Crime Map Offers Easy Access to Stats

The folks at PropertyShark sent us notice that they've unveiled a new crime statistics site that allows you to enter an address and view the corresponding crime stats for that precinct. So if you happen to live, say, near the laundry at 323 Flatbush, you can plug that in and find out that there have been 131 burglaries and 10 murders in that precinct so far in 2009; by contrast on the other side of Atlantic Avenue in the 88th Precinct there've been 117 burglaries and just two murders.

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of course people will make assumptions of a certain blocks crime just by the precinct it is in.
As in - oh this is such a safe area because of low stats of precinct even though 80% of crime of the precinct maybe right here... or opposite - this area is so unsafe even though 80% of the crime takes place dozen of blocks south
in same precinct.

Posted by: Petebklyn at September 4, 2009 11:55 AM

everyblock.com has had something similar for a while. It is more of a feed, but you can enter date ranges and locations. Much nicer presentation than pshark too.

Posted by: neilw at September 4, 2009 12:13 PM

Yay, go 88th precinct.

Posted by: wasder at September 4, 2009 12:58 PM

I find it a little odd that they would do this...perhaps they are trying to expand their scope or something.

Posted by: infinitejester at September 4, 2009 1:04 PM

For me personal safety of the neighborhood is at the top of a list in deciding where to live.

Posted by: MarionG at September 4, 2009 1:17 PM

Yeah, but these stats and maps are the worst things to make a decision on, as peteb points out one error.

Studies show that the more access there is to ,say, crime stats for your area, the worse you think crime is. This is why so many suburban people, fed a steady diet of TV crime news, think that crime is so bad near them.

Posted by: cmu at September 4, 2009 2:40 PM

u people actually believe these fake ass stats?the NYPD has been fudging and downgrading crime stats since the early 90s

Posted by: buckfast at September 4, 2009 3:22 PM

I don't always believe everything I read but two crime stats should give you some comfort. Murders are invariably reported as are car thefts(as you need a police report to collect on your insurance). A number of precinct captains are no longer there because they played games with the numbers-a few years ago. While conspiracy theorists abound no one has come close to proving that numbers have been intentionally cooked...

Posted by: smeyer418 at September 4, 2009 4:47 PM

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