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05/15/2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Police online report portal is still not back online following last summer’s cyberattack, and some are wondering when it will be restored. On …

11/15/2023

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08/21/2023

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03/24/2023

crime data seems to be delayed in Baltimore. We are still mapping shootings.

One man died and one woman was injured in a shooting in North Baltimore early Friday morning, according to Baltimore Police. Shortly after midnight, Northern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of walk-in shooting victims. Once there, officers found a 25-year-old woma...

02/27/2023

Did you know SpotCrime provides Free Crime Mapping to any Police Department in the US? And, SpotCrime does not ask for exclusivity to the data and will not prevent any member of the press from access to the information. is your Police department using an open access solution to sharing crime information or are they using as system that segregates access? And why would any police agency prevent the public from sharing information?

10/21/2022

https://www.al.com/news/2022/10/mississippi-daycare-workers-charged-after-scaring-kids-with-scream-mask.html

“Are you being bad? Do I need to take you outside?” the masked daycare worker asks a child, who immediately buried their face in their arms.

08/08/2022

UPDATE: Wayne Heiliger is in custody.

Wayne HEILIGER (37yrs) has a felony warrant for burglary, violation of protection order and attempt of a class 2A felony. If you know where he is, contact Omaha Crime Stoppers anonymously at 402-444-STOP (7867) at www.p3tips.com or by downloading the p3tips mobile app. Tips leading to his arrest are eligible for a reward up to $1,000.

03/05/2022

BigStock Photo Trulia, one of Seattle-based Zillow Group's real estate brands, says it will phase out the use of neighborhood crime data on home listings early next year, citing the potential for bias…

01/19/2022

No more police transparency in Tampa. Why?

https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-police-disable-online-crime-map-citing-marsys-law-concerns

The Tampa Police Department says it will no longer provide crime data to LexisNexis for its online crime reporting tool because it is required by a relatively new state law that seeks to protect the rights of victims.

09/13/2021

There were 60 people wounded in 40 shootings reported throughout Chicago over the weekend, including nearly a dozen children, police said Monday.

09/03/2021

SpotCrime Weekly Reads - week of August 30, 2021: Our curated list of news headlines relating to police and crime. This week features mental health, search and seizures, police reform and procedural justice, concealed carry linked to increased gun violence, license plate readers used to track vehicle locations, facial recognition, police data tracking needs more transparency, school-to-prison pipeline, and more...

Mental health, search and seizures, police reform and procedural justice, concealed carry linked to increased gun violence, license plate readers used

08/26/2021

SpotCrime Weekly Reads - week of August 23, 2021: Our curated list of news headlines relating to police and crime. This week features police focus on tracking crime and use of force, 911 data sheds light on police reform, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime rates, license plate reader debates, ShotSpotter tech under fire, man freed from jail after disputed AI evidence, and more...

Police focus on tracking crime and use of force, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime r