SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

The world of crime is definitely a strange one. SpotCrime has a couple of search capabilities . One of which is a keyword search through the entire SpotCrime database . We strongly encourage police agencies to include as many details as possible in the description with each crime incident provided to the public. A good description provides specific information behind a crime that is helpful to residents. For example, the description of a suspect, how a burglar gained entry, or what kind of weapon was used in an armed robbery. This kind of information makes it easier to prevent something similar from happening in the future. We used creepy Halloween words to search through our database and found some pretty offbeat and strange crimes. If you’re wondering if we have the classic Jason or Michael Myers crimes mapped, we made sure we had the real life horror flick crimes mapped on SpotCrime in this blog post . You’ll notice that some of the linked crimes below d...

In a search to see if SpotCrime mapped crime in the most infamous fictional horror movie towns, we found out that most of the towns were fictional (thank goodness)! Below are some of the scariest movies you can watch this Halloween season and the towns where each story may have taken place. Interested in finding crime in your real life hometown? Check out SpotCrime ! Don’t see crime on the map? Let us know and let your police department know. We will map crime and send out email alerts for free. And make sure to check out your local SpotCrime map before you head out this Halloween. Stay aware and stay safe! Halloween: Haddonfield, IL On Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers murdered his sister with a butcher knife. Fifteen years later, Michael escapes the mental institution he’s been held since the murder and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield, IL . This plot created the installment of the Halloween franchise to come. Although Haddonfield, IL is not a real...