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St. Petersburg Times: Tampa Bay Mug Shots

Online resource displaying police photographs and charges for people arrested within the last twenty-four hours in Pinellas, Hillsbourough and Pasco Counties in Florida.

“The information presented here as a public service is gathered from open county sheriff’s Web sites in the Tampa Bay area. The booking mug shots and related information are from arrest records in the order and at the time the data was collected. Those appearing here have not been convicted of the arrest charge and are presumed innocent.”

It’s very well done and makes for fascinating social information, though it raises a lot of questions, too. Also, note that statistical breakdowns are provided for gender, age, eye color, height, etc. But not for race.

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