Crime Tier
One of seven categories (Very Low to Very High) assigned to each city based on FBI crime data per 1,000 residents.
WhereAtHome categorizes each city's crime level into one of seven tiers:
- Very Low (score 95)
- Low (score 80)
- Moderate-Low (score 65)
- Moderate (score 50)
- Moderate-High (score 35)
- High (score 20)
- Very High (score 10)
Where FBI Crime Data Explorer coverage exists, tiers are derived from index offenses per 1,000 residents. Cities without FBI coverage use curated tier assignments. Crime carries 20% weight in the composite score. An unrecognized tier from the pipeline is treated as an error, not silently defaulted.