A crime map of the areas to avoid in Miami, built from City of Miami Police data for September 2025 to August 2026. Covers the 12 neighborhoods to avoid, downtown, Wynwood, Little Havana, Miami Beach and the safest neighborhoods to stay in.
Areas to Avoid in Los Angeles: Neighborhood Safety Map (2026 Data)
A crime map of the areas to avoid in Los Angeles, built from LAPD data for September 2025 to August 2026. Covers the 11 neighborhoods to avoid, Skid Row, Hollywood, Venice, car break-ins, the Metro, Compton and nearby cities, and the safest neighborhoods to stay in.
Areas to Avoid in San Francisco: Neighborhood Safety Map (2026 Data)
A crime map of the areas to avoid in San Francisco, built from police dispatch data for October 2025 to September 2026. Covers the Tenderloin, SoMa, the Mission, Union Square, car break-ins, BART and the safest neighborhoods to stay in.
Areas to Avoid in New York City: Neighborhood Safety Map (2026 Data)
A crime map of the areas to avoid in New York City, built from NYPD data for July 2025 to June 2026. Covers the 21 neighborhoods to avoid, Times Square, the Bronx, the subway and the safest neighborhoods to stay in.
Areas to Avoid in Chicago: Neighborhood Safety Map (2026 Data)
A crime map of the areas to avoid in Chicago, built from the city’s own data for October 2025 to September 2026. Covers the 15 neighborhoods to avoid, the Loop, the CTA and the safest neighborhoods to stay in.
Best Travel Coffee Table Books for Every Trip and Destination (2026)
Sixteen travel coffee table books ranked, with picks for Italy, Paris, Japan, national parks, Africa and gifts. Includes sizes, weights, prices, edition years and a comparison table.
Ethnic Groups in Oceania: Who Lives Where and Why
TLDR The peoples of Oceania fall into two deep ancestral layers. Aboriginal Australians and Papuan-speaking groups arrived tens of thousands of years ago. Austronesian-speaking peoples (Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians) arrived in…
Smallest Countries in the World by Area (Ranked List)
TLDR Vatican City is the smallest country in the world at 0.44 km² (0.17 sq mi). Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu and San Marino complete the top five. The full ranking is…
Illinois-Iowa Bordering Towns, Paired Across the River
The Illinois-Iowa border is the Mississippi River, start to finish. No surveyor’s line, no fence. Every bordering town sits on one bank or the other, and most have a twin…
What Is Honduras Known For? 10 Things That Define It
Honduras is known for the Bay Islands and their reef, the Maya city of Copán, coffee, bananas, Garifuna culture, and a reputation for crime that is more complicated than the…