Question 1

How do I check if my neighborhood is safe?

Accepted Answer

Enter your address, city name, or zip code in the CityCheck safety tool. We'll match it to the nearest city in our database of 3,200+ US cities and show you the crime rate, safety grade (A+ through F), risk level, and how it compares to national averages — all based on FBI Uniform Crime Report data.

Question 2

What does the safety grade mean?

Accepted Answer

Safety grades range from A+ (safest) to F (highest crime). They're calculated by comparing a city's combined violent and property crime rates against all other US cities. An A grade means the city is safer than roughly 90% of cities. A C means average. An F means the city has some of the highest crime rates in the country.

Question 3

How accurate is the safety data?

Accepted Answer

CityCheck uses FBI Uniform Crime Report data, the most comprehensive source of crime statistics in the United States. Data is at the city level, not the neighborhood level — crime rates can vary significantly within a city. We cover 3,200+ cities with populations over 10,000.

Question 4

What data is the safety score based on?

Accepted Answer

Safety scores are based on FBI UCR data including violent crimes (murder, assault, robbery) and property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft) per capita. We combine these into a total crime rate, compare against national and state distributions, and assign a percentile-based grade.

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