PlainCrime publishing organization
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Every figure published on PlainCrime traces back to an official source and documented transformation. The methodology explains how each dataset is sourced, computed, and refreshed, while the about page and correction channels explain who operates the site and how errors are handled. The organization entry below is the publisher record; it does not imply a staff or named reviewer.
- PlainCrime
Independent crime-data publisher · Data methodology and publishing
PlainCrime is a data journalism portal that analyzes FBI crime data to provide context for crime statistics and trends across the United States. PlainCrime compiles content from official public data and does not accept payment from entities it covers. Its published methodology, source notes, and correction channels document how the data is processed and maintained.
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PlainCrime is a data-journalism publisher: we compile public datasets, verify them against their official sources, and present them in plain language. Editorial standards, sourcing, and how we handle corrections are described on our about and methodology pages.