SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Over 300 arrests in Baltimore April 1-April 7, 2015 We’ve just uploaded Baltimore arrest data. Between April 1, 2015 and April 7, 2015 (one week) there were more than 300 arrests . Check out the screenshot. The SpotCrime map is set up to only show the most recent 300 incidents, so this is not a picture of all arrests in that time span, just the most recent 300 of them. That’s about 52 arrests a day in a city whose population is about 622,000. There has been a lot of talk about what Baltimore arrest data can tell us . Some are suggesting the arrest rates are a direct result of police tyranny . Some blame politicians cooking the books . Some blame the War on Drugs . What does SpotCrime think? We take the same stance we’ve always had. Open up local data - arrest data, crime data, housing data, jobs data, financial data. Make sure it is up-to-date* and easily accessible for anyone to collect, use, and share without restrictions or repercussions.  Control over data...

Recently, SpotCrime noticed that the Baltimore Police Department has begun to tweet gun arrests. We thought it would be interesting to map the location of the arrests in October so far.  Below is a map of the guns being taken off the streets in Baltimore.   Great job BPD ! To view the entire map, head  here To create a search of your own, head to the SpotCrime website and use the keyword search bar!