SpotCrime gets a mention in Toronto's The Globe and Mail

SpotCrime was mentioned in an article titled "Landlords, you can't hide from the Internet" in The Globe and Mail, a Toronto newspaper. The article talks about how potential homebuyers and renters can use various avenues to research the areas they want to live in. Here's the excerpt about SpotCrime:

SpotCrime.com shows crime data for cities all over the world. Colin Drane, its creator, says many of the site’s visitors have consulted the crime maps when searching for apartments and houses.

The maps plot shootings, thefts, robberies, assaults and other crimes in major cities with little icons. When one moves the mouse over an icon, detailed information about the incident and when it occurred appear.

“I can’t imagine somebody who wouldn’t want to see crime data to help them in that decision process,” he says from his home in Baltimore, Md. “We periodically hear, ‘Thank you for this data … this was a useful tool to help me pick out a place.’ "

To read the full article, visit The Globe and Mail website.