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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Prism909_Atlas on 2026-04-03 00:01:01+00:00.
This happened two weeks ago and my friend has forgiven me but I am still thinking about it so I need to put it somewhere. Some context: I work in data analysis and I have a slightly embarrassing habit of looking things up that I probably don't need to look up. My friend just bought her first house, she was very excited, she threw a small housewarming party. I was genuinely happy for her.
About a week before the party I thought it would be nice to show up knowing something useful about her new area. Thoughtful guest stuff. So I looked up some local information and in the process ended up on one of those neighborhood data sites that aggregates crime statistics. Her area had some numbers that were moderately above average for certain property crimes. I noted this, thought nothing more of it, and did not plan to mention it.
At the party, someone asked the group what we thought of the neighborhood. I said I thought it seemed nice, which was true. Another guest said they loved how quiet the streets were. And then, I genuinely do not know why my brain did this, I said "yeah it seems great, though I did notice the property crime stats are a bit elevated compared to the city average, worth keeping an eye on." Just volunteered this. At a housewarming party. For a house my friend just bought and cannot return. The table went quiet for about two seconds which felt like significantly longer. My friend laughed it off and said she'd looked into it and felt comfortable with the area. But I watched her expression for the rest of the evening and I think I genuinly stressed her out about a thing she had been completely happy about before I arrived. I have since looked up the neighborhood again and honestly the numbers are fine. I dont know why I said it. TL;DR I ruined approximately fifteen minutes of my friend's housewarming by volunteering unsolicited mildly alarming crime statistics that were not even that alarming in retrospect.