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SpotCrime is now getting daily crime data from the Rock Mount Police Department . To see an interactive crime map of the last 60 days, click Here . Daily crime alerts are provided by SpotCrime through email and SMS.

Louisville, Kentucky is a city in Polk county, Florida. As of 2004 a census placed the city's population at 11,802 . SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Lake Wales on our maps. Assaults and arrests are the most frequent crimes that have occurred as of SpotCrime's last update. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/fl/lake wales As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Louisville, Kentucky is the county seat of Jefferson County. A 2008 estimate placed the city's population at 713,877. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Louisville on our maps. Theft and burglaries are the most frequent crimes that have occurred as of SpotCrime's last update. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/ky/louisville As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is also the state's ninth largest city with a population of 48,950 according to a 2000 census. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Harrisburg, directly from the Police Department on our maps. According to the map above, Harrisburg's most frequent crimes are crimes that fall under the category of "other" and arrests. To view these incidents and crime of all types occurring in Harrisburg please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/pa/harrisburg As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Hopewell, Virginia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. According to a 2008 census, Hopwell had a population of 25,601. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Hopewell on our maps. According to the map above, Hopewell's most frequent crimes are robberies and vandalism. To view these incidents and crime of all types occurring in Hopewell please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/va/hopewell As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Dunwoody, Georgia is a city located in northern Dekalb County. A recent estimate placed the city's population at 39,583. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Dunwoody on our maps. Recently there have been a great deal of thefts in the area as demonstrated by the map above. This is no surprise as Dunwoody is the third richest city in Georgia. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/ga/dunwoody As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Jefferson Parish was named in honor of U. S. President Thomas Jefferson when the parish was established by the Louisiana Legislature on February 11, 1825, a year before Jefferson died. According to the 2000 census, Jefferson had a population of 455,466. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department also maintains a special Deputy, Film action star Steven Seagal. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Jefferson Parish on our maps. As you can see from the map, burglaries are more prevalent in this area than any of the other crimes for this period. To compare the different crime types please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/la/jefferson+parish As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Elmira, New York was founded in 1788 as Newtown and renamed in 1808. The population was 30,940 as of the 2000 census and Elmira is the county seat of Chemung County. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Elmira on our maps. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/ny/elmira As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

SpotCrime has been mapping crimes in San Diego, California from information received from the San Diego Police Department since the company's inception. Statistically the holidays are a time when thefts, robberies and burglaries increase. In the past month from November 1st t0 December 8th there have been a total of over 300 burglaries in the San Diego area. Below is a map that pinpoints the burglaries: You can find a full listing for all crime types at SpotCrime's San Diego map below: http://spotcrime.com/ca/san%20diego You can also find crimes broken down into neighborhoods in San Diego County here: http://spotcrime.com/ca/san+diego/neighborhoods As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Stay safe, keep yourself informed; Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com .

Hartford, Connecticut was first settled by the English in 1635 and incorporated in 1784. It is the capital city of the state of Connecticut and with a population of 124,512, Hartford ranks as Connecticut's second-largest city. From the beginning of 2009 until December the 8th, SpotCrime has recorded 34 instances of shootings in Hartford, Connecticut. Here is a map pinpointing the locations of the crimes: Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map featuring all crime types: http://spotcrime.com/ct/hartford As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Stay safe, keep yourself informed; Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com .

Elyria, Ohio, founded in 1817, is the county seat of Lorain County. According to the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,953. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information for Elyria on our maps. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/oh/elyria As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Imagine going to sleep late at night and waking up the next morning to find that many of your possessions are missing and that your home has been broken into. It's not quite an epidemic that's plaguing every University in the United States but in some areas it is a frightening reality. Burglars mainly target student living in off campus housing due to the almost guaranteed selection of electronics they often own. The burglars end up stealing anything valuable they can get their hands on including laptops, televisions, iPods, video game systems and other electronics of value. So far this year incidents have been recorded in San Marcos, Texas, South Bend, Indiana, Seattle, Washington, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania among many others. Police in these areas have offered advice to students who feel that they are targets for burglary: Set up security systems to discourage forced entries. Keep windows and curtains shut. Lock all windows and doors. Know your neighbors. Report suspici

Are you under the impression that the theft of works of art is the stuff of fiction? Films like The Thomas Crown Affair, Entrapment and Ocean's 12 have been fictional representations of art theft though the practice is very real and just as interesting. SpotCrime's archived crimes can help shine a light on true life Thomas Crowns and Danny Oceans in the world. In the past 23 years some of the world's most precious works of art have been stolen in daring heists by skilled criminals. . This famous painting, "The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch is just one of many precious works of art that have been snatched from their owners or galleries in recent years. Click here for a list featuring the crimes and the specific details of the heist.

Hardee County was created in 1921. It was named after former Florida Governor, Cary A. Hardee who served from 1921 to 1925. As of the year 2005 the county had a population of 28,286. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information direct from the Hardee County Sheriff's Department on our maps. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/fl/hardee county As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

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

While uploading data this weekend the SpotCrime team noticed an interesting trend in Baltimore crime patterns. It is a known fact that the City of Baltimore is no stranger to gun violence. Below is a map containing all incidents of shootings from September 2009 up to yesterday Sunday, November the 15th. In total 273 have occurred since September 1st. This is a map containing shootings from Monday November 9th to Friday November 13th: There is a total of 6 shootings. 1 on Monday. 1 on Wednesday. 2 on Thursday. 2 on Friday. Below is a map containing the shootings for Saturday and Sunday: There are a total of 7 shootings for a 2 day period. Through this comparison we are able to deduct that gun violence is more prevalent in the Baltimore area during weekends; although any reasons we can give are merely speculative. As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email, text messages and through the SpotCrime iPhone application for Baltimore. Know your neighborhood, stay safe with SpotC

In the world of hip hop music references to criminal activity such as robbery, drug dealing and even murder are commonplace. Unfortunately in some of these cases art imitates life and the very activities occasionally referenced in the music of certain artists are reflected in real life violence. Tupac Shakur, already the victim of one shooting, was gunned down in Las Vegas on September the 7th 1996. The murder has never been solved. Christopher Wallace better known to the world as the Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down in what perhaps was a retaliation for the murder of Shakur on March the 9th 1997 in Los Angeles. This murder has also remained unsolved to this day. In a separate, but no less tragic incident; the closest friend of famed Detroit rapper Eminem, DeShaun Dupree Holton (alias Proof) was gunned down in Detroit on April the 11th 2006. The shooting resulted from an argument in a club on Detroits 8 Mile stretch. Below is a map of the shootings: A detailed crime listing is availabl

In addition to providing the most accurate and up to date crime maps and reports daily, SpotCrime also features archived cases and reports on our maps pertaining to famous historical crimes. In this first addition of Spot Historical Crimes, we will investigate the Beltway Sniper Shootings of 2002. In October of 2002, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia were terrorized by a series of sniper attacks. 17 people were murdered in the terror that ensued. The culprits, John Muhammad and Lee Malvo shot their victims at a distance from the trunk of their Blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice with a .223 caliber rifle equipped with a red-dot sight at ranges of between 50 and over 100 yards. The culprits left tarot cards at some of their crime scenes, one of which can be seen below. The pair was arrested October 24, 2002, sleeping in their car at a Maryland rest stop. Malvo eventually testified against Muhammad and is serving life in prison. Muhammad is currently

Auburn, New York is the county seat of Cayuga County, New York. As of the year 2000 the city had a population of 28,574 and the town has had many famous resident including escaped slave and famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information direct from the Auburn Police Department on our maps. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/ny/auburn As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com

Grand Prairie, Texas is a city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 153,812 as of 2006 and the town has been a center of the aviation and defense industry since World War II. SpotCrime is proud to feature up to date information from Grand Prairie on our maps. Please click on the following link to see a fully interactive crime map. http://spotcrime.com/tx/grand prairie As always, SpotCrime provides free crime alerts by email and text messages. Know your neighborhood with SpotCrime.com