Safety, air quality and noise in Odessa

Safety — higher is safer

Odessa scores 67 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 39.6 violent offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses the FBI-reported violent-offence rate of 39.6 violent offences per 10,000 residents for Odessa Police Department, whose jurisdiction is city-wide rather than a neighbourhood, from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, latest published year.

Median across the 34 member areas; middle half 67 to 67.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Odessa scores 79 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.6 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 7.6 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 34 Tracts in this city, an annual mean modelled at 34 member-area centroids from the Copernicus CAMS regional background surface. This figure is approximate: a regional background estimate rather than a local modelled surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 34 member areas; middle half 79 to 79.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Odessa scores 79 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 48.4 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 48.4 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 34 Tracts in this city, a day-evening-night level taken at 34 member-area centroids from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 34 member areas; middle half 68 to 100.