How to Share SpotCrime on Nextdoor

Nextdoor is a private social networking website for neighbors. Crime is a popular topic among neighbors on the site - approximately 1 in 6 posts created on Nextdoor are about crime.

Here is how you can share SpotCrime on Nextdoor:

1. Figure out the SpotCrime URL you’d like to share:

• Do you want to share a map location?
• Head to the front page of SpotCrime, type in your location, click ‘search’. A brand new URL should appear for you in the address bar of your browser. Copy this URL. Example: https://spotcrime.com/#300%20e%20lombard%20st%2C%20baltimore%2C%20md
• Do you want to share a specific crime?
• Click on the icon on the SpotCrime map and then click on ‘View Details’ OR click on the crime in the crime list below the map. A new page should appear for you with more information on the crime. Copy this URL. Example: https://spotcrime.com/crime/84931219-1a82891338eae1271828b40002cf2e53
• Do you want to share your email alert?
• In your email, click on ‘View As Webpage’ link. This will take you to a new URL. Copy this URL. Example: https://spotcrime.com/alertviewer/?dt=2016-11-16&id=311357cc01497c842a6a168ae6f0144e&mid=561273330

2. Log in to your Nextdoor account and head to the home newsfeed.

3. Click on ‘Message’ and choose the neighbors you’d like to share with and the 'Crime and Safety' category. Note: If the message box prompts you with a ‘What are you Posting About?’ message, just select ‘Other’.

3. Add a subject line and body of your message. Make sure to be descriptive so your neighbors know what you are asking them to click on. Feel free to use the information on SpotCrime as a part of your description - the crime type, crime details, or even a screenshot. Paste your SpotCrime URL in the body of your message. 

Posting a screenshot and crime details URL of a shooting mapped on SpotCrime.

4. Click ‘Post’.

5. Enjoy! Congrats, you have just informed your neighbors of local crime it the area! Your neighbors do not need to be signed in to SpotCrime to view and share crimes, but make sure to let any interested neighbors know about our free email alerts (sign up here).  If they have any questions about the source of the crime, we include a source link for every single crime on SpotCrime!

Don’t use Nextdoor? No worries, you can do the same thing with your local community watch group on Facebook, neighborhood watch email list-serv, Twitter, etc! Feel free to use SpotCrime however it fits into your community. 

Don't see your city's crime data on SpotCrime? Let us know and let your police department know! SpotCrime will map crime and send out email alerts for free as long as the police department makes crime data available.

Stay aware, stay safe!