Posted on 12/14/2021 1:23:37 PM PST by karpov
We recently decided not to add neighborhood crime data to Redfin.com. We were considering this because we’re very much focused on answering all the questions people have when they’re considering a home purchase, and we know that one of these questions is whether they’ll feel safe in a given home or neighborhood. But the data available don’t allow us to speak accurately to that question, and given the long history of redlining and racist housing covenants in the United States there’s too great a risk of this inaccuracy reinforcing racial bias. We believe that Redfin–and all real estate sites–should not show neighborhood crime data.
People Are Interested in Safety, Not Crime One big thing we learned through our research is that there’s real variety in how people define and evaluate safety, and that it doesn’t line up very well with purely crime-based data. When we survey people about what they want to know about a neighborhood, they define safety in a number of different ways: people variously say they care whether there’s trash on the street, care solely about violent crime, or care whether they are going to frequently see people who are homeless.
Reported Crimes May Not Accurately Reflect Actual Crimes Even if you narrow down to crime as an indicator of safety, there are reasons to doubt the usefulness of the data available. The most straightforward source of crime data is the Uniform Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which collects reported crimes from police departments across the country. Most crimes in the U.S. go unreported, however, and most reported crimes go unsolved. The fact that most crimes are missing creates a real possibility that the crimes that show up in the data set skew one way or another.
(Excerpt) Read more at redfin.com ...
It’s what I’ve been using to look for a home.
Of course, now homes are out of our price range, so... Great. At least I don’t habe to worry about that. I’ll just... Keep renting...
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Biden is protecting you from accidentally buying a house in a bad part of town by jacking all housing to unaffordable levels. You should thank him.
you just described every gas station mini mart in Chicago..
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see how well it works?
Do NOT use Redfin, there are plenty of other sites.
People paying several hundred thousand dollars for a house deserve to know about a neighborhood’s crime statistics.
Cause it wouldn’t be fair to criminals if people
could use crime stats in deciding where to live.../s
people variously say they care whether there’s trash on the street, care solely about violent crime, or care whether they are going to frequently see people who are homeless.
If there is poop on your stoop and people keep trying
your door knob in the middle of the night, you probably
don’t want to live there.
Pure buckshot with a sociopathic under-tone.
Imagine the surprise that my daughter had when she saw that in her neighborhood/distinct geographic area) that there were hundreds of registered sex offenders (Fairfax County, VA).
Now with two young girls and a limited sight son, it was definitely time to buy more ammo. Good thing that her husband was a Marine combat veteran of two wars, she was a good shot, and her brother was combat veteran and federal police officer.
Two of the kids could also shoot, as well as this old guy.
However, rising crime in their Democrat ruined county, with their Soros-funded MARXIST DA letting crimes go unprosecuted, it was time to leave for warmer and safer climates.
We once knew the local crime groups and they were wiped out. Now we have illegals/Hispanics teaming up with DC/nearby Nd blacks who come over to northern Virginia for their raiding like the Vikings used to do. Arlington County has a Soros-bought and paid for MARXIST DA too and crime is rising here too. Got to get more ammo.
Yes, listing crime information in real estate articles is very important. However, it looks like the Washington Post is dropping this information as well as its longtime weekly regional crime reports. They long ago dropped information about weapons used and the race/ethnicity (when available) from their real estate section.
“that there were hundreds of registered sex offenders (Fairfax County, VA).”
Once you named the county, I knew it’s a cesspool of crime.
Whenever I buy a house I call the local police to ask about the neighborhood. 3 out of 3 have been safe neighborhoods based on their recommendation.
A few years ago, my daughter, who worked at a pizza place and told a lady that they couldn’t deliver to her house. It was a no go zone.
The lady said “I just moved here last week, do you mean I bought a house in an unsafe neighborhood?”
It was kind of sad.
I’m not sure, but I keep remembering the scene in Rambo where he locks the pumps on for a bit, pumping onto the ground, before he blows up that gas station.
Whatever the reason, I’ve noticed it. See for yourself if you think it is true.
Your observation seems logical.
I have never been at a station that does that.
But I don’t get out much. 🤡
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