Trulia's "Explore" feature gives users a heatmap that displays both violent and non-violent crime rates in the Washington, DC are. It even gives you the dates of certain offenses and a short description of the crime committed. The great thing about this tool is that you can use this search for a multitude of cities, suburbs, and exurbs. While crime is admittedly the most sensational part of this tool, other features such as school ratings and home prices help residents and soon-to-be residents get a good feel for the area.
Here's the full list of categories and filters:
- Home Values
- Rental Prices
- Commute
- Driving
- Public Transit
- Schools
- District Lines
- School Ratings
- Points of Interest
- Restaurants
- Groceries
- Banks
- Gas Stations
- Natural Hazards
- Earthquake
- Flooding
- Tornado
- Hurricane
- Wildfire
- Crimes
- Violent
- Non-Violent
- Heatmaps