Mapping crime in the 20 Amazon finalist cities
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