In 2009, we told you about Crimespotting, a website that lets you look at crimes in your area down the square block.
There’s a new crime mapping service available via Trulia, the popular real estate web site. The site uses crime data from CrimeReports.com, Spotcrime.com and Everyblock.com; it’s currently in beta. According to their website, the vision for the service is “help home buyers and homeowners make better decisions.” More on their methodology
The site lets you zoom in on San Francisco, and then click on a particular neighborhood. Much like Google Maps, you can move the map around, zoom in and out. From a zoomed out perspective, you’ll see dots with numbers on them, representing the number of reported crimes for that area. As you zoom in, individual dots representing each incident start to appear.
The site also allows you to view all or some types of crimes for the an 11 day period (their data is about 2 weeks behind), including shootings, arson, burglary, vandalism and assault.
Click on a dot to view more info about the crime; a “View Details and Comments” button takes you to a new page with more specifics on the neighborhood’s crime and safety rating. You can also click to “Follow this Area” and get updates via email.
The site also lists the most dangerous intersections/areas in the city. You’ll be glad to know none of them are in the Richmond District. The most dangerous for the time period from May 8 – 19 was Golden Gate Avenue and Octavia Street with 36 crimes.
Thanks to RichmondSFBlog reader Jim for the tip.
Sarah B.
