AxisPhilly launched its news website along with a crime data visualization tool. This tool lets you see changes in crime over the years, broken down by neighborhood and type of crime. The launch of the site is the first firm look at the direction of Axis Philly, which last year spun out of a $2.4 million William Penn Foundation-funded effort called the Center for Public Interest Journalism housed at Temple’s journalism school. Data journalism is a coveted craft, so the organization’s colorful visualizations and informative applications will likely be a fast ticket to initial awareness of their work.