SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

The recent controversial encounters with the police and citizens in Ferguson, New York, Cleveland, and now North Charleston raise the question - does the way in which a police agency makes their crime data available determine the the quality of policing?  With the exception of Ferguson PD thanks to recent DOJ review , we can’t make claims about the quality of policing for North Charleston, Cleveland, or NYPD.  However, we do have enough knowledge to assess the quality of each agency’s stance on open crime data and make some inferences on how this affects public trust.  Based on the correspondence we’ve received from police agencies over the years, we think certain agencies may be telegraphing their commitment to community policing by how they release and respond to requests for public data.  In Ferguson, SpotCrime was getting open data access for a period of years, however the data stopped two years prior to the shooting of Michael Brown . We do not have a full explanation

SpotCrime would like to introduce the Cleveland County, NC crime map. The county is located just northeast of Spartanburg, SC and west of Charlotte, NC with a population of approximately 96k. Theft seems to be the the crime of choice in this county, noting over a dozen in the past week. However, the police department is trying its best to keep the area safe, making almost twice as many arrests in the same time period. Help your local department out by signing up for crime alerts in your area (at www.spotcrime.com ) to help prevent becoming a victim of a crime and report and suspicious activity as well. Check out a quick view of your Cleveland County residence at mylocalcrime.com .

You can now find a map for Lincoln County, NC on the SpotCrime website. The county was once a lot bigger. Back in the 17-1800's it helped to form Burke, Cleveland, Catawba and Gaston counties. Looking closely at the map, and using SpotCrime's search, you can find that there have been over 2 dozen cases of vandalism reported in the past month! To view the full Lincoln County SpotCrime map and perform your own crime searches, head to http://spotcrime.com/nc/lincoln+county Be sure to sign up for your Lincoln County SpotCrime alerts at www.spotcrime.com or www.mylocalcrime.com !

The following maps are of crimes that took place in Cleveland from January to September in 2008. The first crime map is of all the crimes that took place and and the second is of all the shootings that occurred during this time period. To see these crime maps on Spotcrime's , go to: http://www.spotcrime.com/oh/cleveland . All the incidents: Shootings: