# Locus Area Crime Report

> Locus Area Crime Report is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Scans local records, parcel rules, and crime/risk signals for a US property address or ZIP code to surface factors affecting use, cost, or future value.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-area-crime-report
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-area-crime-report-5aa3966a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dTDsMQYbWlEUZBd3IShuw

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability locus-area-crime-report-5aa3966a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a Locus property scan on 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL 62704 and tell me about any crime signals, parcel rules, or local record issues that could affect its value or use?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs a quick, low-cost ($0.05) pre-screening of a US property for crime signals, local records, parcel constraints, or risk factors — especially early in a real estate research or due diligence workflow before committing to deeper data pulls.

## Known failure modes

- Missing both address and zip — request rejected with validation error
- Invalid or unrecognized US address — empty records array returned with caveats
- Non-US address provided — may return empty or error response
- Payment not fulfilled (x402) — 402 Payment Required response
- Malformed JSON body — 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Cited area reported-crime context for an address. Perfect for: 'crime for an address', 'safety records for a neighborhood', 'reported incidents near a place', 'property crime baseline for a county'. Returns municipal incident feeds (Cary, Raleigh, Charlotte) with counts + categories where wired, or official county/agency source links (NC SBI, SC SLED, FBI CDE) elsewhere. Area-level only -- never street/block, person/case data, or a verdict. Charge-free when no jurisdiction resolves.

## Output

A JSON object containing a report ID, list of records (local public records, parcel rules, risk/crime signals), generation timestamp, and any caveats about data availability for the requested address or ZIP code.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "minLength": 3
  },
  "lookbackDays": {
   "type": "number"
  },
  "radiusMeters": {
   "type": "number"
  },
  "includeSurveyContext": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "id": "locus_example",
  "caveats": [
   "Example artifact; not live data."
  ],
  "records": [],
  "generatedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-area-crime-report-5aa3966a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.locus.report](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.locus.report/llms.txt)