Datamob: crime

UK Neighbourhood Statistics API

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:59:37 -0500

SOAP-based API from the UK Office of National Statistics for accessing data about UK neighborhoods. Includes data on the 2001 Census, Access to Services, Community Well-Being/Social Environment, Crime and Safety, Economic Deprivation, Education, Skills and Training, Health and Care, Housing, Indicators, Indices of Deprivation, People and Society, Physical Environment and Work Deprivation.

Read more about the data here.

url: http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/Info.do?page=nde.htm

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:20:40 -0500

U.S. crime data, much of it downloadable in CSV and ASCII formats.

url: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:19 -0500

The U.S. Census Bureau's comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States. Many tables downloadable in Microsoft Excel format.

url: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

Crime Data from Ohio State University's Criminal Justice Research Center

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:39:08 -0500

Monthly crime data from 1960-2004 for over 17,000 U.S. police precincts.

url: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2008/03/crime_data_bona.html

SpotCrime.com

Tue, 13 May 2008 21:38:37 -0500

Interactive maps of urban crime in the U.S. Registered users can receive crime alerts via email or SMS.

url: http://spotcrime.com/

D.C. Data Pipes

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:13:07 -0500

Yahoo Pipes created using public space permit, crime incident, building permit, service request, and juvenile arrests and charges data from Washington, D.C. Citywide Data Warehouse. Each pipe allows users to filter data and return results—in some cases, results are also mapped. By Frank Winstead.

url: http://pipes.yahoo.com/frank_winstead

JDLand

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:40:41 -0500

Website chronicling the redevelopment of the "Near Southeast" neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Uses data from Washington, D.C. Citywide Data Warehouse to report recent crime incidents, building permits, public space permits, service requests and real property sales.

url: http://www.jdland.com

CrimeReports.com

Mon, 12 May 2008 19:23:46 -0500

Maps crime data from cities and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. By Public Engines, Inc., a private company that provides web-based products to help government agencies share information directly with local communities.

url: http://www.crimereports.com

Oakland Crimespotting

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:52:38 -0500

Interactive map of crimes in Oakland, California.

url: http://oakland.crimespotting.org/