"We can narrow it down to a theft under $100 or a homicide investigation" | New tool helps Waco Police Department find crime data quicker

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WACO, Texas (KWTX) — ForceMetrics, a search engine on cell phones and computers, is helping the Waco Police Department identify trends in crime more efficiently.

It could sometimes take the department hours on end to access certain crime data, but that can now be done in just seconds.

”We are not fully staffed and we haven’t been for a few years now,” Waco Police Department spokesperson Cierra Shipley said.

The tool helps the department find data like the number of crimes in a certain neighborhood and the number of crimes at a specific time.

“Thankfully it helps our officers that are working those long hours, it makes their jobs a little easier,” Shipley said.

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Watch the story on KWTX 10 News.

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