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• How current is your crime data?

  NeighborhoodScout's crime data are always the most recent 'Final, No...

• Can I still purchase individual SecurityGauge credits?

  Single-use credits are now exclusively available to subscribers of our Crime...

• Why Were the Blogs "Most Dangerous Cities in America" and "Murder Capitals of America" removed?

  NeighborhoodScout and SecurityGauge made the decision to remove the "Mo...

• Why are there areas within the city legal boundaries that fall outside any of the city’s neighborhoods?

  If a neighborhood overlaps multiple cities, it is assigned to the city with ...

• Can I use the legal boundaries shown on the map to determine if a property is within city limits?

  No, the boundaries shown are for general reference and aren’t precise to the...

• How can a boundary be shown for a place that is technically not a city?

  A boundary is shown on all city pages regardless of the legal status of the ...

• What is an example of a neighborhood “associated with the city by name”?

  To help demonstrate, here is an example. There is a neighborhood in New Cast...

• What do you mean by neighborhoods “associated with the city by name”?

  The city name for each neighborhood is determined by a spatial overlay of th...

• Why do some neighborhoods shown on the city map fall outside the city boundary?

  Here at NeighborhoodScout, we boast wall to wall coverage of the United Stat...

• Why is the city legal boundary shown on city pages?

  NeighborhoodScout city pages exist for all places that cover more than one n...