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We get this question all of the time from SpotCrime users - what is the different between call data and police recorded ?  Here's a brief explanation of the two. 911 Call Data Departments across the country have different names for 911 call data.  It can range from ‘911 call data’ to ‘calls for service’ to ‘CAD data’ and many more. 911 call data includes any data pulled from a department’s CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system. Typical CAD companies used by departments include Intergraph , Spillman , SunGard , Tiburon , USA-Software , and New World Systems . 911 call data includes any call into a police department that requires action by an officer. It is the raw, immediate data that represents the first record of an incident.  Many police departments - like Dallas , Tulsa , Columbus , San Antonio, Hillsborough County , and Tampa (to name a few) - have started to release their CAD data in an open feed format available to the public. A benefit of 911 call data is that it is

Amarillo, TX is being mapped on SpotCrime ! With a population close to 200k it ranks as the 15 th largest city in Texas. You can find Amarillo in the North panhandle area of the Lone Star state and is almost equidistant from both coasts. To get latest news in the Amarillo area, be sure to check out KAMR 's website. there you'll find the latest news on a murder/kidnapping that occurred at the beginning of the week. Check out the map to see crimes including thefts, robberies, assaults, and arrests. Most of the 'other' classified crimes include suspicious activity. Get a quick view of the map by head to MyLocalCrime .com and sign up for alerts!

Here above is a crime map of all shootings that took place from January 2008 to May 2009. Each point represents one shooting. When a color gradient is applied to these points, we get the map above which depicts these shooting areas. N. Generous