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Data Sources

Settilo uses the following data sources. Each source is publicly available and free to use.

Demographics & Housing

U.S. Census Bureau

Source

American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates

Population, income, education, housing costs, and community data for every state, county, city, and neighborhood in the United States.

Public domain (U.S. government work)

Map & Neighborhood Data

OpenStreetMap contributors

Source

OpenStreetMap

Neighborhood boundaries and names used throughout the site are derived from OpenStreetMap, a collaborative mapping project.

Open Database License (ODbL)

Public Safety

FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System

Source

Reported crime incident data

Incident-level offences reported to law enforcement. Most records are submitted by participating agencies to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS); some come directly from individual police departments and sheriffs' offices through their own open-data portals. Agency participation and coverage vary.

Public domain / public data (varies by publishing agency)

Coverage

50
States
85,000+
Neighborhoods
3,100+
Counties
29,000+
Cities & Towns