In the last week in March, 775 crimes were recorded in Fort Worth, according to a Star-Telegram map created with police department data that the city released.
The most frequent crimes were theft (129), assault (98) and criminal mischief (89), according to the data that plotted offenses between March 22 and March 28.
The map displays the locations of crimes with multi-colored dots. Clicking a dot reveals information about the crime.
The map includes filters for different offenses, and selecting a filter allows users to see only the occurrences of that crime.
Here is a searchable map of crimes committed in Fort Worth for the week of March 22nd, 2020. To search the map for crimes in an area, just type in a Fort Worth address in the search field or zoom into an area of the map. Click the individual markers for more information on the crime. You can also filter for nature of crime. The City of Fort Worth provides the data.
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.