Exploring community reports on the Interactive Map

Browse all community reports as pins on a live Google map. Filter by category or status, search by location, and zoom into pin clusters.

The Interactive Map gives you a live, visual overview of community reports across the local area. Every active report appears as a colored pin on a Google map centered on Orange County and Southern California. You can explore reports at a glance, drill into clusters, and read full report details — all without signing in.

The map is centered on the Orange County / Southern California community area. Reports submitted from outside this region may still appear, but the default view is focused on the local community.

How pins and clusters work

Each pin represents a single report. The pin’s color reflects its status:

• Dark green — Community Supported (score ≥ 5)
• Yellow — Unconfirmed (score 0–4 or no score yet)
• Amber — Disputed (score below 0)

When many reports are close together, they group into a numbered cluster bubble. The number shows how many reports are inside.

Click a cluster bubble to zoom in and expand it into individual pins. You can also pinch or scroll to zoom in manually.

Viewing a report

Click any pin to open a popup with the report’s category, title, description, status badge, and date. Select see more in the popup to open the full report detail page.

Hovering over a pin (on desktop) shows the same popup as a preview before you click.

Navigating the map

You can move around the map in several ways:

• Pan — click and drag (mouse) or swipe (touch)
• Zoom — scroll wheel, pinch gesture, or the +/− controls on the map
• Search — type a place name or address into the search bar at the top of the map and press Search or hit Enter to jump to that location
• Use My Current Location — click this button in the upper-right corner to center the map on your device’s location and zoom to street level

Filtering reports

A Filters panel sits in the upper-left corner of the map. Click the panel header to expand or collapse it. From there you can narrow what you see:

Filter section	What it controls
Report Status	Show or hide Community Supported, Unconfirmed, and Disputed reports
Category	Show or hide reports by mapped category: Robbery, Traffic, and Assault (these match the map filter data). The separate Upload form offers additional labels (e.g. Suspicious Activity, Hazard, Other) for new reports — only categories that exist on the map appear here.

Click RESET ALL FILTERS to restore the default view with all reports visible.

The Timeframe filter (Daily / Weekly / Monthly) is shown in the panel but is not yet active. All active reports load automatically regardless of date.

Reports without a precise location

Some reports may not have an exact GPS location attached. These still appear on the map at an approximate position within the community area so they remain visible. Treat the pin position as an estimate for these reports.

No account required

You can browse the map and read report popups without creating an account or signing in. Submitting, voting on, and commenting on reports requires an account with a verified phone number.