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Crime mapping is used by analysts in law enforcement agencies to map, visualize, and analyze crime incident patterns. It is a key component of crime analysis and the CompStat policing strategy. Mapping crime, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), allows crime analysts to identify crime hot spots , along with other trends and patterns.
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program compiles official data on crime in the United States, published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). UCR is "a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of nearly 18,000 city, university and college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention".
RAIDS Online is a free public crime map developed by BAIR Analytics. [1] It aims to reduce information requests and improve trust between law enforcement entities and their public with data accuracy and transparency.
SpotCrime.com is a Baltimore-based company founded in October 2007 and privately owned by ReportSee, Inc.Its purpose is to provide nationwide crime information about arrests, arsons, assaults, burglaries, robberies, shootings, thefts and vandalism.
Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
Violent crime including murder, rape, assault and robbery declined in 2023. Crime rates have become a key issue in the 2024 presidential race.
Here is a comparison of the crime statistics from 2022 to 2023, in order of most frequently reported to least: Disorderly conduct decreased by 7.6% (787 in 2023, 847 in 2022)
Many police departments have adapted to placing crime maps and crime mapping software on their websites for public viewing. Therefore, privacy issues may surface. These maps present the public with direct information of where crime occurs and what type of crime occurred. This leads to a problem of privacy.