LexisNexis manual ties the public Community Crime Map to the same data pipeline that feeds AVCC

A LexisNexis administrator manual shows the public Community Crime Map and the Accurint Virtual Crime Center run on a single shared data layer, classified through one console at accurint.com. The Data Classification Manager guide, written by LexisNexis for agency administrators, states the tool "drives the organization of the data visible through" the Accurint Virtual Crime Center, Accurint Crime Analysis, and the Community Crime Map.

The implication for tracking police agencies contributing data is significant as this is the first document of its kind to be published about AVCC or Community Crime Maps. An agency running the public Community Crime Map has a live, automated import of its records system data into the LexisNexis environment, the same environment that feeds AVCC. Community Crime Map presence now appears to be a strong indicator that an agency's data flows into the broader LexisNexis law enforcement platform. The signed AVCC XML Addendum remains the confirmation standard for PSDEX contribution.

The manual also shows that privacy filtering happens after the data arrives. Every imported crime type defaults to "Law Enforcement Only" visibility. The "Viewable By" setting controls what the public sees on the map. It does not limit what LexisNexis receives.

The same holds for the location protections agencies apply to sensitive cases. Administrators can add a 500-foot random offset to public map pins, a choice the manual says is "often made for sexual assault, homicide, and death investigations." The manual states the offset "will not affect the view of law enforcement personnel within the Accurint Virtual Crime Center." Exact locations of those incidents remain visible to law enforcement users across the network.

Source: LexisNexis, "Data Classification Manager, LexisNexis Community Crime Map, Administrator Guide" (doc RE_GD_019.126P2, © 2023).