SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

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 massive HQ2 a lot

SpotCrime is now mapping crime in Newark, DE ! Newark is located in New Castle County in the second tiniest state in the US! Newark has a population of just over 30k, holding about 30% of Delaware's population. It's home of the University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens. And, it's a short commute to both Baltimore, MD and Philadelphia, PA and is only 12 miles away from Wilmington , Delaware's largest city. Interested in learning about crime in Newark? Check out Spotcrime.com or MyLocalCrime.com . Need a quick view of the data? SpotCrime.info works great and it's mobile friendly. Don't forget to check out our apps for Android , iPhone , and Amazon Fire . You can sign up for you local crime alert here. Stay aware, stay safe!

The following maps are of Newark from January to September in 2008. The first is of all the crimes that Spotcrime has posted and the second is of all the shootings. To see the maps on Spotcrime's website, go to: http://spotcrime.com/nj/newark . All crimes: Shootings: