CrimeLens maps documented crime within reach of where you stand — solved and open alike. Every case is drawn from public record and the press, and linked straight to its original sources.
CrimeLens turns 100+ years of public record and press into a map you can walk through — every case cited and linked to the coverage it came from.
Open the map and see the real, documented cases within reach of where you're standing — solved and open alike.
Each case is drawn from public record and press, with the year, type, location and disposition laid out in a clean case file.
A live layer surfaces recent local news leads for the area you're viewing, refreshed as you move around the map.
Every case links straight to the press, archive and official sources it was built from — read the coverage yourself.
Thousands of cities across dozens of countries, in English and native-language coverage alike.
A noir, distraction-free interface designed to make exploring the record feel effortless.
CrimeLens centres on where you are — or search any city in the world.
Verified cases appear as pins; a Recent layer adds live local leads.
Open a case for the year, type, location, disposition and the story.
Tap through to the original press, archive and official records.
CrimeLens is a news aggregator. It gathers reports that are already publicly available across the press and the public record, cites them inside every case, and gives you direct access through their original links. We create no cases, no narratives and no opinions of our own — we take no position on the content of any case.
Every pin is a real case, drawn from the public record and linked to the source it came from. CrimeLens is the lens; the reporting is the world's.
Swipe through the map, verified case files, live local leads, the linked sources, the city picker and the language settings.
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CrimeLens is an aggregator. Every case is compiled from reporting and public records already published online — press articles, archives, encyclopaedic references and official records — and each source is cited inside the case and linked so you can read it first-hand.
No. We create no cases, narratives or opinions of our own, and we take no position on the content of any case. CrimeLens simply organises publicly available reporting on a map and points you to the original sources.
The information reflects the third-party sources it links to. Always confirm dates, names and outcomes against the original records linked in each case. See our Terms for the full disclaimer.
A live layer that surfaces recent local news leads for the area you're viewing. They are unverified pointers to third-party reporting — open the link to read the original.
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