A lot of teams want to test crime data before they commit to a vendor. That is reasonable. You should be able to call an endpoint, inspect the response shape, see how location resolution works, and decide whether the data fits your product.
CrimeScore accounts are free to create and do not require a payment method. When evaluation access is available, the published offer is 25 credits for 30 days in a new account's initial organization. These evaluation credits are shared across its keys and do not renew. Your account shows actual remaining access and expiry.
The Starter response is intentionally simple: resolved geography, safety_score, safety_grade, component scores, and model metadata. That gives teams a stable contract for location-safety workflows and proof-of-concept integrations.
CrimeScore is score-first. The recommended free configuration covers Score, Score Details, and dashboard Reports. Administrators can change the free capability list, while customer embeds and larger quotas remain paid features.
That distinction matters for product quality. Raw incident lists can be noisy and hard to compare across cities. A score API gives your application a cleaner signal that can sit inside property search, underwriting support, routing workflows, market analytics, or internal dashboards.
Score Details is available during evaluation when enabled and on Starter and higher plans. Starter also includes watermarked map embeds. Pro adds nearby incidents and unwatermarked embeds. Enterprise adds custom volume and dedicated support for larger deployments.
The easiest way to start is to create an account, reveal your free secret key, and try real locations through the API or a dashboard Report. The seven-day monthly Starter trial is available when you need more requests or paid-only capabilities.
A useful API trial should support honest evaluation. Test a small number of real locations, compare ZIP and coordinate behavior, read the methodology, and make sure the response is something your users can understand.