SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Checking out a new restaurant in the city? Are your kids going to a new neighborhood to visit friends? Traveling to a new city for vacation or work? Buying a house? Starting a community watch group?   It's now easier than ever to stay up to date on police activity and crime near your most important locations with our new Android app for our sister website, MyLocalCrime.  Download the app for free from the google play store here: http://bit.ly/MLCappAndroid We've added a ‘favorite addresses’ feature making it more convenient for you to access information on crimes like shootings robberies, assaults, burglaries, arrests, thefts, vandalisms, and arsons around multiple addresses. If you like the app, make sure to leave a review. And, don’t forget to sign up for free daily and weekly crime alerts! Safety begins with knowing.

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...

Screenshot of Mansfield, OH  on SpotCrime SpotCrime is now mapping public data from hundreds of police agencies in Ohio. If you are an Ohio subscriber you may have noticed that some of your alerts included more data than normal. That’s because some of the data we uploaded was from 2014. Interested in up-to-date data and crime alerts for your Ohio town ? Let us know and let your local police department know! Ask them to make up-to-date crime data available. Suggest they post it on their website in an open format - meaning it’s available for anyone to view, use, and share (not just SpotCrime!). Up-to-date data will allow us to send our daily and weekly alerts. And it will allow you to be a better informed citizen. Stay aware, stay safe!

We updated our front page today! Check it out at http://spotcrime.com The major difference is we made the top bar smaller and changed the color from red to white. We wanted to move everything up the page a bit more for viewers. And we felt the color change from red to white helps lead your eyes to the important stuff - the icons on the map! We also updated our email alerts the other. We created more white space, made font larger, and made it easier to view the email as a web page if needed. What are your thoughts? Do you like the changes? Have ideas of your own? Let us know feedback@spotcrime.com!

The crime mapping space in the business world is a small space. But for those who do seek out crime information, more people go to SpotCrime than anywhere else. Here is where we are by the numbers: Emails We are projected to send out over 125 million emails this year alone. That’s 125,000,000 alerts that are individually tailored to each user and delivered directly into their personal mailbox.  Apps We are the only company to have a crime map for the Kindle Fire in addition to Android and iPhone . SpotCrime.info is mobile friendly and works great on any browser. Web traffic (from Similarweb.com ) SpotCrime trumps in web traffic. We are almost twice the size of all other major crime mapping websites combined in December! Socially we’ve looked at the game a little differently than other crime mapping sites. Instead of posting about our own successes and daily happenings, we push out as much crime information to social platforms used by millions of peopl...

Hello SpotCrime Friends! We just wanted to announce the release of our new SpotCrime Android App . ‘Finally!! SpotCrime for Android!’ is what you’re probably thinking. Yes, some of us Android users at SpotCrime are thinking the same thing too! Check out the official SpotCrime Android app at the Google Play store here . The app uses the GPS location on your phone to quickly show crime incidents that have occurred in the area you’re located. The app does cost $0.99, but, in our (completely unbiased) opinion, it’s totally worth it. If you don’t see crime data on the map , ask your local police department to be transparent with their crime data and SpotCrime will map it - for free. Remember, our websites and email alerts will always be free. And we don’t plan on ever charging police departments to deliver information to the public. Spot crime with SpotCrime, and get out of the crime spot. Don’t let anyone take your mojo! PS - Have an iPhone and now you’re jealous...

After almost two years of work, SpotCrime is now mapping Franklin County ! Our quest to start mapping Franklin County started with our interest in mapping all crime in Columbus, OH . Franklin County itself is the second largest county in Ohio (followed by Cuyahoga County which holds Cleveland), Columbus is Franklin County's seat and the largest city in Ohio. Franklin County has a population of over 1 million, so naturally we'd be interested in mapping what happens in the city and county - crime knows on boundaries. You can also find the largest university in the US in Franklin County - The Ohio State University. We're mapping crime available from Ohio State on UCrime.com . Our media partners, ABC6  and FOX28 out of Columbus, host SpotCrime maps on their Fighting Back section of their site. Check out the Franklin County map and other Columbus areas we're mapping under the Fighting Back Area Crime Maps on ABC6 here . Make sure to check out ABC6 of FOX28 for yo...

Roseburg, OR is located in the Pacific North West of the US. It's the county seat of Douglas County and has a population of over 21k, a suitable population for a city that's only about 10 square miles in size. Check out the Roseburg SpotCrime map below. Most incidents are arrests made by the police department for warrants. Roseburg, OR SpotCrime map The city can be found off of I-5 and route 99, south of Eugene and north of Medford . Roseburg is located on the Umpqua River Valley, making it an ideal location for many vineyards and wine tasting. It is the birthplace of the Oregon Pinot Noir. The town is also where the current governor of Oregon - Governor Ted Kulongoski - practiced medicine from 1973 to 1986 where we was an emergency room physician. Gov. Kulongoski is currently serving his third term as Oregon's Governor. In 2012, Rolling Stone Magazine name him one of "The Quiet Ones: 12 Leaders Who Get Things Done". Roseburg is also ho...

Amherst, NY is located in western New York outside of Buffalo . Amherst is Buffalo's largest suburb with a population of about 122k. AMherts crime data on SpotCrime.info In 2010 and in 2011 Amherst was ranked  by CNNMoney.com as Top 100 places to live. In 2011 and 2012, the town was ranked as one of America's 100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance . Sounds like a great place to live! And in 2011 it was ranked 6th safest out of 400 cities by the CQPress . That's great! And now there is a SpotCrime map to help keep the residents safe. Our hope is that the more people who are aware of what's happening in their area, the safer the community will become. SpotCrime is now mapping crime information from several departments in the Amherst area including Amherst , Buffalo , North Tonawanda , Niagara County , and Cheektowaga . You can view also view all of these areas on our 'sister' site MyLocalCrime and our mobile friendly s...

Here at SpotCrime , we understand that with budget cuts to police departments across the county, most departments may be working on a budget and do not have resources for the latest and greatest technology, an IT Department, or a Crime Analysis unit. This is why SpotCrime offers the ability for smaller departments to map their own crime.  This option works best for departments who only respond to 5-10 incidents a day.  We see no need for small departments to pay money for big, complicated systems if the systems were made for larger departments anyway. Single entry is the best solution - and the least expensive option. Check out the Monroeville, PA SpotCrime map . Monroeville, PA crime map SpotCrime has given administrative access to an officer at the Monroeville Department who maps crimes by inputting each crime manually.  This is a free feature we offer along with the email alerts- we'll send out email alerts to residents in the area when crime is mapped....

SpotCrime has been mapping Buffalo metropolitan area for quite a while now.  In addition to a Buffalo SpotCrime map, we also have a Cheektowaga , North Tonawanda and Niagara County maps. Buffalo is the second most populated city in New York state and is the largest populated upstate city with a population of over 260k people.   Cheektowaga is located east of Buffalo with a population of 94,000 North Tonawanda has 31,570 people Niagara County , home of Niagara Falls, has 216,470 people...a grand total of 602,040! SpotCrime receives feeds from the departments to map the data and is very proud to see data transparency in north eastern cities, particularly in New York state , and from departments of different sizes.  Ironically, we still have not established a crime data feed with the NYPD - one of the biggest departments in the US . Check out the Buffalo area SpotCrime maps at http://spotcrime.com/ny   Make sure to sign up for your local crime al...

Recently, there have been a string of sexual assaults against women in the Sunset Park/Windsor Terrace/Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn, NY .  A total of 11 assaults since March.  The most recent occurred on Monday night when a man groped a woman after exiting the subway in Sunset Park.  Check out the crime listing we created to give a visual representation of where these assaults have occurred. To view the full interactive map on SpotCrime, head here  The NYPD does not believe the most recent crime is related to the 10 other sexual assaults.  But, since it occurred in the same area as the others, we decided to include it on our map. Picture from NBC New York coverage There have been 4 total sketches made from accounts from the victims.  Although all drawings are different, you can see some similarities in the race (possibly), hair color and nose of the suspect(s), which is why we think all of the incidents are related.  The man has been ...

Here at SpotCrime, we've been mapping crime for over four years now and have learned a great deal about how crime data is reported from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.    Along the way, we've encountered some steep resistance to getting crime data open to the public.  Thankfully, many cities have been bitten by the ‘open data bug’ and have started delivering their public data openly without restrictions.  However, there are still some cities whose crime data is still immobilized by restrictions.  Those restrictions usually come in a form of Terms of Use limiting what you can and can not do with your public data.  Even after four years, it is still unclear to us why crime data intended for the public would come with restrictions. At SpotCrime, we've come to view crime mapping as a means to an end.  With the ultimate goal of getting relevant crime information to the public, increasing awareness, trust in law enforcement, and hopefully increasing the...

SpotCrime – the most comprehensive online source for crime data – has become the most visited crime mapping website in the U.S., surpassing 300,000 subscribers. The company currently sends subscribers 3.5 million email alerts monthly. With its media partners and multiple websites, SpotCrime estimates more than 6 million people interact with the crime data the company generates each month. “The more people are aware of what’s occurring in their communities, the higher the chance that community will be proactive in the fight against crime,” says SpotCrime Founder and President Colin Drane. “Our goal is for SpotCrime to distribute crime data worldwide, decreasing crime rates and increasing peace of mind.” Through its proprietary model, SpotCrime pulls crime incident data from multiple sources, including state and local police departments and validated news sources, to produce a comprehensive record of local crime information. Drane estimates that SpotCrime will hav...

Great day for SpotCrime today.  We've reached 250,000 subscribers late last night.  Thanks everyone for signing up and please provide feedback when you get the chance.  Your input helps us improve.  And, if we are not getting data from your local Police or Sheriff department, please ask them to share with us.  We'll map and provide alerts for free. NBC NYC did a story on SpotCrime last night.  You can see the video here: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/New_App_Tracks_Crime_by_Neighborhood_New_York- 121382328.html And here: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Neighborhood-Crime-Watch-Goes-Digital-121363264.html Thanks Tom Llamas

SpotCrime alerts sent have surpassed the 30 million mark!  Thank you for signing up for SpotCrime alerts and all of your feedback, it has helped us reach this stepping stone! Each email alert includes a map of crime and a list of crime details that have occurred around an address specified by a user.   Some alerts include a local sponsor ad, local news station logo and/or a highlighted news story. So, unless there is more than one person at an address signed up for an alert (i.e. apartment or business building), most of the 30 m alerts have all been unique - like a snowflake!  Not signed up for alerts?  Head to SpotCrime or MyLocalCrime to sign up!  Check out this blog post for a step by step process on how to sign up. Stay aware, stay safe!

Adding up our three crime mapping sites (SpotCrime, MyLocalCrime and UCrime), it looks like ReportSee is the most visited crime mapping site in the US.

Today we eclipsed 200,000 in alert sign ups for SpotCrime! Earlier this month, we reached 100k in daily alerts are now routinely exceeding 100 k alerts each day. This does not include SpotCrime's other platforms. (DirecTV, iPhone, Layar, and Aloqa) Adding in our media outlets, over 1 m. people monthly interact with our crime data. And we now have over 14 m. crimes mapped. If we are not mapping your neighborhood, let us know, and we will reach out to your police department.

SpotCrime has over 100 media partners across the United States, and we're working hard every day to increase our data and media coverage. Check out the map below to see where our media partners are located: SpotCrime has partnerships with the top stations in their respective markets. Our media partners host SpotCrime maps directly on their websites with crime data for the area. These are some of the media sites that SpotCrime is currently partnered with: Newport/Inergize stations like KGET (Bakersfield, CA) and KMTR (Eugene, OR) Belo stations like WFAA (Dallas, TX) and WCNC (Charlotte, NC) Tribune stations like KTLA (Los Angeles, CA) and KDVR (Denver, CO) KY3 (Springfield, MO) and KPIX (San Francisco, CA) and many, many more. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime! Sign up for free daily crime alerts today.

SpotCrime is now mapping the latest crimes in Evanston, IL. The data is being provided regularly by the Evanston Police Department . On our interactive crime maps, you can search by crime type, address, date range or keyword and view details about the crimes. Click the link below to view the Evanston crime map. http://spotcrime.com/il/evanston Register at SpotCrime.com to receive free daily email or SMS alerts. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime!