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We mapped some recent crime data files from Frederick, MD ! Check out the map below Frederick is the county seat of Frederick County located in Western Maryland. It's the second most populated incorporated city in Maryland, behind our hometown - Baltimore, MD . Interestingly, a Frederick crime is always a top 25 most viewed crime on SpotCrime. Since the Frederick PD doesn't post their crime data openly or have an open data portal we're working on collecting up to date crime data from Frederick. Keep checking back for updates or sign up for a Frederick area crime alert. We'll notify you with an email alert with there has been an update. Stay aware, stay safe!

Which is more valuable when trying to inform citizens of crime in their area - Press Releases or a crime data feed? Answer: Both - when used together Check out the SpotCrime Ottawa, Canada map . This department does not offer a public and open access to crime data, so we map crime here solely from press releases sent out by the department . Press releases normally include a lot of description and detail - descriptions of suspects including what they look like and what they were wearing, a step by step account of what happened, the approximate time the incident occurred, what type of items were stolen, the date, the case report - pretty much anything that can help solve a crime or help inform the public of what has occurred. However, press releases are only released on certain crimes that the department thinks is noteworthy or important. Check out the Ottawa map again - You can see that the department releases a lot of information about robberies occurring in certain locations. T

We rarely remove crimes from SpotCrime .  Our general premise is that once they are made public, they should be public for everyone.   We do remove crimes that have been mapped incorrectly - which is a topic for another post, but suffice to say, when our computers locate a crime on the wrong street and we discover it - the crime is immediately corrected or removed. Over the weekend we removed three types of crimes that later did not fit our mission of notifying the public of crime events.   The first was a reported abduction in   Coeur d'Alene Idaho .  Someone reported a child getting off a bicycle, leaving the bicycle and getting into a van.  We mapped the crime immediately, but later the Coeur d'Alene police indicated it was a false alarm on their Facebook Page .   We don't often map crimes in Coeur d'Alene because police department has chosen a proprietary system that blocks the press from access.  We feel this is a great example of a police department favoring t

Frederick , a city population of about 59,200 located in west-central  Maryland , experienced six robberies over the past week.  Four of those robberies occurred this past Halloween weekend. In a majority of the robberies, the suspect (s) carried a weapon.  In two of the robberies, the suspect was seen wearing a black t-shirt.  Both robberies on Halloween involved a group of four black males assaulting a subject and then taking money or property.  In the last robbery, police were successfully able to apprehend and arrest a suspect. Check out the time line below or head to the SpotCrime Crime List to see more details on the robberies this past week.  If you have any information, please contact the Frederick Police Department . The first robbery occurred on Saturday October 27th when a black male entered an ice cream shop and attempted to reach over the counter and take money from the cash register.  He fled the scene empty handed.  Police were unable to locate the suspect. Th

Frederick City, Maryland is the county seat of Frederick County; Maryland's largest county by area. Frederick City also happens to be the third largest populated city in the state of Maryland. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date crime information directly from the Frederick City Police Department on our maps. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/md/frederick As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com