How Safety Works

This looks at serious crime signals where official records are available. It should always be read with local context.

We compare reported serious crime signals against the broader set of cities. Lower reported risk improves the safety signal.

Sources: FBI CDE, local public safety records, UNODC and vetted regional records.

This looks at theft and property risk signals that can affect daily comfort and insurance needs.

We compare reported property crime signals and blend them with other local risk context when direct city records are limited.

Sources: FBI CDE, local public safety records, UNODC, Numbeo and vetted regional records.

Local risk can include disaster exposure, emergency response and other concerns that may affect daily life.

We add public risk signals such as flood, storm, heat, wildfire and emergency context where those records are available.

Sources: FEMA, NOAA, ThinkHazard, INFORM, local emergency records and public safety records.

For international places, stability gives extra context about whether a country or region may carry broader risk.

We use country and regional stability measures as background context, especially when city level safety records are thin.

Sources: World Bank, UN records, INFORM and public country risk records.