As the old saying goes: "knowledge is power."

If you know how the world works and understand what's happening around you, you'll always be a step ahead. Law enforcement in Twin Falls seems to understand this as they have empowered their residents with "power."

Do You Know What's Happening In Your Neighborhood?

Many of us grew up at a time when you could stay outside and play til the sun goes down. You didn't have to worry about creepy criminals hiding in your tree house or strange individuals waiting to snatch up the kids.

Nowadays, you never know what someone could be up to and much of that could be attributed to someone being exposed to horrible content they consume in their personal lives. You could even say they're "inspired" to commit horrible acts because of social media or even the dark web.

Here's an even scarier thought - the only thing between us and the outside world is four walls and a few windows.

Twin Falls Police Department Offers Public A Tool To Monitor Crime

Now, we're not trying to scare you but as we said in the beginning, knowing what's going on is super important. Twin Falls Police have a tool some might not know is available.

Twin Falls PD has a "crime mapping software" that's open to the public so you can monitor what's going on in your area.

Will it make you a little more paranoid? Possibly, but don't you want to know what's happening in your backyard?

The map looks something like this:

CrimeMapping.com
CrimeMapping.com
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As you can see, the map shows the crime's location and what the crime is but it doesn't show the crime taking place in real time.

Want to see what's happening in your neighborhood? Check out the map here!

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