SpotCrime.com: former Philadelphia resident turns tragedy into data — Technically Philly

SpotCrime.com: former Philadelphia resident turns tragedy into data — Technically Philly: Currently, SpotCrime tracks some 500 feeds, but, as Drane says, “it fluctuates because [while] many cities are becoming open with their data… some are moving their data behind [other] proprietary systems.”

Charleston Neighbors Confront West Side Crime

Charleston Neighbors Confront West Side Crime: " When it comes to robberies, shootings and break-ins, a group of neighbors on the West Side are fed up and fighting to make it to make it stop.

So, they're coming together to try to curb crime.

D.C. chief declares police emergency | Scott McCabe | Local | Washington Examiner

D.C. chief declares police emergency | Scott McCabe | Local | Washington Examiner

Why do We Kill? by Kelvin Sewell and Stephen Janis

Why do we Kill? Kelvin Sewell and Stephen Janis

9-year-old girl abducted on way to school

9-year-old girl abducted on way to school: "Less than two months after a middle school girl was abducted and sexually assaulted on her way to a bus stop in Killeen, police are investigating another alleged kidnapping of a young girl.

Around 7 a.m. Friday, a 9-year-old girl was headed to a bus stop near West Ward Elementary when she was apparently kidnapped near York Avenue and Murphy Street by a light-skinned male. The suspect was described as driving a dark sedan, according to reports from the Killeen Police Department."

Students and residents meet over crime | WIVB.com

Students and residents meet over crime | WIVB.com

Does your Government (and thus you) actually own its data? | eaves.ca

Does your Government (and thus you) actually own its data? | eaves.ca: "The story is as such. Public Engines Inc is paid by police departments to collect and analyze their crime data. Given this privileged position Public Engines strips the data of privacy related information and, through a service called CrimeReports.com, it allows citizens to see maps of it and so forth.

The problem is, this isn't actually open data. As I argue in the three laws of open data (and the good folks at Berkman seem to share my sense of humour) crime data for cities that contract with Public Engines Inc isn't open. You can look at the data, but you can't touch it. Worst still... don't even think about playing with it (unless you are doing so ON crimereports.com website, in a way that their license lets you - its all quite constraining stuff).

- Sent using Google Toolbar"