Severity weighting
Health hazards cost more than administrative or maintenance issues.
- High priority
- Intermediate
- Basic
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Methodology
How SafeDine scores work.
Each restaurant starts at 100. Inspection findings lower the score based on severity, repeat patterns, and correction context.
100Starting score
-8High priority example
0On-site correction floor
Time decay
Recent inspection outcomes matter more than older records.
- Latest visit
- Inspection sequence
- Trend state
Transparency
Scores should always point back to the underlying inspection history.
- Source agency
- Date
- Violation text
SafeDine note
This page mirrors the score-analysis logic shown on restaurant detail profiles.