A Next.js application that displays current crime reports in Sweden using the Brottsplatskartan API.

• View recent crime reports nationally
• Search for crime reports by location
• Favorite crime reports (work in progress)
• Responsive design with Bootstrap

• Next.js 15 - React framework
• React 19 - UI library
• SWR - Data fetching and caching
• Bootstrap 5 - CSS framework
• Sass - CSS preprocessor
• FontAwesome - Icons

• Node.js 18. x or higher
• npm or yarn

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mhed89/crime-locator.git
cd crime-locator

2. Install dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install

3. Run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

npm run build
npm start
# or
yarn build
yarn start

Recently Updated (December 2025)

• Modernized all dependencies to latest versions
• Migrated to Next.js 14 and React 18
• Fixed deprecated Next.js patterns
• Improved error handling and loading states
• Enhanced code quality and consistency

• National crime report listing
• Location-based crime search
• Responsive design
• Crime report cards with images

• Map visualization
• Favorites functionality
• Improved filtering options

This project uses the public Brottsplatskartan API to fetch crime data from Sweden.

This is a personal hobby project, but suggestions and contributions are welcome!

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

Made with ❤️ and a bit of ADHD hyperfocus