SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Should you use year old economic data to determine the current economic stability or the unemployment rate? Would you wait a year after receiving medical information to make a decision on how to proceed with a potentially life threatening procedure? Do sports teams only look at statistics at the end of the season? No. So, why do we happily wait a year for access and the ability to analyze crime rates with UCR (Unifrom Crime Reporting) and NIBRS (National Incident Based Reporting System) reporting? Although well intentioned, it is our belief that UCR and NIBRS should not be data communities ask for and utilize when trying to figure how to assess crime in their neighborhood.  *Please note we are not arguing for cessation of UCR and NIBRS. If these reports have been around for so long, then they must be useful. Right? UCR and NIBRS Fall Short Timeliness: One of the problems with UCR and NIBRS reporting from the community perspective is timeliness. The reports are ...

Crime in King County, WA SpotCrime is now mapping crime in King County, WA ! King County is the most populated county in Washington state with a population around 2 million. Cities like Seattle, Bellevue, Renton, Issaquah, Kirkland, and Redmond are all located within King County. King County Sheriff's Office  services over half a million people in unincorporated areas and 12 contract cities. KCSO also services areas like Boeing Field (King County International Airport), Metro Transit, and Muckleshoot Tribe. King County Sheriff's Office is not participating in any open data initiatives like neighboring agencies Seattle and Bellevue. If you'd like to see King County participate in open data, contact them and let them know ! To see crime data from all surrounding agencies ( Seattle , Bellevue , King County , Snohomish County , Pierce County , Tacoma , etc) on one map, navigate to the front page of SpotCrime.com . Don't want to see any ads? SpotCrime.info is ...