layoffs as Replica Louis Vuitton Handbags city staff mulls whether to put an income tax hike before voters next year. The city's current income tax is 2.25 percent.
- More than 3,500 people will descend upon Dayton starting Aug. 4 through Aug. 8 as 60 teams from around the country compete in the American Softball Association's 18-and-under Girls Fast-pitch Softball Tournament at Kettering Field. The event has packed local hotels and is expected to inject $850,000 into the local economy, city officials said.
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