“How safe is this neighborhood” is a common question asked by Denver home buyers. Real estate agents are unable to answer this question so as to avoid “steering”. Agents can suggest resources for buyers to delve into this question and draw their own conclusions.
Many Denver-metro crime statistics are available to answer this question of neighborhood safety. CrimeReports.com, a relatively new kid on the block, simply provides a wider array of tools to answer the question better. This gem-of-a-site covers a range of crimes from pedestrian stops to assaults to murders in any particular jurisdiction.
CrimeReports.com also features an interactive Google map with icons depicting the type of crime. Additional information (it does not divulge personal identities) can be gleaned from the side bar.
CrimeReports.com also allows subscribers to sign-up to receive free crime alerts covering a specific radius delivered directly to their in-box.
Colorado law enforcement agencies have to subscribe to this service which is then updated (usually daily) into the sites data base. At present, Commerce City, Edgewater, Golden and Lakewood are the only Denver-metro agencies subscribing to this service.
Check the site out and if you agree that it would be a nice coup to get additional Denver and suburban communities on board, please contact your Colorado local law enforcement agency and ask for the chief’s office or the community policing division. Ask them to contact CrimeReports.com and start subscribing today.
Michelle A. Potter
Denver Realtor
RE/MAX Professionals
(303) 489-4035
