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Falmouth, MA is on SpotCrime!

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SpotCrime is now mapping crime Falmouth, Massachusetts! Falmouth is a very old town, founded in 1660 and incorporated in 1686! It's located in Barnstable County at the bottom of the 'fishhook' peninsula in Cape Cod. The city is visited frequently by those visiting Woods Hole and using the ferries to get to Martha's Vineyard.  There used to be ferries that ran between Woods Hole and Nantucket, but those ferries have been discontinued. The town has a population of about 31,000. Some famous people from Falmouth include Ben Affleck and brother Casey Affleck as well as the author of the song 'America the Beautiful', Katharine Lee Bates. Interested in what's happening in Falmouth, MA? Check out the  SpotCrime Falmouth crime map . Don't forget to sign up for your  SpotCrime email alerts . We'll send you a crime map directly to your inbox informing you of recent crimes that have occurred in your area. If you're on a mobile browser, try  SpotCrime...

Shootings in Charlotte, NC

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We've noticed a rash of shootings in Charlotte, NC recently. Check out the SpotCrime Charlotte Map for a more in depth look. Shootings are categorized as Aggravated Assaults by most other crime mapping companies. We break them out because a bullet can travel farther and cause a lot more damage than a fist or other weapon. And shootings sometimes end up targeting innocent people. We've also created a shooting timeline for Charlotte since summer started in June. There were 437 shooting incidents mapped on SpotCrime over the 2 month time period. Check out the video below.

SpotCrime July Metrics

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Check it out: a one month inside look at SpotCrime - the infographic! Here is a link to a larger version. In July alone, we had over 1.8 million page views and 1 million visits to SpotCrime websites! This makes our traffic more than all of the other crime mapping websites combined. And we are the most 'Liked' crime mapping site on Facebook . We love creating and delivering information people actually look at! Out of our 600,000+ (and growing) subscriber base, we reached 1.7 million people in July with our weekly reports that are sent out on Sundays. Part of the SpotCrime Weekly Sunday Email Alert We reached more than 6.7 million inboxes with our daily alerts. Putting the total number of emails we sent in one month to almost 8.5 million! Each of those alerts delivers local, relevant, and informative crime information. Not signed up for your local crime alert yet and interested in seeing what all of the buzz is about? Sign up here . MyLocalCrime is best to use ...

Scottsdale, AZ is now on SpotCrime!

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Check out your SpotCrime Scottsdale crime map ! Scottsdale is located just outside of Phoenix, AZ in Maricopa County . The city has a population of over 217k, making it Arizona's sixth largest city. In addition to Phoenix, Scottsdale is bordered by Tempe , Paradise Valley , and Fountain Hills . According to our Trulia widget, the media cost of a home in Scottsdale currently is $549k! With help from our local media partner, KTVK AZFamily.com , we'll be updating the maps weekly. We're happy that the Scottsdale PD has the courage to be open and transparent with their crime data. Transparency and unrestricted access to public crime data is a great way to keep the public informed and aware of what's going on in their area. Want to get your department on board? Have them contact us . Interested in checking out informative, local, and relevant news in the Phoenix area? AZFamily  provides informative stories in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. When there was a double shooti...

Most Notable Hollywood Police Officers

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We love our police officers, and so does Hollywood. Here's a list of the most notable police officers on the big screen and TV. Carl Winslow Reginald VelJohnson played many police characters. Carl Winslow was a Chicago police officer he portrayed in Family Matters. He also played Sgt. Al Powell in Die Hard and a jail guard in Ghostbusters! Find your Chicago SpotCrime map here . Police Inspector Harry Callahan aka Dirty Harry I know what you're thinking, punk. You're thinking "did he fire six shots or only five?" Now to tell you the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and will blow you head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself a question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? Find your San Francisco SpotCrime Map here . CHiPs Follows the adventures of Officer Baker and Officer Poncherllo, two CA Highway patrol officers. Find your California Spo...

Houma, LA Crime Map

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Houma, LA is on SpotCrime! Houma is located in southern Louisiana in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metro area in Terrebonne Parish with a population over over 33k. The city is primarily Cajun culture and tradition, and like any city near New Orleans, is known for its Mardi Gras festivities. It was also the setting of the Swamp Thing comic books and The Skeleton Key movie. Interested in crime happening in Houma ? Check out  SpotCrime.com , the most visited crime mapping site on the Internet. Or you can head to  MyLocalCrime , which will render crime in your area faster than any other crime map out there! On your mobile? View crime easily on any mobile browser by heading to  SpotCrime.info . Don't forget to sign up for your  free personalized local crime alert . We'll deliver you a crime map directly to your email address whenever we map crime in the radius you specify. Stay aware, stay safe!

Riverside County, CA Crime Map!

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Riverside County, CA is now on SpotCrime! Riverside County is the fourth largest county in California with population of over 2 million, and is among the fastest growing areas in the US. It's located near San Bernardino , Los Angeles , and San Diego counties and stretches across Southern California from the Colorado River to the California/Arizona border. The close proximity to San Diego and Los Angeles make it a desirable place for commuters to live. Many cities in the county contract with the Sheriff's office for police services including: Temecula , population 100k+ and known as a commuter town for it's equidistant between LA , San Diego , and Orange County ;   Palm Desert , population approx. 50k and one of California's fastest growing cities in the '80's and '90's; and  Moreno Valley , population approx. 194k and the second largest city in Riverside County . It's also home to 12 federally recognized Indian Reservations. Interested...