SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

The FBI recently published their annual 2011 UCR statistics for cities across the US.  These statistics are compiled by the FBI with data that is submitted by police departments.  Most departments across the US voluntarily submit their crime data to the FBI on a monthly basis.  If you're interested in UCR statistics for your city, give your local PD a ring - UCR stats are public information. You can check out and download the FBI 2011 UCR data here Out of curiosity, I created a few charts to visualize what my chances were of being a victim of crimes in cities with a population greater than 1 million.  These cities included Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Las Vegas , Los Angeles , New York , Philadelphia , Phoenix , San Antonio , and San Diego . Check out chances of being a victim of a violent crime in this chart.  Violent crimes are crimes against a person.  They include murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.  These crimes are sometimes the most dangerous crime

The SpotCrime iPhone application is available at the iTunes store for the following areas: San Fransisco Chicago Baltimore New York City London But what if you live in a city outside of these five regions and want to know what's going on around you? You can still access some of our SpotCrime data through Google Maps on the iPhone. Simply type SpotCrime and your location in the Google Maps search and watch the crime incidents appear before your eyes. Click for an example in Philadelphia, PA Crime incident listings are also available once you search SpotCrime and your city on Google Maps through RSS feeds. Click here for another Philadelphia example As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com