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Waller County, TX has a crime map!

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SpotCrime is now mapping crime in Waller County, TX ! Waller County, TX crime incidents mapped on SpotCrime Waller County is located outside of Houston in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metro area and next to Harris County , Montgomery County, and Fort Bend County . The county seat is Hempstead and holds cities like Katy and Prairie View. The county has a population of about 44k, and the metro area has a population of over a million people! The metro area was listed as the fifth best performing metro area in the US in 2009 and is home to businesses like Igloo. Interested in crime in your area? Make sure to check out SpotCrime and sign up for your customizable SpotCrime alert. Stay aware, stay safe!

SpotCrime Delivers Nearly 7 Million Email Alerts in March

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SpotCrime delivered just under 7 million email alerts in the month of March! We are excited that we've reached this massive number are we are on our way to 10 million alerts a month. We've found that our email alerts are used highly by neighborhood and community watch groups. This is because each alert is tailored specifically for our users and can be forwarded easily. In some cases, one community watch member will forward a SpotCrime alert to 300 neighbors! Screen shot of the map in the new SpotCrime weekly alert Our goal is to deliver public crime data to every citizen who is interested in knowing about criminal activity in their neighborhood. With nearly 7 million email alerts monthly and 1 million monthly visitors to our websites , not only does this benefit the public, it also shows there is a growing demand for this public data, and that more and more police departments are opening up and sharing crime data. And most importantly, we believe it helps in the figh...