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Mapping Crime in King County, WA

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Crime in King County, WA SpotCrime is now mapping crime in King County, WA ! King County is the most populated county in Washington state with a population around 2 million. Cities like Seattle, Bellevue, Renton, Issaquah, Kirkland, and Redmond are all located within King County. King County Sheriff's Office  services over half a million people in unincorporated areas and 12 contract cities. KCSO also services areas like Boeing Field (King County International Airport), Metro Transit, and Muckleshoot Tribe. King County Sheriff's Office is not participating in any open data initiatives like neighboring agencies Seattle and Bellevue. If you'd like to see King County participate in open data, contact them and let them know ! To see crime data from all surrounding agencies ( Seattle , Bellevue , King County , Snohomish County , Pierce County , Tacoma , etc) on one map, navigate to the front page of SpotCrime.com . Don't want to see any ads? SpotCrime.info is

First Police Agency Utilizes SpotCrime Open Crime Standard

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We’re happy to announce that the first agency has successfully implemented the SpotCrime Open Crime Standard (SOCS) when creating an open crime data file! NORCOM (North East King County Regional Public Safety Communication Agency) in Washington state is the dispatch agency for North East King County and includes cities like Kirkland , Bellevue , and Mercer Island . This area is located just outside of Seattle on the east side of Lake Washington and is in close proximity to branches of companies like Google, IBM, Expedia, Amazon, eBay, and of course Microsoft. Bellevue is even the home of the new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. NORCOM used SOCS as a model to create the data file they send to us in order to map crime for residents.  We created SOCS because we wanted to make it easier for police agencies to figure out what kind of information and format is best when creating files for the public. Our hope is that this standard will be used nationwide when agencies release d

The Pacific Northwest Crime Maps

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SpotCrime now maps crime in Seattle along with surrounding cities including Bellevue, Tacoma and Olympia. That's about 1 million people across 3 different counties who now have access to local crime information right at their finger tips! Seattle is the largest major city in the Pacific Northwest, ranked as the 15th largest city in the US. Check out the SpotCrime Seattle map to see where most crime occur, primarily in the downtown area. Recently, a thief tried to steal an ATM from a Downtown Seattle bank! Luckily, they weren't very successful. Bellevue is the eastern neighbor to Seattle, found across Lake Washington. Bellevue is a rapidly growing city, now categorized as a 'boomburb' of Seattle. It was found number 1 on CNNMoney Magazine's 'Best City to Live' list in 2008. The name Bellevue is French for 'beautiful view' because of the city's location on the lake. Bellevue was also ranked as one of the 25 safest cities in the U

SpotCrime is Mapping Crimes in Bellevue, Washington

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Bellevue, Washington is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington. It has a population of 123,771. Of the crimes occurring in the area the most frequent are assaults, burglaries and theft. To view all of these crimes in full detail click the link below for an interactive map. http://spotcrime.com/wa/bellevue Know your neighborhood; Stay safe with SpotCrime.