Nationwide crime alert guide
Crime Mapping and Local Alerts
Crime mapping turns public incident records into a searchable map, category view, and custom alert area for places you care about.
Crime mapping is the process of plotting public-safety reports by location and time so people can understand recent activity around a place. CrimeAlerts.us adds plain-English analysis, print-friendly summaries, and a path to ongoing SpotCrime alerts.
What the report can show
- A mapped view of nearby reported incidents when source data is available.
- Crime categories such as theft, burglary, assault, robbery, vandalism, arson, shootings, arrests, and other local report types.
- Distance from the searched point, recent source-backed rows, and links back to the available source.
- 7, 30, and 90-day trend windows, time-of-day patterns, and category mix.
- FBI/UCR state context and regional FBI public notices, clearly labeled as broader context — not address-level crime rates.
Custom area, useful categories
Search a tight one-mile view or widen the radius when you want broader context. Focus on the report types that matter for everyday awareness: property crime, violent crime, vehicle-related reports, vandalism, shootings, arrests, and uncategorized agency records.