LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Long Beach residents have a new way to find out what crimes are being committed in their neighborhoods.

The Long Beach Police Department launched a new interactive crime dashboard Thursday, designed to provide the community with easy access to timely crime statistics and citywide data.

"This is a way to share information that we've historically had difficulty in sharing because of the technology that was available to us," said Long Beach Police Chief Wally Hebeish.

According to the police department, the new crime dashboard is split into four main sections: city overview, crime trends, beat explorer, and the extract page.

This section gives an overview of total offenses and breaks them down by crime type. Residents can even filter the crimes by date an

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