SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

This week we've been working on re-establishing open crime data in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . The Toronto PD turned off their easily and freely accessible crime data feed. We've received word that the police thought it provided and inaccurate picture of crime data in the city. However, their current way to inform citizens of crime is pretty dismal. Currently, the only way to see crime data in Toronto is to create and sign in to a news release account on the police department's website. You can sign up to receive the news releases via email, which is what we've done and what we'll be mapping in the meantime. Unfortunately, we've found that some of the news releases read more like a Buzzfeed clickbait soap opera than a news story.  Why not include all of the details in an email? Especially when not everyone can make it to a press conference or catch the press conference on TV? This is bad news because now the police have slowed down and almost completel

Tis the season to rank the best Christmas movies! Below are our 10 personal Christmas favorites. And, since we map crime on the reg, we’ve included a crime map for each city the movie takes place. A Christmas Carol Bah Humbug!  Ebenezer Scrooge should be arrested for the way he’s treated friends, family, and employees! A great holiday movie to make you realize what Christmas is really about. Crime map of assaults in London, England Bad Santa Hey, can I get another drink down here? This isn’t a very cheery movie, but since the police are very apparent in this black comedy we’ve included it in our list. Billie Bob Thorton is a very, very bad Santa who uses his Santa suit as a way to steal from stores during the holiday season.  Map of crime in Phoenix, AZ The Santa Clause Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! When I get home, I'm getting a CAT scan! Scott Calvin’s transformation from an average guy to THE Santa Claus gets him ar

These maps are of Toronto from July to September in 2008. The first is of all the crimes that took place, the second is of all the robberies and the third is of all the robberies that took place near the universities. To see these maps on Spotcrime, go to: http://spotcrime.com/on/toronto . All crimes: Robberies: Robberies in university district: