"Is this a safe neighborhood" is a question that I am frequently asked by buyers looking for a home in Charlottesville VA.
Buyers are frequently surprised that their Realtor legally can't give an opinion as to which is the safest neighborhood. However the safety of a neighborhood can often be subjective. What one person might consider safe, another might not; this partly depends on what the area was like that you are moving from.
Your real estate agent cannot tell you which community is the safest because that could be considered steering and is in violation of Fair Housing. So what can you do? There are several websites that a buyer can go to to find crime statistics so that they can determine whether they feel that an area is safe.
Below are some websites where you can go to research the crime statistics for Charlottesville Virginia and Albemarle County.
Albemarle County Police Department
Charlottesville Crime Statistics
Information on sexual offenders
Contact Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville. Email Pam Dent.
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Contact Pam Dent, e-PRO, SRES, NHD, REALTOR®, Real Estate III, Charlottesville, Virginia at 434 960-0161 to buy a property in the following areas in Central Virginia: Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Keswick, Glenmore, Ivy, Crozet, Earlysville, Free Union, Cismont, Scottsville, Fluvanna County, Palmyra, Lake Monticello, Louisa County, Louisa, Mineral, Spring Creek, Orange County, Gordonsville, Orange, Barboursville, Greene County, Ruckersville. Email Pam Dent.
View all of the Charlottesville Virginia homes for sale.
View my website Charlottesville Horse Farms or visit my other blog Charlottesville Horse Farms and Country Homes for more information on Charlottesville Virginia horse farms, homes, events and real estate.
It is a sticky subject-- I only take clients to neighborhoods that I think are safe-- Kathy
Pam, I agree that this is a very common question that buyers ask when searching for homes. I always suggest they go to the web and check it out for themselves. Thanks for the websites to direct them to.
Kathy - I search for clients by things libe price, home type, lot etc. Then I encourage them to check crime statistics.
Barbara - Being a colloege town, parents often ask that question when they are looking for a house to buy for one of their children.
Definitely a question that can be tricky to answer. I think know where to send them on the internet is the best solution. It's still helpful and keeps us from advicing against a certain neighborhood.