CrimeReports.com: Cool Site of the Week

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We get lots of questions on crime statistics.

There are a plethora of sites across the web to find information on crime, but recently I discovered CrimeReports.com, which seems to be one of the better sites around for gleaning all sorts of information related to crime, traffic accidents, pedestrian stops, you name it – whatever the police are called out for, you can find it on CrimeReports.com (even deaths, which seems kind of creepy).

That is if your local police department subscribes to the service.

The site reports they currently have about 400 jurisdictions signed up, with more on the way. In Arizona, only Gilbert, Lake Havasu City, Show Low and Snowflake-Taylor are participating. (Yes, there really are towns in Arizona called Show Low and Snowflake.) California looks to be well covered. If you are residing in North Dakota or Vermont, you are out of luck for now.

Local Police Departments feed reports directly to the site, which are then displayed on a Google map with icons representing different crime categories. The user can zoom in and out of the map, and pick and chose different categories and date ranges to display.

Here’s a screen shot for Gilbert, AZ:

CrimeReports Screen Shot
Clicking on each icon will reveal limited information about the “event” (of note, for privacy reasons no personally identifying information is displayed).

You can also sign up for an account (free) and set up alerts that will notify you of whatever crime types you select. I set one up using my address and told the system to send me weekly updates for anything reported within a mile of my home.

Pretty cool stuff.

How did I find out about this site / service?

Crime Reports Our Accident

Yep, that would be where some truck made an illegal left turn into Francy’s car to the tune of $3,123 and nine days in the body shop… Fortunately no one other than the Altima was hurt.

If the area you are thinking about buying a home in has a participating law enforcement agency, then CrimeReports.com is a nifty little site for investigating all sorts of stuff about your neighborhoods of interest.

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Fabulous, well done! It is pretty cools too see whats happening in your area. I would like to say thank you for sharing this cool article. Keep blogging.

I liked the look of your site. Just a suggestion-Please increase the font size a little as it's so small as to strain your reader's eyes.

I liked the look of your site. Just a suggestion-Please increase the font size a little as it's so small as to strain your reader's eyes.

Oh, jeez- I'm glad that I saw this link, but at the same time, I wish that I hadn't! I checked my area, and I'm a little bit sorry that I checked it out. :S

What a fantastic tool for people that don't know the area or that don't live close enough to spend some time driving around and checking out areas.

Thanks for pointing out this site! 1 of the 3 major counties in St. Louis (St. Louis City) has their own crime map which is great that lets you plug in an address, choose the type of crimes you care about, and see everything in a 1 mile radius.

But, the other two counties have nothing. Sadly, only 3 of the 91 municipalities in St. Louis County have signed up for this service, but it is a start! I'll be posting on my blog highlighting these cities and how to use the crime map. Thanks again!

**Karen Goodman´s last blog post..Home Buyer Report - Best Buys in St. Louis South City</abbr></abbr>

I wish Canada had the same website coverage as the US. :(

**Brantford Real estate´s last blog post..How to Save up for a Down Payment</abbr></abbr>

I click on South Carolina to give it a test drive and there are only 2 cities in the system, not crimereports.com fault I'm sure, we're just a little slow when it comes to technology here

**Daniel Bates - Awendaw Real Estate´s last blog post..Sewee Preserve</abbr></abbr>

So glad to hear Francy was OK in the car accident-poor Altima though! CrimeReports.com is a great resource to find out about areas, especially when someone is moving across country and can't go drive by neighborhoods to see if it is in the realm of what they are wanting.

Thats pretty cool. Its nice you can set the dates to see crimes that just happened in the last month or so to get an idea of what is going on in the neighborhood.

Here is another site contaning crime reports.
http://www.areaconnect.com/

**Chuck Lieber´s last blog post..Pristine Carver MN 2 Story</abbr></abbr>

A good site that will help to protect us and our children from crime in case if we choose a new area to move.

Slightly disappointed that the coverage is very small. Let's hope that the service will develop in future.

**Jessica´s last blog post..Hiding the Tummy Tuck Scars</abbr></abbr>

Cool site, alas Page, AZ is not on their either :) ~ love our town names. Of course I am in Big Water (yes, a real town on the Utah side of Lake Powell & Highway 89 ), pop. 420..... its not on their either.... oh but wait.... our one Marshall probably does not subscribe. Cheers!

**Heather Rankin´s last blog post..Lake Powell Swap Meet at The Cowboy In - Another Lake Powell Fridays Activity</abbr></abbr>

Very Cool Site! I can recommend it to clients so they make sure they know the area they are moving in to.

I may have to feature this site on my blog too!

**Brendan Aiello´s last blog post..One of San Mateo’s Best Kept Secrets!</abbr></abbr>

This is an awesome resource. Dealing with the rental market as well would prove to be so valuable to potential tenants. We are still seeing so many move in from out of state that have no idea where to go. This will be benficial for a lot of people.

Love the concept and appreciate the link. Unfortunately when you live in the mountains of NC, the latest and greatest technology takes centuries to 'get here' - - but at least we are on the map! Searching more 'metropolitan' areas produced great results.

**Susie Blackmon´s last blog post..North Carolina Views - Video Courtesy of NC State University.</abbr></abbr>

Great tip on a great site. Oakland has it's fair share of bad and good areas so this is something I'll pass on to my clients.

That is awesome, one of the best map integrations Ive seen. I see how people will keep using it cause it serves a real added value to users.

I assume that you make site reviews in this blog, If you ever have time to review clasificadosmejores.com I would really appreciate it.

Hi,

I checkout the CrimeReports.com.

It really a nice site for sharing.

We're SOL here in Augusta with this site - either that or all of y'all need to pack up and move here!

**Joe´s last blog post..Tax Credit Authorized for 1st Time Homebuyers</abbr></abbr>

Yeah, I check the CrimeReports.com, and this is a cool site, thanks for sharing ! :)

**john´s last blog post..Forum Support bisnis di internet</abbr></abbr>

@Jay - Thanks for pointing out this site. What do you think would be the liabilty taken if agents were to post such information about neighborhoods in their service area?

**James Wheelock´s last blog post..$132,500 :: 6622 Bluestone Springs Ln, Spring TX, 77379</abbr></abbr>

The Thompson clan have had one heckuva run of bad luck with cars lately! You could single-handedly prop up GM.

**Heather´s last blog post..Loan Modification Scams</abbr></abbr>

Fabulous, well done! It is pretty cools too see whats happening in your area. I would like to say thank you for sharing this cool article. Keep blogging.

I liked the look of your site. Just a suggestion-Please increase the font size a little as it's so small as to strain your reader's eyes.

I liked the look of your site. Just a suggestion-Please increase the font size a little as it's so small as to strain your reader's eyes.

Hi! nice post and its one of the innovative and informative one so keep up post cont,this useful tips really help s the readers like me,hope its must be a great for the next generation.Thanks for the cool post .

Great post. I like your writing style. I really enjoy reading your blog.The keyword sniping links are awesome.Keep it up.Thanks for sharing with us. Keep blogging.

This is an awesome site. It is pretty cools too see whats happening in your area.

Oh, jeez- I'm glad that I saw this link, but at the same time, I wish that I hadn't! I checked my area, and I'm a little bit sorry that I checked it out. :S

What a fantastic tool for people that don't know the area or that don't live close enough to spend some time driving around and checking out areas.

Thanks for pointing out this site! 1 of the 3 major counties in St. Louis (St. Louis City) has their own crime map which is great that lets you plug in an address, choose the type of crimes you care about, and see everything in a 1 mile radius.

But, the other two counties have nothing. Sadly, only 3 of the 91 municipalities in St. Louis County have signed up for this service, but it is a start! I'll be posting on my blog highlighting these cities and how to use the crime map. Thanks again!

**Karen Goodmanu00c2u00b4s last blog post..Home Buyer Report - Best Buys in St. Louis South City</abbr></abbr>

I wish Canada had the same website coverage as the US. :(

**Brantford Real estateu00c2u00b4s last blog post..How to Save up for a Down Payment</abbr></abbr>

I click on South Carolina to give it a test drive and there are only 2 cities in the system, not crimereports.com fault I'm sure, we're just a little slow when it comes to technology here

**Daniel Bates - Awendaw Real Estateu00c2u00b4s last blog post..Sewee Preserve</abbr></abbr>

So glad to hear Francy was OK in the car accident-poor Altima though! CrimeReports.com is a great resource to find out about areas, especially when someone is moving across country and can't go drive by neighborhoods to see if it is in the realm of what they are wanting.

Thats pretty cool. Its nice you can set the dates to see crimes that just happened in the last month or so to get an idea of what is going on in the neighborhood.

Here is another site contaning crime reports.
http://www.areaconnect.com/

**Chuck Lieberu00c2u00b4s last blog post..Pristine Carver MN 2 Story</abbr></abbr>

A good site that will help to protect us and our children from crime in case if we choose a new area to move.

Slightly disappointed that the coverage is very small. Let's hope that the service will develop in future.

**Jessicau00c2u00b4s last blog post..Hiding the Tummy Tuck Scars</abbr></abbr>

Cool site, alas Page, AZ is not on their either :) ~ love our town names. Of course I am in Big Water (yes, a real town on the Utah side of Lake Powell & Highway 89 ), pop. 420..... its not on their either.... oh but wait.... our one Marshall probably does not subscribe. Cheers!

**Heather Rankinu00c2u00b4s last blog post..Lake Powell Swap Meet at The Cowboy In - Another Lake Powell Fridays Activity</abbr></abbr>

Very Cool Site! I can recommend it to clients so they make sure they know the area they are moving in to.

I may have to feature this site on my blog too!

**Brendan Aiellou00c2u00b4s last blog post..One of San Mateou00e2u0080u0099s Best Kept Secrets!</abbr></abbr>

This is an awesome resource. Dealing with the rental market as well would prove to be so valuable to potential tenants. We are still seeing so many move in from out of state that have no idea where to go. This will be benficial for a lot of people.

Love the concept and appreciate the link. Unfortunately when you live in the mountains of NC, the latest and greatest technology takes centuries to 'get here' - - but at least we are on the map! Searching more 'metropolitan' areas produced great results.

**Susie Blackmonu00c2u00b4s last blog post..North Carolina Views - Video Courtesy of NC State University.</abbr></abbr>

Great tip on a great site. Oakland has it's fair share of bad and good areas so this is something I'll pass on to my clients.

That is awesome, one of the best map integrations Ive seen. I see how people will keep using it cause it serves a real added value to users.

I assume that you make site reviews in this blog, If you ever have time to review clasificadosmejores.com I would really appreciate it.

Hi,

I checkout the CrimeReports.com.

It really a nice site for sharing.

We're SOL here in Augusta with this site - either that or all of y'all need to pack up and move here!

**Joeu00c2u00b4s last blog post..Tax Credit Authorized for 1st Time Homebuyers</abbr></abbr>

Coverage seems a bit spotty. I guess it has a lot to do with how much the departments are willing to cooperate.

Yeah, I check the CrimeReports.com, and this is a cool site, thanks for sharing ! :)

**johnu00c2u00b4s last blog post..Forum Support bisnis di internet</abbr></abbr>

jay - Thanks for pointing out this site. What do you think would be the liabilty taken if agents were to post such information about neighborhoods in their service area?

**James Wheelocku00c2u00b4s last blog post..$132,500 :: 6622 Bluestone Springs Ln, Spring TX, 77379</abbr></abbr>

The Thompson clan have had one heckuva run of bad luck with cars lately! You could single-handedly prop up GM.

**Heatheru00c2u00b4s last blog post..Loan Modification Scams</abbr></abbr>

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