SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Denver police performance, Mississippi tough on crime talk, co-responder program, FBI data incomplete, tough on crime package in DC,  Ithaca's crime transparency problem, tracking the size of the US criminal justice system, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Are Denver Police trustworthy? Do they keep you safe? The department wants to know what you think about its performance  (Denverite) Delayed homicide autopsies pile up in Mississippi despite tough-on-crime-talk  (ABC News) Supreme Court Asked (Again!) To Rule That Recording Cops Is Protected By The 1st Amendment  (TechDirt) Sheriff gives 2023 Buncombe County crime data, eyes making co-responder program permanent  (Citizen Times) CRIME RATE The FBI released its annual national crime stats. The data is horribly incomplete  (The Guardian) 4 key takeaways from the FBI's annual crime report  (NPR) Scoop: D.C. mayor to unveil new tough-on-crime package  (Axios) 41 arrested in ‘Operation Big Easy,’ targeting...

Amazon has narrowed down the locations for their second headquarters to a list of 20 finalists  out of the 238 cities and regions that applied. The winning city could get up to 50,000 high-paying jobs and $5 billion in investment, boosting the local economy. Amazon's requirements were metropolitan areas with a population greater than one million and the ability to attract and keep strong technical talent.  SpotCrime is mapping crime in almost every major city in the US. We took a look at the 20 finalists  to see if we were mapping crime in cities appealing to Amazon.  We are aggregating good data from all by 1 city! This is good for Amazon - we believe a city with great police data transparency means better community relations and an open feedback loop. Cities who are transparent with crime data are typically transparent with other types of data, like transit or financial data, which can make addressing the growing pains that come with building their a mas...

This is an alert from the Denver Police Department regarding a serial robber : "The Denver Police Department would like to make the community aware of a robbery suspect who is believed to have committed at least 6 robberies in Denver over the past 7 weeks. In most of the cases the suspect entered the business and inquired about products or services and then left business. The suspect re-entered the business a short time later. He brought items to the counter and then he simulated a weapon or showed a knife and robbed the establishment. In 3 of the robberies the suspect was seen leaving the on a black bicycle with red lettering. The Suspect is described as a Black male, 30-35 years old, 6’00, 200 lbs, dark brown complexion, brown eyes which are described as having lazy eyes or not being able to focus eyes forward, wearing white pants, dark jacket and carrying a backpack, with a ball cap, which appeared to have the tag on the brim, black shoes." Below is a map pinpointing the l...

These are maps of crimes in Denver from January through September of this year. The first crime map is of everything that occurred and the second one is of all the shooting that took place. Spotcrime has 38 mapped. All crimes: Shootings: To see these maps on Spotcrime , go to: http://www.spotcrime.com/co/denver