Contact email
contact@crimeatlas.org
Use this address for privacy requests or corrections to submitted contact messages.
Privacy
CrimeAtlas privacy policy and cookie notice
CrimeAtlas explains here how the site handles analytics, cookies, advertising, and contact-form submissions. The page is designed to make Google AdSense, measurement, and visitor-data handling explicit and readable.
Analytics
Umami
Traffic measurement is used to understand site usage and improve page structure.
Advertising
Google AdSense
Google AdSense may use cookies to serve and measure ads on the site.
Cookie controls
Available
Visitors can manage cookies through browser settings and Google's ad settings.
Context
How visitor data is handled
Additional reading notes to help interpret the statistics on this page.
The policy covers both first-party site behavior and third-party services such as analytics tooling and Google AdSense.
Contact-form submissions are stored so messages can be reviewed and answered, while cookie controls remain available through browser and Google account settings.
Information CrimeAtlas may collect
The site collects only the information needed to operate the product, review messages, understand broad traffic patterns, and support advertising.
Basic request information such as IP address, browser details, and referring page may be recorded by the hosting stack and application logs.
CrimeAtlas uses privacy-focused analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns and improve page structure.
If you use the contact form, the site stores the name, email address, subject, and message you submit so the message can be reviewed and answered.
Cookies, ads, and third-party services
CrimeAtlas uses third-party services sparingly, but some pages include analytics and advertising tools that may set cookies or similar identifiers.
CrimeAtlas includes Google AdSense on the site. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve and measure ads.
Google may use advertising cookies to personalize ads based on prior visits to this site or other websites.
Visitors can learn more about how Google uses data in advertising at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Your choices
Visitors can limit or control many of the advertising and cookie behaviors described above.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google's Ads Settings.
If you want a submitted contact message removed from the site inbox, email contact@crimeatlas.org.
Important context
Methodology and caveats
These pages summarize reported public records. Use source notes and methodology before drawing comparisons.
Privacy expectations can differ across browsers, devices, and third-party services.
CrimeAtlas keeps the stack intentionally lightweight, but analytics and advertising providers may still process data under their own policies.
Questions about this policy can be sent to contact@crimeatlas.org.
Read the methodology page for pipeline details and the about page for source notes.
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Related pages
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Short answers about data coverage, definitions, and how to read these pages.
Does CrimeAtlas use cookies?
Yes. The site may use cookies through analytics tooling and Google AdSense, including cookies used to measure or personalize advertising.
Does the contact form store what I submit?
Yes. Messages sent through the contact form are stored so they can be reviewed and answered.