What Crimemapping.com does

CrimeMapping.com, operated by The Omega Group Inc. (a subsidiary of CentralSquare Technologies), is a web-based crime mapping platform that enables law enforcement agencies across North America to publish verified crime data to the general public. The platform extracts crime data automatically from participating agencies' existing records systems and displays it on an interactive map powered by ESRI technology, covering 15 standardized crime categories and sex offender locations. Users can search by address or agency, create customizable email alerts for crime and sex offender activity within defined geographic radii (500 feet to 2 miles), and access detailed incident reports and charts. A companion native iOS application provides equivalent functionality on mobile devices.

The company's core technology is a GIS mapping platform with automated data import pipelines that connect to law enforcement records management systems. Notable technical components include Pictometry oblique aerial imagery integration for some agencies, a standardized crime categorization taxonomy, and email-based alerting infrastructure. The platform displays rolling 180-day data updated daily, and the Terms and Conditions explicitly prohibit scraping or programmatic data harvesting, protecting the integrity of the agency-sourced data feed.

CrimeMapping.com operates a B2B2C revenue model: law enforcement agencies subscribe and fund the platform as paying customers, while the general public accesses the service free of charge. Customer acquisition combines direct sales outreach to agencies with a distinctive community-advocacy strategy, encouraging citizens to request their local agencies join the platform. The company has served hundreds of agencies since 1992, ranging from major metropolitan departments (San Diego, Dallas, Fort Worth, Nashville) to small municipalities (Catasauqua, PA). The business is small in headcount (1-10 employees) and functions as a feature within CentralSquare Technologies' broader public safety software portfolio rather than a standalone growth entity.

Name

Crimemapping.com

Legal name

The Omega Group Inc.

Website

https://crimemapping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CrimeMapping.com, operated by The Omega Group Inc. (a CentralSquare Technologies subsidiary), is a web and iOS-based GIS crime mapping platform that serves hundreds of North American law enforcement agencies by publishing verified crime data to the general public free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety / Law Enforcement Software

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

Keywords

• Crime mapping software
• Public safety analytics
• Law enforcement GIS
• Community crime alerts
• Crime data visualization

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Law Enforcement Agency Subscriptions: CrimeMapping.com is funded by participating law enforcement agencies. The service is provided free of charge to the general public. Agencies pay for the service, which provides them with a public-facing crime data portal that supports community-oriented policing efforts.
2. iOS Mobile Application: The iOS app is available for download, with terms referencing App Store fee structures. The app mirrors the web platform functionality including crime mapping and email alerts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CrimeMapping.com provides a web-based and iOS-native GIS crime mapping platform that visualizes crime incident data and sex offender information sourced directly from participating law enforcement agencies' records systems across North America. Law enforcement agencies subscribe and fund the service to publish their crime data publicly, while the general public accesses interactive maps, customizable email alerts, and detailed reports/charts free of charge.

Product overview

CrimeMapping.com is a single unified product consisting of a web-based crime mapping platform and a companion iOS mobile application, with integrated email alert and detailed reporting features. The core service displays crime incidents and sex offender data sourced directly from participating law enforcement agencies on an interactive map powered by ESRI. Users can search by location or agency, create customizable crime and sex offender alerts delivered via email, and generate detailed reports and charts. The company also serves hundreds of law enforcement agencies as clients who subscribe to publish their data through the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CrimeMapping.com Web Platform Primary web-based crime mapping platform accessible via standard browsers. Users can search by location or agency, view crime incidents on an interactive GIS map (powered by ESRI), access detailed incident reports and charts, and sign up for email alerts. Data is sourced directly from participating law enforcement agencies and displayed for a rolling 180 days.
• CrimeMapping.com iOS App Native iOS mobile application available through Apple's App Store that provides the same crime mapping functionality as the web platform, including crime alerts, sex offender tracking, location-based search via device GPS, and address lookup from device Contacts. Tracked via Google Analytics for usage and performance monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helps police departments reduce crime through better-informed citizenry
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CentralSquare Technologies (Parent Company)coreOthers · 1 January 1992The Omega Group Inc., a CentralSquare Technologies company, owns and operates CrimeMapping.com. CentralSquare provides the organizational backing and resources for the crime mapping platform serving law enforcement agencies across North America.
• ESRIcoreTechnology or IntegrationESRI provides the underlying mapping technology for CrimeMapping.com's display maps. The company acknowledges ESRI as the third-party vendor providing the display map functionality and refers users to ESRI support for map-related issues.
• Law Enforcement Agencies (Hundreds)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHundreds of law enforcement agencies across North America partner with CrimeMapping.com by providing crime data extracted from their records systems. Agencies range from large departments serving populations exceeding 1 million (e.g., San Diego) to small agencies serving under 10,000 residents. These partnerships are fundamental to the platform's value proposition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CrimeReports.com: Long-standing direct competitor offering a public crime-mapping and alert platform funded by law enforcement agencies. Closely comparable in product (web crime map, alerts, agency-funded model) and target customers (US police departments), and now backed by Motorola Solutions after Watchguard integration.
• SpotCrime: Aggregates crime data from US agencies and displays it on a public map with alerts and trend tools. Competes in the same public crime-mapping category, although SpotCrime historically relies more on aggregated/scraped feeds while CrimeMapping.com emphasizes direct agency partnerships.
• RAIDS Online (Babel Street): Public crime and sex offender mapping platform formerly under BAIR Analytics, now part of Babel Street. Closely comparable product for law enforcement agencies and citizens, with similar email alerts and map-based UX.
• LexisNexis Community Crime Map: Public-facing crime mapping site operated by LexisNexis Risk Solutions that aggregates agency crime data with email alerts and neighborhood search. Directly competes with CrimeMapping.com for the same law enforcement agency customers and end-user experience.

Emerging players

• Nextdoor: Neighborhood social platform increasingly used by agencies for community safety communications and by residents for local crime/safety awareness. Comparable in serving the same citizen use case (knowing what's happening in your neighborhood) and in partnering with law enforcement agencies.
• Citizen (Sp0n Inc.): Consumer public-safety app providing real-time incident alerts and neighborhood-level crime/safety notifications. Comparable in end-user value proposition (neighborhood crime awareness, push/email alerts), though Citizen is consumer-direct rather than agency-funded.

Broad incumbents

• CentralSquare Technologies: Parent company of The Omega Group / CrimeMapping.com and a broader public-safety software vendor offering CAD, RMS, and other agency systems. Comparable because it owns CrimeMapping.com and addresses the same law enforcement customers with overlapping portfolio capabilities.
• Axon (Evidence.com / Axon Network): Dominant law enforcement technology vendor (body cameras, tasers, evidence and CAD software) that increasingly layers in community transparency and analytics tools. Comparable as a large incumbent selling into the same police agency buyers, with growing adjacencies in community-facing data products.
• Rave Mobile Safety / Motorola Solutions: Provides mass notification, 911, and community alerting software to public safety agencies, now under Motorola Solutions. Comparable as a broader public-safety communication and alerting vendor that overlaps with CrimeMapping.com's email alert and agency customer base.

Others

• ESRI: Provides the underlying GIS/mapping technology CrimeMapping.com uses to render crime maps. Comparable as the platform's core map infrastructure vendor and as a broader provider of public safety GIS solutions to many of the same agencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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