LexisNexis Risk Solutions to Acquire Crash and Project business group of Appriss

ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, part of RELX Group, today announced it is acquiring the Crash and Project business group of Appriss, a public safety business that provides technology solutions for the efficient collection of crash reports and electronic citations. LexisNexis will utilize the acquired technology within its LexisNexis® Coplogic™ Solutions portfolio, a comprehensive electronic crash and incident reporting suite, to enhance its capabilities to provide a more complete solution to the law enforcement community.

"With the acquisition of the Crash and Project business group, Coplogic Solutions will improve its ability to address the growing need for the efficient collection of crash and citation information," said Roy Marler, VP and GM, Coplogic Solutions, LexisNexis Risk Solutions. "By better utilizing time and resources, law enforcement agencies can pursue other, high priority public safety activities that meet the needs of our communities."

The LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions portfolio provides:

• Significant time savings for agencies and community members seeking incident and crash reports
• Easy integration with existing records management systems (RMS)
• Enhanced officer and public safety through the effective management of on-scene reporting

As a result of the acquisition, with the addition of more than 3,500 law enforcement agencies across 38 states, LexisNexis expands its current capabilities to provide real-time access to crash reports for citizens and involved parties such as insurance companies. Law enforcement agencies will be able to leverage a robust wizard-based crash reporting application as well as analytics, mapping, data visualization, and a state-wide crash reporting solution.

The Crash and Project business group has offices in Martinsville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky and its 66 employees will join LexisNexis through the acquisition.

Law enforcement agencies across the country use Coplogic Solutions, including agencies such as Los Angeles (CA) Police Department, Norfolk (VA) Police Department and Miami Dade (FL) Police Department. Visit LexisNexis Coplogic Solutions portfolio for more information.

About LexisNexis Risk Solutions
LexisNexis Risk Solutions is a leader in providing essential information that helps customers across industries and government predict, assess and manage risk. Combining cutting-edge technology, unique data and advanced analytics, LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides products and services that address evolving client needs in the risk sector while upholding the highest standards of security and privacy. LexisNexis Risk is part of RELX Group, a world-leading provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.
http://www.lexisnexis.com/risk/

About RELX Group
RELX Group is a world‐leading provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. The group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom half are in North America. RELX PLC is a London listed holding company which owns 52.9% of RELX Group. RELX NV is an Amsterdam listed holding company which owns 47.1% of RELX Group. The shares are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX and RENX.  The total market capitalisation is approximately €28.6bn GBP/33.7bn Euro/37.6bn USD.

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