China　is　generally　considered　a　safe　place:　among　the　safest　for　foreigners　to　visit.　For　local　(long-term)　residents　and　for　Chinese　criminology　scholars,　China　as　a　country　and　its　individual　cities　might　be　safer　compared　to　many　of　their　foreign　peers;　however,　they　might　not　be　as　safe　as　some　travel　agents　claim.　To　show　why　this　is　the　case,　we　crawled　and　geovisualized　the　2015–2016　crime　records　(n = 24,803)　available　to　the　public　online.　The　geovisualization　shows　that　the　seven　crimes　(n = 12,516)　that　were　most　likely　to　be　influenced　by　space　in　Beijing　were　aggravated　assault,　blackmail,　cheating　and　bluffing,　dangerous　driving,　picking　quarrels　and　provoking　trouble,　robbery　and　theft.　It　also　shows　a　Beijing　that　many　might　not　have　known　before.　©　The　Author(s)　2019.