SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

SpotCrime has begun to map crime data from the LAPD again ! The public data feed Spotcrime was using to map LAPD data was interrupted in 2011 when  LAPD moved from an open mapping system to first providing data solely to the LA Times and then contracting with a police vendor to map crime for the public. Recently, the LAPD published a public crime data feed again on their website via a FTP (file transfer protocol). We feel this is great step in the right direction for departments, especially for departments of LAPD's size. A public data feed in spreadsheet format available for anyone to view electronically with no restrictions on sharing shows true transparency with crime data within a department. Make sure to thank the LAPD for their work toward publishing a feed. And if you live in the LA area, be sure to sign up for your local crime alert from SpotCrime . We will send you a crime map tailored to your address and specific radius ...

SpotCrime is mapping Burbank, CA, headquarters of Warner Bros Studios - the creators of Looney Tunes like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. The city also holds headquarters to ABC , NBC Studios , Nickelodeon , The Walt Disney Company , The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Jay Leno Show! Burbank is located in Los Angeles County of Southern California. Like all SoCal cities, it has a lot of seismic activity . There are at least 8 major faults with in 14 miles Burbank's Civic Center. The city has an estimated population of 103k, which doesn't include the thousands of visitors each year who come to check out the heart of the entertainment industry and a sneak peak of their favorite TV shows. Crime maps are a great resource to check out before traveling to a designated vacation area. You can check out SpotCrime or MyLocalCrime to become aware of what areas have higher crime rates. Crime can happen anywhere and to anyone, so it's important to keep in mind that no matter whe...

The Los Angeles Daily News reported yesterday that several rewards were offered for crimes that have been committed yet the criminal remains at large. Being unable to find one of the incidents, I decided to add one of the crimes using SpotCrime's "report a crime", a function that allows you to report crimes and once inputted will display on SpotCrime's interactive map (once you click "user reported" crimes). This is one of the ways we help citizens fight crime by allowing them disseminate information and report crimes themselves.