The Aurora Police Department has launched an Online Transparency and Accountability Portal to provide the public with access to regularly updated data and information about agency demographics, crime statistics and uses of force.
"The Aurora Police Department’s Online Transparency and Accountability Portal represents our commitment to broader information sharing with the community we serve," said Aurora Interim Police Chief Heather Morris. "Through this new technology, residents will be able to learn more about what their officers do every day to ensure Aurora is a safe and vibrant city to call home."
The transparency portal features powerful search functionality, allowing users to filter data by a specific category and/or location. Users can choose to examine all crime data or filter any one crime category by year, police district, political ward, police beat, ZIP code and/or neighborhood. The use of force data can be searched in much the same way. Historical data is included for both categories and dates back five years.
The Aurora Police Department developed the online transparency portal to promote greater efficiencies in customer service for community members, the media, professional staff and elected officials by making data readily available without the need for a formal public information request.