SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

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...

The Internet can’t seem to come to an agreement on the 10 Most Dangerous cities in the US. There are quite a few websites ranking US cities as most dangerous, but not all sites list the same cities. This may be because of what data was used - some sites only ranked cities with a specific population, some looked at only violent crime, some overall crime. Sites that have a 10 most dangerous list include 24/7 Wallstreet , Forbes , World Atlas , Safewise , The Active Times , IBTimes , and NeighborhoodScout . We decided to compare all of those lists to get you a list of 10 Most Dangerous Cities in the US (an aggregate version). To our surprise, Chicago, with the amount of gun violence the city faces daily , was not found on a single list. We didn’t find New York City listed either, however, NYPD has been showing a decline in crime in NYC since the 90s. In the past New Orleans has ranked high, however, they were only found listed as dangerous once. The good news - currently in the pa...

The Police Data Initiative is one of the programs rolled out by the White House’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing that encourages transparency with data. There are over 120 agencies participating in the PDI right now. PROS AND CONS (mostly pros) We’ve applied the SpotCrime Transparency ranking to PDI agencies below. As critical as it may seem to rank agencies, the ability to even consider a ranking is one of the reasons why the PDI is so important. It gives the public a chance to see how their agency matches up against others, creating more accountability. This ranking is not meant to discourage, but rather act as part of a public feedback loop that encourages agencies to accept criticism and make their data stronger and more transparent. PRO: Agencies can pick and choose which datasets they want to release giving the opportunity for more agencies to participate. The types of datasets include (but aren’t limited to):  -  RMS/CAD data  - Use of forc...

We've added a new feature to SpotCrime ! On all of our city maps there is a new tab called 'Crime In'. The 'Crime In' tab shows a summary of crime information for specific cities where we are populating crime. Our hope is this summary data and analysis, paired with our daily email alerts , will give residents an even better idea of crime in their neighborhood over time. You can Google search with the keywords '(your city) crime map' and a SpotCrime city map should be one of the first results. You can also navigate to our city map pages by clicking on 'Browse by State' and choosing a state. From the state page you'll see a list of cities. These are our 'city maps'. Choose any city to see crime in that city. SpotCrime 'State Page' list of cities. Above the map on the city map page you will see a 'Crime In' tab. Clicking on this tab leads shows you a summary of the data you are seeing on the SpotCrime map...