[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims)

city-rch2-fail

Crawler access

95.1%

# 95.1% of the 974 scored sites in Cities fail the test of whether their security lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-2). A further 24 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites926 of 974 scored sites

Group[Cities](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/government/city)

Test[RCH-2](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-2): Does your website let those crawlers in, or does your security turn them away?

EditionCensus Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

CaveatA public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Cities.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [Cities](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/government/city).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for the United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims).

Link to this claim: [https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/city-rch2-fail](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/city-rch2-fail)

Cite as **TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4**

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Cities, United States, n = 974. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/city-rch2-fail