CrimeScore Blog

Notes on crime data, maps, and neighborhood risk.

Practical writing for product teams working with crime data APIs, neighborhood safety scores, real estate location intelligence, and embeddable map layers.

Original Research

New CrimeScore data report

July 14, 2026 Nationwide analysis

How Much Neighborhood Safety Can Vary Within a U.S. ZIP Code

An analysis of 28,551 ZIP code areas comparing broad estimates with the distribution of their intersecting block-group Safety Scores.

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ZIP Code Guides

Crime data by ZIP code

Guides for teams evaluating public ZIP lookup, Census ZCTA estimates, and ZIP-aware crime score API workflows.

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How to Look Up Crime Data by ZIP Code

A practical guide to using ZIP code crime maps, understanding ZCTA estimates, and knowing when exact coordinates are better.

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ZIP Code vs ZCTA: What Crime Data Users Should Know

Why Census ZCTAs are used for ZIP-style mapping, how they differ from USPS ZIP codes, and what that means for risk analysis.

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Using a Crime Score API With ZIP Codes

How product teams can combine ZIP lookup, coordinate scores, and embedded maps without exposing raw incident feeds.

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CrimeScore product and data notes

2026-09-14 4 min read

Use CrimeScore From Your AI Assistant

A practical introduction to CrimeScore MCP: location scores, contributor explanations, organization quotas, and hosted versus local connections.

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2026-07-01 5 min read

Try a Crime Data API Before You Build

Developers can create an account and evaluate authenticated Score API calls and dashboard Reports before starting a paid plan.

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2026-05-20 6 min read

Crime Data API vs Crime Score API: What Product Teams Actually Need

Raw crime data and normalized crime scores solve different product problems. Here is how to choose the right layer for your app.

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2026-05-27 5 min read

How to Add a Neighborhood Safety Score to a Real Estate Platform

A practical guide for adding neighborhood safety scores, crime map embeds, and recent activity context to property search products.

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2026-06-02 5 min read

Where ZIP Code Crime Data Fits in Property Search

ZIP-code crime data is useful for broad search and market pages, but property-level products usually need a local score alongside it.

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2026-06-06 6 min read

Crime Map API: Incidents, Safety Scores, and Embedded Maps Explained

A crime map API can show raw incidents, modeled Safety Scores, or embedded safety layers. Here is how those pieces fit together.

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2026-06-10 2 min read

How CrimeScore Turns Raw Crime Data Into Neighborhood Safety Scores

A plain-language guide to what CrimeScore measures, how scores should be interpreted, and their limitations.

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2026-06-14 6 min read

What Developers Should Look For in a Crime Data API

A developer-focused checklist for evaluating crime APIs, crime score APIs, map embeds, authentication, quotas, and response design.

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