4. Agency Format Data type Lat/Long Frequency Access Vendor
Annapolis Web* P1 Crimes No Daily Web Yes
Anne Arundel .xls P1 & P2 Crimes No Weekly FOIA (no charge) No
Baltimore City Open P1 Victim Based Yes Every 2 weeks Open Data site No
Baltimore Co. .DBF P1 Crimes No Weekly Email Yes
Cecil n/a n/a n/a n/a None Yes
City of Frederick .pdf P1 Crimes No Monthly FOIA (charge) Yes
Howard .pdf Robbery, Burglary, & Theft No M-F Web Yes
Montgomery Open P1 & P2 Crimes Yes Daily Open Data Site No
Ocean City Web* Calls for Service No Daily Web No
PG County .txt P1 Crimes No M-F Email Yes
Salisbury .pdf Calls for Service No M-F Web Yes
Wicomico .pdf Calls for Service No Daily Web No
* = Unrestricted Web Service
5. A More Open Maryland
Vendor controlled public
data ≠ open data
Denton, TX
Adopt standards (SOCS)
Increase frequency &
speed
7. Suggested Approach
Require GOCCP grants used for any public
facing software:
to allow open access
to have clear reporting standards
8. #OpenCrimeData
The White House Police Data Initiative
PDI Participating Agencies
Poynter: Disputes over crime maps highlight
challenge of outsourcing public data
GovTech: Crime Data Transparency Ranking
by City
Open Crime Data Feed Checklist
SpotCrime Open Crime Standard (SOCS)
SpotCrime Catapult
Notas del editor
The Yelp Effect - Yelp created a LIVES standard which makes restaurant inspection data more accessible to residents. Once businesses became aware that consumers had access to data, they responded better to low ratings leading to a reduced risk of foodborne illnesses in the US. We believe the same results can be achieved with crime data.
https://hbr.org/2015/02/city-governments-are-using-yelp-to-tell-you-where-not-to-eat
http://blog.spotcrime.com/2015/04/open-data-makes-public-safety-better.html
http://www.govtech.com/data/Can-Food-Inspection-Data-Standards-Stop-an-Epidemic.html
White House Police Data Initiative (https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/18/launching-police-data-initiative)
PDI Participating Agencies (http://publicsafetydataportal.org/participating-agencies/)
Poynter: Disputes over crime maps highlight challenge of outsourcing public data(http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/213443/disputes-over-crime-maps-highlight-challenge-of-outsourcing-public-data/#.VeXEXf1bU8g.twitter)
Crime Data Transparency Ranking (http://www.govtech.com/data/What-is-Your-Citys-Crime-Data-Transparency-Score.html)
SpotCrime Open Crime Standard (SOCS) (http://blog.spotcrime.com/2014/03/the-spotcrime-open-crime-data-standard.html)
SpotCrime Catapult (http://blog.spotcrime.com/2013/07/spotcrime-offers-free-software-to-police.html)
