This web site is a psuedo-database of crimes reported in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It is not affiliated with the City of Ypsilanti Police Department or with Google Maps. YPSI MAPS // Crime was a joint project of the Historic East Side Neighborhood Association and the Historic South Side Neighborhood Association.

Disclaimer

This site was inspired by the ground-breaking ChicagoCrime.org web site developed by Adrian Holovaty. Any similarities will hopefully viewed in the same light as the George Harrison "My Sweet Lord" / Ronald Mack "He's So Fine" copyright infringement case of years past.

How data is obtained

The data used here is supplied by the Ypsilanti Police Department on a weekly basis to various news outlets such as the Ann Arbor News and Ypsilanti Courier. This information is typically used for police blotters. The data used for YPSI MAPS // Crime comes through Ypsi CoPAC liasons. The liasons receive the data directly from the Ypsilanti Police Department.

Accuracy of the data

YPSI MAPS // Crime makes no claims to the accuracy of the data. The data consists of reports filed with the Ypsilanti Police Department.

About the maps

Because the Ypsilanti Police Department, out of respect for those involved, does not release specific addresses, crimes are reported using the begininning of each block as a location for reporting purposes.

For example, if a crime was reported at 212 W. Main Street, the site will map the reported crime at 200 W. Main Street. This happens to be the beginning of 200 block of West Main Street.

About the markers

Because it is possible for more than one crime to occur on a single block in the same week, some markers may get covered by others. Ypsi Crime uses an XML file to store the crime data. The site calls the data in order thereby making it possible for a marker of one color to get covered by a marker of another. It is easy to spot areas in which more than one crime occurred in a given week. Those areas have darker shadows than the rest.

Different colored markers are used to distinguish between different types of crime.

      Stolen Vehicle

      Larceny from Vehicle

      Robbery

      Assault

      Burglary

If you have information about a crime

Please contact the City of Ypsilanti Police Department.