SpotCrime - The Public's Crime Map

Surveillance drones and spy planes, winter crime rate, more police agencies begin sharing crime data with the public, jail costs went up when crime went down, looking at crime concentration in specific neighborhoods, giving ex-offenders a second chance, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Memphis Police increasing patrols for ‘Operation Winter Freeze’  (NewsChannel3 Memphis) see also:  Houston leaders increasing patrols in 'hot spot' violent crime areas; 40+ homicides already in 2021  (KHOU11) Mediation of complaints against police: a review of programs in Los Angeles and New York City  (Taylor and Francis online) Policing Policy Trends: Balancing Accountability With Safety  (NCSL.org) Four State Police troopers arrested, identified after 'use of force encounters' at Troop F in Monroe  (The Advocate) CRIME RATE New research examines the cost of crime in the U.S., estimated to be $2.6 trillion in a single year  (Vanderbilt University) 2020 a ‘Perfect Storm’ for ...

Welcome to the party NYC.  You are last city of your size in the US to openly release your crime data. The new map announced by the NYPD today can be seen here: http://maps.nyc.gov/crime/ Unlike most large cities in the US, it looks like the NYPD has elected not to reveal the raw crime data, but has decided to represent the data in a very clean, and absurdly difficult to navigate map. For some, not clearly, explained reason, crime dates are not provided. You are able to get a map of crimes in a particular month. But the exact date and time are hidden. Crime is mapped to the intersection on approximate block level. This implementation is consistent with most police agencies. The NYPD gets high marks for not using a vendor to regulate access to the data and prevent the public or the press from publishing or sharing the information. Some cities in the US have taken down their public unrestricted feeds and replaced them with vendors that limit access and curtail tabulation...

In an effort to make crime data easily available anywhere, w e recently made some changes to SpotCrime.info , making it easier to use on any mobile device.  Check out the screen shot View this version of SpotCrime by heading to SpotCrime.info on your mobile device. We figured these changes would make it easier for you to view the SpotCrime website on a smaller screen.  Some changes you'll notice is the crime list option in the upper right side of the screen.  This option allows you to view just the list of crime in the area you searched. You still have the ability to tap a crime to see more details, however a list is helpful so you won't have to tap on every icon to get more information. We made the icon key easy to hide (notice the 2 arrows next to the key), allowing you the ability to view more of the map. And finally, we made the buttons bigger (especially helpful for those who have fat fingers like me!) Try www.spotcrime.info on your mobile dev...

The FBI recently published their annual 2011 UCR statistics for cities across the US.  These statistics are compiled by the FBI with data that is submitted by police departments.  Most departments across the US voluntarily submit their crime data to the FBI on a monthly basis.  If you're interested in UCR statistics for your city, give your local PD a ring - UCR stats are public information. You can check out and download the FBI 2011 UCR data here Out of curiosity, I created a few charts to visualize what my chances were of being a victim of crimes in cities with a population greater than 1 million.  These cities included Chicago , Dallas , Houston , Las Vegas , Los Angeles , New York , Philadelphia , Phoenix , San Antonio , and San Diego . Check out chances of being a victim of a violent crime in this chart.  Violent crimes are crimes against a person.  They include murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.  These crimes are some...