Holds are major regions in Skyrim. There are 9 holds:
Eastmarch Hold
Falkreath Hold
Haafingar Hold
Hjaalmarch Hold
The Pale Hold
The Reach Hold
The Rift Hold
Whiterun Hold
Winterhold Hold
Each hold tracks its crime separately. A wanted criminal in Whiterun might have no bounty in Solitude and so on.
