Research Tools: New Live Crime Tracker Provides Real-Time Crime Data From Over 50 America’s Cities

From a NORC Announcement:

A first-of-its-kind data tracker from NORC at the University of Chicago’s Center on Public Safety and Justice offers in-depth information on crime, violence, and victimization in cities across the United States. The Live Crime Tracker provides the public—along with policymakers, researchers, and others—with transparent, timely, and available data that can help cities respond rapidly to emerging public safety concerns.

Today, official national crime statistics are reported many months after the fact, making it difficult to recognize and respond to emergent trends. The new NORC tool responds to the need for timely information, tracking crime trends in real time—much as public health systems leverage data to detect, prevent, and control emerging diseases—and giving law enforcement agencies, public officials, and community organizations time to respond more effectively.

The online tracker—livecrimetracker.norc.org—provides real-time data for over 50 U.S. cities in eight crime categories, including homicide, burglary, and aggravated assault. The Live Crime Tracker includes in-depth city crime profiles, interactive maps, and a daily crime tracker that allows users to analyze trends over time and make comparisons across locations. It should be noted that the Tracker compiles data shared by local governments, and some of the data they report are incomplete. 

Learn More, Read the Complete Launch Announcement

Direct to Live Crime Tracker (via NORC)

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