About Map of Crimes

Our Mission

Map of Crimes is an independent data transparency project. We collect, standardize, and visualize publicly available government crime statistics to make them accessible, comparable, and understandable for everyone — from residents assessing neighborhood safety to researchers analyzing regional trends.

What We Do

• Aggregate official crime data from 16 countries across Europe, Latin America, and Africa
• Normalize heterogeneous government datasets into a consistent 6-category schema (homicide, robbery, theft, sexual assault, assault, drug offenses)
• Map statistics to precise administrative boundaries at multiple levels — from national down to neighborhood
• Present data with full source attribution, methodology notes, and data quality warnings per country

Data Quality & Integrity

Every dataset is sourced directly from official government statistical offices and law enforcement agencies. We document the exact API endpoints and download URLs, the counting methodology (victims, incidents, cases), known data quality issues, and update frequency for each country. Our ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipeline is fully automated and auditable.

Transparency

We believe crime data should be open and verifiable. Every data point on this site can be traced back to its original government source. We publish the data source, license, granularity level, and counting methodology for each country on our Data Sources page. Where applicable, we flag data quality issues directly on zone pages.

Editorial Independence

Map of Crimes has no political, commercial, or ideological affiliation. We do not editorialize, rank, or characterize locations. We present government-published statistics as-is, with appropriate context about methodology differences between jurisdictions.

Contact

For data inquiries, corrections, or press requests: [email protected]