CrimeIndex
CrimeIndex measures the likelihood of 11 types of crime occurrence for all block groups in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Crime is categorized according to the FBI’s definitions of crime.
Each crime variable includes both a numerical score, where higher values denote a higher likelihood of crime occurrences, and a qualitative categorization that helps explain the numerical crime score probability. Qualitative scores are derived from the final numerical results where the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile distributions reflect “Lowest, Low, Below Average, Above Average, High, and Highest” respectively.
Benefits
Insurance
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Apply crime indexes when assessing risk to more accurately underwrite premiums
Financial Services
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Augment fraud assessment
Government
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Compare crime rates across geography using index scores and place resources in the appropriate areas
Real Estate
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Leverage crime statistics to influence buying/selling decisions
Features
- Includes scores for 219,997 block groups in the U.S. and Puerto Rico
- Sources data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) which contains reports from over 18,000 city, university, college, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies
Details
CrimeIndex contains the following scores:
- Overall crime (composite score based on all crime types)
- Violent crime (composite violent-crime score):
- Murder
- Robbery
- Rape
- Aggravated assault
- Property crime (composite property-crime score):
- Burglary
- Larceny (theft)
- Motor vehicle theft
- Arson
Specifications
Coverage
United States
Release schedule
Annually
Unit of sale
Country