Know the risk
before you book.
Tourism boards sell the highlight reel. We run the crime data. Every city guide below is built on FBI stats, local incident records, and address-level risk scoring — not hotel star ratings.
The address you book matters more than the city's reputation. A SafeScore of 28 means 1 in 4 residents will be a crime victim in a 5-year window. Most travelers never look that number up before they hand over a deposit.
Is New Orleans Safe to Visit? The Data Has an Answer.
New Orleans has one of the highest murder rates in the country at 52 per 100,000 — 10 times the national average of 5.9 per the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Here is what the FBI data shows about the city you are booking into, block by block.
Miami Travel Safety 2026 — What the Beach Doesn't Show You
Miami recorded 24.8 homicides per 100,000 in recent data — nearly 5x the national average. Motor vehicle theft is rampant. The risk profile changes by zip code, and most tourists land in the wrong one.
Is Las Vegas Safe? The Strip Is Not the City.
Las Vegas's violent crime rate runs nearly 3x the national average. 42 million tourists a year make it a target-rich environment for robbery, assault, and vehicle theft. The casino corridor is not the whole story.
Is Chicago Safe? 17 Homicides per 100K — 3x the National Average.
Chicago recorded 17 homicides per 100,000 residents in 2024 — 3x the national rate per BJS data. Gun violence concentrates in specific neighborhoods, but tourist corridors are not immune. The risk score on your hotel address will tell you more than any travel blog.
Is New York City Safe? 377 Murders. 29,000 Felony Assaults. One Zip Code at a Time.
NYPD recorded 377 murders and 29,417 felony assaults in 2024. NYC is highly block-dependent — the address you're staying at tells a different story than the city's overall ranking. Score it before you book.
Is Los Angeles Safe? 327 Homicides. California's Violent Crime Rate at 511 per 100K.
LAPD recorded 327 homicides in 2023. California's violent crime rate rose 3.3% year-over-year to 511 per 100,000 per CA DOJ. Aggravated assault and vehicle theft are neighborhood-specific. The Airbnb you booked may sit in a different risk tier than you think.
Is Nashville Safe? Broadway Gets the Press. The Data Tells a Different Story.
Nashville logged 103 homicides and 6,559 aggravated assaults in 2024 per MNPD data. Rape incidents rose 19.7% year-over-year. Short-term rentals have multiplied across the city with no safety vetting on location. The honky-tonk district and the neighborhood your Airbnb is in are not the same place.
Is Atlanta Safe? An Airbnb Home Invasion Left a Victim with a Fractured Skull.
Two men were sentenced to a combined 75 years in prison after a violent home invasion at an Atlanta Airbnb — armed robbery, aggravated assault, gang charges. The victim was left with a fractured skull. Airbnb does not disclose the crime rate of the neighborhood surrounding a listing before you book.
Is It Safe to Stay at an Airbnb? What the Platform Doesn't Check Before You Check In.
Airbnb and VRBO do not show you the crime rate of the neighborhood surrounding your rental. They do not flag whether a registered sex offender lives within 500 feet of the property. They do not run safety checks on the address itself — only on the host's identity. You are booking a location, not just a host. The data on that location exists. It just isn't in the app.
Sex Offenders Near Vacation Rentals — What No Booking Platform Will Tell You
There are over 917,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. Arizona law already requires hosts to cancel bookings from registered offenders — but no platform runs proximity checks on the property address itself. The rental you book could sit inside a school buffer zone or within blocks of a Tier 3 offender. That data is public. SafeScore surfaces it.
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