Crime Stats — Crime data for 35+ countries

Tools / Crime Stats

Search Crimes

Search for crimes near a specific location at street level. Returns individual crime reports with category, location, date, and outcome. Currently covers England, Wales & Northern Ireland.

Returns: Street-level crime reports with category, location, date, outcome, and aggregate breakdown by crime type

Parameters

latitude *numberLatitude of the search location

longitude *numberLongitude of the search location

datestringMonth to search in YYYY-MM format (default: latest available)

categorystringFilter by crime category

limitnumberMaximum crime records to return (default: 50, max: 200)

Example

Crimes near central London

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "crime-stats",
  "skill": "search_crimes",
  "input": {
    "latitude": 51.5074,
    "longitude": -0.1278
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Crime Stats

Get national or regional crime statistics. US data from the FBI covers violent crime, homicide, robbery, assault, property crime, burglary, larceny, and vehicle theft — filterable by state. European data from Eurostat covers 35 countries with ICCS crime categories.

Returns: Crime statistics with counts and rates per 100,000 population, broken down by crime type and year

Parameters

country_code *stringISO 2-letter country code: US for FBI data, or any European country (DE, FR, IT, ES, GB, NL, SE, NO, etc.)

regionstringUS state abbreviation (e.g. CA, NY, TX). Only applies to US.

yearstringSpecific year to query (e.g. "2022"). Default: most recent 5 years.

Example

US national crime statistics

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "crime-stats",
  "skill": "crime_stats",
  "input": {
    "country_code": "US"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Compare Countries

Compare crime rates side-by-side across multiple countries. Combines FBI data (US) with Eurostat data (35 European countries) for cross-border comparison. Supports homicide rates, robbery, burglary, and violent crime.

Returns: Ranked comparison of crime rates across countries with highest and lowest indicators

Parameters

countries *arrayList of ISO country codes to compare (e.g. ["US", "DE", "FR", "GB", "SE"]). 2-15 countries.

crime_typestringType of crime to compare: homicide, robbery, burglary, violent (default: homicide)

yearstringSpecific year to compare (default: most recent available)

Example

Compare homicide rates across major countries

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "crime-stats",
  "skill": "compare_countries",
  "input": {
    "countries": [
      "US",
      "DE",
      "FR",
      "GB",
      "SE",
      "NO"
    ],
    "crime_type": "homicide"
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Stop and Search

Get police stop and search records near a location in England and Wales. Includes reason for stop, outcome, and demographic breakdowns by ethnicity, gender, and age.

Returns: Stop and search records with demographic breakdowns by outcome, reason, ethnicity, gender, and age

Parameters

latitude *numberLatitude of the search location

longitude *numberLongitude of the search location

datestringMonth in YYYY-MM format (default: latest available)

limitnumberMaximum records to return (default: 50, max: 200)

Example

Stop and search near Brixton

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "tool": "crime-stats",
  "skill": "stop_and_search",
  "input": {
    "latitude": 51.4613,
    "longitude": -0.1156
  }
}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Quick Start

MCP (Claude Code)

claude mcp add --transport stdio \
  --env TOOLROUTER_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY \
  toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

REST API

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOOLROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"tool":"crime-stats","skill":"search_crimes","input":{}}' \
  https://api.toolrouter.com/v1/tools/call

Frequently Asked Questions

Can it show street-level crimes near a location?

Yes. `search_crimes` returns individual crime reports near a latitude and longitude and covers England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Can I get national or state crime statistics?

`crime_stats` covers US national and state data from the FBI, plus 35+ European countries through Eurostat.

Can it compare countries side by side?

Yes. `compare_countries` ranks countries by crime type so you can compare homicide, robbery, burglary, or violent crime across borders.

Does it include stop and search records?

Yes. `stop_and_search` shows police stop and search records in England and Wales with demographic breakdowns by ethnicity, gender, and age.