Crime mapping began in Crow Wing County in 2009 with an Excel list of all the incidents the sheriff's office responded to in the previous three months, according to county officials.
"It was something we wanted to have for the last few years," said Scott Goddard, captain of the sheriff's office.
"The crime map is fairly new. We don't have any hard data yet, but it certainly does appear that we've seen an uptick in calls from the public in reference to suspicious activity, which is exactly what we wanted."
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