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.

Can they provide you with school ratings, crime statistics, area demographics and other important metrics for analyzing a neighborhood?

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

If you're a data geek, then here's your answer:* Please remember the old adage: "There are lies, DAMN lies... and statistics."

They ask it on investment shows, they comment about it on the evening news, and they cite statistics that try to explain it, but they never bother to define what the market actually is."

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!

If it comes down to believing a bunch of people on the internet who move the goal post anytime they are presented with a fact they can't refute and who use far too many emojis or a part of mathematics which is foundational to engineering, biology, economics, statistics, physics, ect, I'll stick with the numbers.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas...And since I'm a data nerd, here are the HAR statistics for this area:HAR shows some extraordinary statistics for this area.

I know plenty of nice pitbulls and own a german shephard/husky but the statistics don't lie and I trust what is good for my insurance is good for me.