Special places archive
April 2005
Chicago crime
Chicagocrime.org is a freely browsable database of crimes reported in Chicago. You can browse by the type of crime (arson, or homicide, or assault, or gambling, or…), by location, or by date. You can even filter crimes by multiple criteria, and view them on one map.
The locations of crimes committed in barbershops (yes, in barbershops) during the month of April 2005, plotted on a map of Chicago streets. The coding of the flags distinguishes crimes against property, person or society.