by Elyse Menger | Apr 10, 2025 | Ask AGS (FAQs), CrimeRisk
We get asked often for quotes for CrimeRisk data on the ZIP code or county level, and we always advise against it. To be fair, our issues with using ZIP codes for demographic analysis go deeper than just using that level of geography for CrimeRisk, but with that...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 10, 2025 | CrimeRisk
As defined by the Bureau of Housing and Urban Development, Difficult Development Areas (DDA) are defined as areas with high land, construction and utility costs relative to the area median income. While HUD provides low-income housing tax credits to encourage...
by Elyse Menger | Oct 24, 2024 | CrimeRisk
Just a few weeks ago, the moderator in a presidential debate ‘fact checked’ one candidate’s assertion that crime rates were going up in the United States, citing the 2022 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) which said the opposite. The news recently hit that upon the release...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 28, 2023 | CrimeRisk
Retail loss, also known as shoplifting or theft, has continued to make headlines month after month since mid-2020. Recently, Target announced that retail loss is forcing them to close 9 stores in Northern California, Portland, New York, Seattle and Pittsburgh. This...
by Elyse Menger | May 25, 2023 | CrimeRisk, Partner Posts
There is no shortage of organized retail crime going on these days; turn on the news and you will see stories of mass theft all across the country. However, it was still shocking when Target recently announced that they expect their inventory loss will surpass $1B,...
by Elyse Menger | Apr 20, 2023 | CrimeRisk, Use Cases
Occasionally, we get an odd request via the contact us form on our website. Most of the time, nothing comes of it; people find what they need elsewhere, or we don’t have what they are looking for. So, when we got a request for a research project that needed CrimeRisk...
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