A new online tool makes it easy for people to see when, where and what kind of property crimes are being reported in their neighborhoods or anywhere on Oahu.

The Honolulu Police Department introduced its Crime Mapping pilot project today.

Anyone with access to the Internet can go to HPD’s Crime Mapping page, type in a street address, and immediately see a map showing burglaries, thefts, car thefts, car break-ins and vandalism cases for a distance of up to 2 miles and for a period of up to 90 days.

Police Chief Louis Kealoha said the new project makes HPD more effective and efficient, and offers the public more information that’s valuable to them.

Having both police and the public studying the Crime Mapping information “makes us more effective because we’re able to identify certain patterns, and changing safety issues that occur in the neighborhoods,” Kealoha said.

The site is supposed to be updated daily.

Go to www.crimemapping.com or www.honolulupd.org and click on “Crime Mapping.”