Using Zoom Bar
The Zoom Bar is located on the left side of the Map. Clicking higher up the zoom bar zooms in, while clicking lower down will zoom out. You can also zoom by using the scroll wheel on your mouse.

Click and drag anywhere within the map to move the map center.

Crime locations are indicated by colored dots on the map. Move the map cursor directly over one of the crime locations. Leave the cursor in this position for a few seconds (you do not need to click). An information box will open indicating the date, time, crime type, premises and address for each crime near the cursor location.

Crime locations are indicated by dots on the map. Multiple crimes at the same location are indicated by a larger circle around the crime location with a number indicating the number of crimes.

An address search is provided within the "Find Address" tab. You can search by entering street address, zipcode, or both.

Through the "Crime Setup" tab, can change the date range by hovering over the "From" or "To" links and clicking on a day from the resulting drop down calendar.

Through the "Crime Setup" tab, you can add or remove crime types by hovering over the "Crime Types" link.

Through the "Crime Setup" tab, you can add or remove crime types by hovering over the "Premises" link.

Through the "Tools" tab, click the "List Crimes On Map" link to view full details of all crimes within the map area.

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Near the login box, click "Forgot Password". This will present you with the password recovery dialog. After completing this dialog, you will be emailed your username and password. If you are unable to recover your username or password using this method, email us with the following information:
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CrimeHouston makes every effort to provide accurate information. Errors can arise for several reasons. CrimeHouston considers a mapped crime location in error if it is off by 500 ft. We believe our accuracy is above 98% for all mapped locations.
Possible Sources of errors are: Houston Police Department Crime Incident Data

• Typos
• Incorrect spelling of street information
• Incomplete or ambiguous street names

Census Bureau Mapping Files (used to generate our maps)

• Inaccurate street locations on map
• Inaccurate street names

Geocoding (converting address to map coordinates)

• Correctly geocoding streets with multiple names ( I-10/Katy Freeway/West Freeway)
• Accuracy of address number ranges
• Automatic correction of misspelled street names - (West Lop to West Loop/ ChimneyRock to Chimney Rock)
• Same address in multiple city areas.  (100 Main St - Houston/Humble/Webster)

If you encounter and error that you would like us to correct, email us with the following information:

• Provide all existing data for the crime incident in question (Type, Date, Time, Address, Premises)
• Provide corrected information including corrected Latitude and Longitude of the location (29.669831,-95.528364)
• Include Your Username and Password and Phone Number

You can read our disclaimer here

CrimeHouston's crime data consists of approximately 10,000 crime incident records each month starting at Jan. 1, 2005.

Crime data is public information and is published monthly by the Houston Police Department.

HPD released data on a monthly basis. Crimehouston will make every attempt to include this data by the end of the following month.

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