From staff reports:

Crime prevention received a boost in Federal Way with a new web service that provides residents with free access to neighborhood crime data throughout the city.

The police department is bringing CrimeReports.com to the community through the city’s website at www.cityoffederalway.com/crimereport.

The new service offers free customizable email updates so that residents can monitor crime in their neighborhood. The online CrimeReports information is updated every morning and contains the past six months of crime data.

The public can also access the free crime data through the CrimeReports iPhone app, available for free download in the Apple iTunes store.

Law enforcement agencies of all sizes across North America are sharing their crime information with the public through the national crime map, including Newark, Baltimore, Boston, San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles County, and more.

Sign up for daily, weekly, or monthly email crime updates at www.cityoffederalway.com/crimereport.