Stamen Design has just launched San Francisco Crimespotting, an interactive map of crimes in San Francisco and companion to Oakland Crimespotting launched in 2007.
Instead of simply knowing where a crime took place, we would like to investigate questions like: Is there more crime this week than last week? More this month than last? Do robberies tend to happen close to murders? We’re interested in everything from complex questions of patterns and trends, to the most local of concerns on a block-by-block basis.
via Shawn Allen
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The map is simply awesome, I haven’t seen such a detailed interactive flash map in a long while (I did see something at NY TIMES, but not nearly as interactive). After checking it out, it appears that robbery, narcotics, theft and simple assault top the list and in condensed areas..
Great site for awareness, I would regularly check this if i lived in the San Fransisco area!!
it’s good to have maps like this to assist the police force also solve problem areas. is this technology also used for other locations?