SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

We updated our front page today! Check it out at http://spotcrime.com The major difference is we made the top bar smaller and changed the color from red to white. We wanted to move everything up the page a bit more for viewers. And we felt the color change from red to white helps lead your eyes to the important stuff - the icons on the map! We also updated our email alerts the other. We created more white space, made font larger, and made it easier to view the email as a web page if needed. What are your thoughts? Do you like the changes? Have ideas of your own? Let us know feedback@spotcrime.com!

SpotCrime - the most visited crime mapping website and most comprehensive online source for crime data - is introducing SpotCrime Catapult, a free software solution that allows police departments worldwide to make their crime data public. Catapult was created by SpotCrime developers and enables any police department to export public crime data from their records management system. In addition to the free software, SpotCrime is also offering any police department that, on or before December 31, 2013, implements Catapult and makes their crime data available to the public, up to $2,000 in reimbursement to defray costs of implementation. Alternatively, SpotCrime is willing to itself provide the technical services to help implement the software. The offer is subject to more detailed terms and conditions set forth here http://bit.ly/131j4xg . “With open data initiatives rolling out everywhere, SpotCrime wants to make it easy for police departments to release their crime data and...

SpotCrime is mapping Montgomery County, TX ! SpotCrime collects incidents from the Montgomery County Sheriff's office directly.  Montgomery County, TX is located just north of Houston and has a population of over 450k. The county is part of the Sugar Land-Houston-Baytown metro area and is one of the top 25 fastest growing counties in the US. The Sheriff's Office is the 7th largest Sheriff's Office in Texas! Bordering counties and cities to Montgomery, in addition to Houston, include Harris County , Walker County , Waller County , and Liberty County .  Fun Fact - Did you know that a cowboy hat and cowboy boots are, most of the time, part of the uniform at Sheriff's Offices and the State Police (Rangers) in Texas? What a great perk to the job! Interested in learning about crime in your Montgomery County or Houston area? Make sure to sign up for your local crime alert (it's free!) . Stay aware, stay safe.