Crisp County Sheriff’s Office’s new gang crimes tracking software

CORDELE, Ga. – The Crisp County Sheriff’s Office is making an upgrade when it comes to tracking gang crimes. As thanks to a state grant, they’ll be cracking down on gang related incidents more efficiently in the near future.

The system is called, Formulytics, and according to Crisp County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer, Haley Wade, it’s already being used in other Georgia counties.

And… it’s due in large part to a state grant that was approved in late 2023.

“…We’re obtaining a Formulytics grant with it. The funds were released in April. And, this software will help us in our efforts to compile intelligence on gangs, which will ultimately help us in sharing that intelligence, and the prosecution of those individuals,” said Haley Wade, Public Information Officer, Crisp Co. Sheriff’s Office.

The funding the sheriff’s office received is part of a grant program from Georgia Emergency Management Agency.

“We were one of the Georgia counties that were selected as part of the Georgia Emergency Management/Homeland Security grant. The state set aside about $3.1 million to tackling this. And, we’re extremely grateful to be one of those agencies to receive that software,” said PIO Wade.

From just a quick glance we were able to get, the new system will allow for the sheriff’s office to track gang members over certain crimes.

But… on the law enforcement side of things, it’s going to provide a major boost as the sheriff’s office will have a much more streamlined network with other counties.

“…This piece of equipment will allow us to share it across jurisdictions. So, that’s communicating with other law enforcement agencies, with our local court system, our local law enforcement agencies. It’s giving us an opportunity to share data that we would not have the ability to exchange otherwise, without someone coming to our office, and presenting them with tangible intelligence…” said PIO Wade.

And… with plenty of gang related cases starting in one county and ending in another, that next level of communication is crucial.

“…It’s extremely important for agencies to be able to share intelligence, I think that makes us all first, better prepared. We understand the trends that other agencies are seeing if we know that information of events, and we can use that to enhance our local efforts and prevent some of them,” said PIO Wade.

The system will be up and running soon, and as wade tells us, it’ll make tracking gang crimes across multiple jurisdictions much more efficient.

Other law enforcement agencies in our area that received emergency management funding include the Tifton Police Department.

Brian Roche reporting.

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