Fayetteville residents can now hop online to check out general crime

statistics provided by the police department.

The department provides two yearly reports online: one on Part I crimes

such as arson, forcible rape, homicide, robbery and motor vehicle theft;

and one on Part II crimes, which are less serious offenses such as vandalism,

family violence, disorderly conduct and DUI.

Additionally, monthly crime statistics are also available online for

download in Adobe PDF format.

The department has been compiling this information for quite some time,

but until recently there wasn't a way to present it to the public,

said Lt. Beverly Trainor of the Fayetteville Police Department.

The reports are available at the city's Web site: www.fayetteville-ga.gov .

To locate the reports, click on "city departments" on the left

hand side of the home page, then click on "public safety," then "police

department," then "crime statistics."

Trainor also handles requests from individual citizens who are concerned

about what crime is going on in their subdivision. With a little time

and the street names in hand, Trainor can pull up reports to satisfy

those curiosities, she said.

"We do get a lot of requests for that," Trainor said.

Between its in-car computers and other technology, the police department

has the largest number of computers in use of all city departments, Trainor

noted. The department has its own systems specialist to handle the computers,

and the city's computer specialist can also be used when necessary,

she said.