NAR policy directs agents to third-party sources for neighborhood safety data. SafeScore is that source — federal data, address-level, no agent opinion required.
Fair Housing Act 42 U.S.C. § 3604 prohibits steering. Any safety characterization — even well-intentioned — creates exposure if it correlates with a protected class. The intent doesn't matter if the effect does.
Buyers who don't get an answer don't feel protected. Some walk. Others buy and resent you later when they find public data you never shared. Either outcome damages the relationship — and your referral pipeline.
Recommending a crowd-sourced or unverified safety site puts you in the middle if the data is wrong. The moment you name a source, you become the source. That's the position you're trying to avoid.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a "Dear Colleague" letter stating that sharing crime and school quality data with buyers is NOT a Fair Housing violation when shared consistently and without discriminatory intent. The letter explicitly states the Fair Housing Act imposes no blanket prohibition on discussing neighborhood safety.
Source: HUD Dear Colleague Letter, May 2026 / Cooley Finsights
They always do. 78% of active homebuyers name personal safety as their top must-have — above bedroom count, square footage, and school ratings.
One URL. Takes 10 seconds. Point them to getsafescore.com/score/ and let them run it themselves. You've directed them to a third-party source, exactly as NAR recommends.
Federal data. 11 categories. No agent opinion in the chain. The buyer sees the data directly from the source. You're not the interpreter — you're the professional who knew where to send them.
Every score covers all 11 categories — drawn exclusively from federal primary sources, not aggregators.
All data sourced from federal primary sources — FBI, NOAA, FEMA, USGS, NHTSA
Redfin / Ipsos, August 2025 · n=1,224 active homebuyers
Every one of those buyers is going to ask you the question. Now you have an answer that doesn't put you at risk.
Takes 30 seconds. No account required. Federal data, address-level, all 11 categories.
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