Homicide Mapping
by Pratik
The Los Angeles Times has a nifty mapping feature using Google Maps to display locations of nearly 515 homicides in the city county [between 01/01/07 and 08/06/07]. This might be one of the first features in providing crime data to the public in near-real time.
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[...] cities are making crime information easily available to its citizens. Previously, I had reported on Los Angeles county’s web tool on crime mapping that used Google Maps. Developers at Stamen Design, a technology and design studio based in San [...]