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About Amethyst

Welcome to the Amethyst Information Hub

Reducing crime through sharing information across Cornwall

AMETHYST is a GIS-based information sharing system developed to map and share partnership information across Cornwall (A 'one-stop-shop'). Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have a strong partnership foundation and recognise that crime reduction is not solely the responsibility of the Police, but is the joint responsibility of Police, local authorities and other partner organisations.

AMETHYST was introduced in 2001 in response to the growing demand to collect and share local data to support Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) in reducing crime and the fear of crime. By sharing information, patterns of crime will be identified along with the underlying causes; leading to more informative decision making, effective targeting of resources and cohesive partnership working.

AMETHYST's development was funded by the Home Office and through its developing success, has gained both national and international recognition. Seen as good practice, it has been referenced in: GIS and Crime Mapping -Spencer Chainey & Jerry Ratcliffe and Crime Mapping-Improving Performance -Police Standards Unit.

The AMETHYST system is built upon several industry standards, including ERSI, for Web Mapping production and display. It has been developed by Infotech Enterprises Europe; a company renowned for its expertises in GIS information systems and is a market leader in geospacial solutions.

AMETHYST INFORMATION HUB

  • Public access:
    Easy access to local community safety information, statistics and maps.
  • Restricted access:
    Access to dynamic multi-agencies data held on a central information hub.
    Multiple data-sets can be viewed in layers on this online geographical information system (GIS) allowing information to be compared and patterns and trends to be observed. Data can mapped, queried or downloaded to allow further analysis to be done locally.

    CONTACTS:

Phil Davies Project and GIS Information Manager
Erika Sorensen Partnership Analyst
Simon Viles Assistant Information Officer
   

Cornwall:

Amethyst Information Hub
Fistral House
8a Truro Business Park
Threemilestone, Truro
TR4 9NH
Cornwall, UK

Phone: 01872 323526
Email:
Amethyst@cornwall.gov.uk

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