(UNDATED) A new website directed at universities lets users view detailed maps of crimes on or around their campus. But some security officials question just how well they work.
UCrime.com launched in August, and features about 200 colleges and universities in North America and England so far. The U-W Madison is the only Wisconsin school currently on the site. Its map shows various icons: a gun signifies a shooting; fists indicate assault; and cartoon figures with black masks represent robberies.
Accuracy and timeliness are two concerns some officials have about UCrime.com, including Dale Burke, assistant chief of the U-W Madison police. (5th item.)