Another helpful website is www.city-data.com, which provides free statistics you may find useful.

One problem with a lot of the online crime maps and statistics is that they usually don't take into account the density of a neighborhood.

And regardless if the business is selling donuts or offering shelter, liability and risk are out there and people manage them differently, even if statistics suggest otherwise.

I spent a few weeks downloading data from the Census Bureau on every MSA in the country ("MSA" stands for "metropolitan statistical area" and is a city plus the suburbs surrounding it).

(San Diego Market) The numbers are skewed a little with the low inventory statistic.

So please don't generalize.Just look at the impressive statistics of the tourism growth in the Dominican Republic over the last 20 years.

The truth is that insurance companies that are in the business of statistical risk assessment refuse to insure them.  

Unfortunately, I was part of the 85-90% statistic.

There is only luck and statistics.

If you're interested in the mid-west market, particularly Indy - check out this article published earlier this year with sited statistics and a break-down what is happening here and why it may interest you to take the OOS plunge.https://learn.roofstock.com/bl...Best of luck to you!