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 mas...

Only the fastest, strongest, biggest, and most aggressive players rise to the top to make millions as a professional in the National Football League. A recent study addressed a question that comes to mind when there is yet another NFL player arrest in the news - is the NFL’s ‘crime epidemic’ real? The study looked at arrest data of the general population of males between 20-39 and NFL players over 14 years. Here are the three conclusions that were drawn: Between 2000-2013, the U.S. general population of males aged 20-39 had a significantly higher total arrest rate than NFL players. In fact, these differences were about one and a half to two times higher. For both public order violations and property crimes, once again, the U.S. general population had higher arrest rates. The findings regarding violence were mixed. In six of the 14 yearly comparisons, the NFL data showed a significantly higher violent arrest rate than the U.S. general population. We took a look at...