Data quality and coverage
Crime data, explained plainly.
CrimeScore turns public crime, geographic, and community information into comparable neighborhood Safety Scores.
Model version 2.0 · Coverage generated August 16, 2026
Public data categories
Public information, made consistent
CrimeScore brings together broad categories of public information and organizes them for consistent area-level comparison.
| Data category | What it helps explain | Public reference |
|---|---|---|
| Public community data | Adds broad context for comparing communities. | Census Data & Maps |
| Official geographic boundaries | Keeps locations, maps, and coverage consistent across geographic levels. | Census Geography Program |
| Public reported-crime records | Supports a consistent view of reported safety patterns across communities. | FBI UCR overview |
| Independent public benchmarks | Provides an outside reference point when reviewing published results. | — |
| Recent incident context | Shows newer activity separately in some product views. It does not change the stored Safety Score. | — |
From records to product context
One national scoring convention
Organize
Public records and location context are prepared for consistent area-level comparison.
Score
Covered locations receive a Safety Score and component scores on a 0-100, higher-is-safer scale.
Compare
The shared convention helps teams compare areas while keeping reporting limitations in view.
Publish
One versioned release keeps public profiles, maps, reports, and API results aligned.
Geographic precision
Use the smallest geography your workflow actually knows
Coordinates
Coordinate requests resolve to a Census block group and are the preferred API workflow when a property or address location is known.
ZIP codes
ZIP code searches use Census-defined ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) to represent ZIP areas. Results are area estimates, not USPS delivery-route or property boundaries.
Counties
County pages combine a broad map with government profile context. They should not be interpreted as one property-level score.
States
State representation indicates national coverage and browsing availability, not uniform recent-incident reporting density.
Limitations and non-claims
What the product does not promise
- Reported crime reflects local reporting and enforcement practices. It is not a complete count of every event.
- Government estimates are released on a schedule and can lag rapid neighborhood change.
- Recent incident availability and density vary by location and source.
- A Safety Score is comparative location context, not a guarantee about a person, property, or future event.
- CrimeScore should not be the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, employment, or another high-impact decision.