Introducing SpotSpec: Crime Location Analysis Tool by SpotCrime

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We’re happy to announce the newest addition to the SpotCrime family - SpotSpec.com!

SpotSpec, powered by SpotCrime, takes an in-depth look at crime around specific places and generates crime rankings and reports for locations like schools, restaurants, and hotels.

The ultimate goal of SpotSpec is to provide a useful tool that creates awareness with the public, highlights the importance of police data transparency, and increases community trust with police agencies.

For now, we have rolled it out exclusively for Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore County schools, and Baltimore City restaurants, but hope to be able to add more areas and locations soon.

Each location receives: 

A calculated SpotCrime SpotSpec score

A ranking against other similar locations


And an individually tailored Crime Spec report


We hope you find this new tool useful and interesting. Go out, explore, be aware, and be safe.

Head on over to www.SpotSpec.com and let us know what you think!

Disclaimer: This product is intended for informational purposes only. Do not use SpotSpec as the sole tool in any decision making process. Rankings are based on algorithms that measure and weigh available crime data resulting in an estimation of crime risk and crime density value around a specific address. There is significant variability in the data from area to area. Although the data provided by each police department is not exactly the same, it is similar enough in time and amount. We are not measuring crime related to the actual location or inside the building, but crime around the location.

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