10/16/2016

SAN DIEGO and WASHINGTON, DC, — There is little more important to the individual than his or her personal safety unless it is knowing their loved ones are safe. People want to know about the crime in their neighborhoods, near their schools or workplaces and where they travel. While law enforcement is charged with protecting the public’s safety, it also is responsible for keeping the public informed about how it serves its citizens, including where and how crime is occurring. LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced that it is launching a new solution that helps to bridge the data gap between law enforcement and citizens: the LexisNexis® Crime Alerts Mobile – a free consumer-facing mobile application that encompasses crime-alerting capability on Apple® mobile devices.

The LexisNexis Crime Alerts Mobile app is available now. By downloading the LexisNexis Crime Alerts Mobile app on an iPhone® or Apple Watch®, individuals are notified of criminal events around a designated address or geolocation, new crime events that have occurred in the last 24 hours and criminal events that occur while the individual is on the move.

“LexisNexis Risk Solutions has created this app as a public service to citizens, so they may access this critical information and as a service to law enforcement, so they may more effectively share data with their communities,” said Haywood Talcove, CEO, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. “This new app is an exciting innovation which we believe will make a real difference in public safety and can play a role in helping law enforcement agencies across the country to help foster public trust within their communities.”

iPhone and Apple Watch users may download the app from the App Store® by searching for “LexisNexis Crime Alerts.” Desktop users may download the app via the iTunes Store®.

See LexisNexis Risk Solutions at Booth 2125 at the IACP 2016 Annual Conference.

About LexisNexis Risk Solutions
LexisNexis^® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data, sophisticated analytics platforms and technology solutions to provide insights that help businesses across multiple industries and governmental entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around the globe. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, please visit LexisNexis Risk Solutions and RELX.