Morgan Quitno Press Logo

 

 

 

 

 

Home

Annual Books

Awards Online

Press Releases

Help/Info

About Us/Contact

Back to Current Safest/Most Dangerous City Press Release

The First Safest/Most Dangerous City Listing:

The following table is based on the findings reported in the first edition of our City Crime Rankings publication.  That book was published in 1995 and was based on 1993 crime statistics.  The listing below was limited to the 100 largest cities using 1993 population.  The order was based on the average rankings of cities in six categories: Violent Crime Rate, Property Crime Rate, Murder Rate, Rape Rate, Aggravated Assault Rate and Robbery Rate. The lower the rate, the closer to a ranking of one (and the safer the city.)

This listing is not comparable to our current ranking as the methodology has changed.  It is posted because of interest expressed in our earlier rankings.

Alphabetical Order   Safest Order

-

Akron, OH**

NA

 

1

Huntington Beach, CA

5.50

50

Albuquerque, NM

48.83

 

2

Glendale, CA

6.00

-

Anaheim, CA**

NA

 

3

Fremont, CA

6.50

22

Anchorage, AK

28.67

 

4

Honolulu, HI

7.67

14

Arlington, TX

21.33

 

4

Virginia Beach, VA

7.67

93

Atlanta, GA

90.50

 

6

Madison, WI

8.17

41

Aurora, CO

43.67

 

7

Lincoln, NE

13.17

21

Austin, TX

27.83

 

8

San Jose, CA

13.83

23

Bakersfield, CA

30.00

 

9

Des Moines, IA

14.50

88

Baltimore, MD

80.50

 

10

Yonkers, NY

15.50

84

Baton Rouge, LA

78.50

 

11

Columbus, GA

18.83

83

Birmingham, AL

76.67

 

11

Mesa, AZ

18.83

69

Boston, MA

63.50

 

13

Colorado Springs, CO

20.17

74

Buffalo, NY

66.33

 

14

Arlington, TX

21.33

80

Charlotte, NC

72.17

 

15

Lubbock, TX

22.83

-

Chicago, IL**

NA

 

16

Raleigh, NC

24.17

54

Cincinnati, OH

52.50

 

17

Lexington-Fayette, KY

25.17

65

Cleveland, OH

61.83

 

18

Montgomery, AL

26.67

13

Colorado Springs, CO

20.17

 

19

Spokane, WA

27.17

11

Columbus, GA

18.83

 

20

Louisville, KY

27.33

47

Columbus, OH

46.50

 

21

Austin, TX

27.83

33

Corpus Christi, TX

36.17

 

22

Anchorage, AK

28.67

77

Dallas, TX

67.17

 

23

Bakersfield, CA

30.00

72

Dayton, OH

65.50

 

24

Greensboro, NC

31.00

36

Denver, CO

39.17

 

24

San Diego, CA

31.00

9

Des Moines, IA

14.50

 

26

Las Vegas, NV

31.33

-

Detroit, MI**

NA

 

27

Fort Wayne, IN

32.00

28

El Paso, TX

33.17

 

28

El Paso, TX

33.17

27

Fort Wayne, IN

32.00

 

29

Santa Ana, CA

33.83

68

Fort Worth, TX

63.33

 

30

Newport News, VA

34.67

3

Fremont, CA

6.50

 

31

San Antonio, TX

35.17

58

Fresno, CA

55.83

 

31

St. Paul, MN

35.17

-

Garland, TX**

NA

 

33

Corpus Christi, TX

36.17

2

Glendale, CA

6.00

 

34

Wichita, KS

38.17

-

Grand Rapids, MI**

NA

 

35

Phoenix, AZ

39.00

24

Greensboro, NC

31.00

 

36

Denver, CO

39.17

4

Honolulu, HI

7.67

 

37

Philadelphia, PA

39.67

-

Houston, TX**

NA

 

38

Milwaukee, WI

40.33

1

Huntington Beach, CA

5.50

 

39

Toledo, OH

40.83

61

Indianapolis,IN

60.33

 

40

Tucson, AZ

43.50

71

Jackson, MS

65.00

 

41

Aurora, CO

43.67

63

Jacksonville, FL

61.33

 

41

Mobile, AL

43.67

47

Jersey City, NJ

46.50

 

41

Pittsburgh, PA

43.67

89

Kansas City, MO

82.00

 

44

Norfolk, VA

45.67

26

Las Vegas, NV

31.33

 

44

Tulsa, OK

45.67

17

Lexington-Fayette, KY

25.17

 

46

Sacramento, CA

45.83

7

Lincoln, NE

13.17

 

47

Columbus, OH

46.50

90

Little Rock, AR

82.83

 

47

Jersey City, NJ

46.50

51

Long Beach, CA

49.83

 

49

Riverside, CA

48.33

64

Los Angeles, CA

61.50

 

50

Albuquerque, NM

48.83

20

Louisville, KY

27.33

 

51

Long Beach, CA

49.83

15

Lubbock, TX

22.83

 

52

Seattle, WA

52.00

6

Madison, WI

8.17

 

53

Rochester, NY

52.17

74

Memphis, TN

66.33

 

54

Cincinnati, OH

52.50

11

Mesa, AZ

18.83

 

55

San Francisco, CA

52.83

87

Miami, FL

79.33

 

56

New York, NY

53.83

38

Milwaukee, WI

40.33

 

57

St. Petersburg, FL

54.83

74

Minneapolis, MN

66.33

 

58

Fresno, CA

55.83

41

Mobile, AL

43.67

 

59

Shreveport, LA

56.33

18

Montgomery, AL

26.67

 

60

Stockton, CA

59.83

67

Nashville-Davidson, TN

63.00

 

61

Indianapolis,IN

60.33

79

New Orleans, LA

68.33

 

62

Oklahoma City, OK

60.67

56

New York, NY

53.83

 

63

Jacksonville, FL

61.33

91

Newark, NJ

84.33

 

64

Los Angeles, CA

61.50

30

Newport News, VA

34.67

 

65

Cleveland, OH

61.83

44

Norfolk, VA

45.67

 

66

Portland, OR

62.83

85

Oakland, CA

78.83

 

67

Nashville-Davidson, TN

63.00

62

Oklahoma City, OK

60.67

 

68

Fort Worth, TX

63.33

78

Orlando, FL

67.33

 

69

Boston, MA

63.50

37

Philadelphia, PA

39.67

 

70

Tacoma, WA

64.33

35

Phoenix, AZ

39.00

 

71

Jackson, MS

65.00

41

Pittsburgh, PA

43.67

 

72

Dayton, OH

65.50

66

Portland, OR

62.83

 

72

Richmond, VA

65.50

16

Raleigh, NC

24.17

 

74

Buffalo, NY

66.33

72

Richmond, VA

65.50

 

74

Memphis, TN

66.33

49

Riverside, CA

48.33

 

74

Minneapolis, MN

66.33

53

Rochester, NY

52.17

 

77

Dallas, TX

67.17

46

Sacramento, CA

45.83

 

78

Orlando, FL

67.33

31

San Antonio, TX

35.17

 

79

New Orleans, LA

68.33

85

San Bernardino, CA

78.83

 

80

Charlotte, NC

72.17

24

San Diego, CA

31.00

 

81

Washington, DC

73.50

55

San Francisco, CA

52.83

 

82

Tampa, FL

75.67

8

San Jose, CA

13.83

 

83

Birmingham, AL

76.67

29

Santa Ana, CA

33.83

 

84

Baton Rouge, LA

78.50

52

Seattle, WA

52.00

 

85

Oakland, CA

78.83

59

Shreveport, LA

56.33

 

85

San Bernardino, CA

78.83

19

Spokane, WA

27.17

 

87

Miami, FL

79.33

60

Stockton, CA

59.83

 

88

Baltimore, MD

80.50

92

St. Louis, MO

85.00

 

89

Kansas City, MO

82.00

31

St. Paul, MN

35.17

 

90

Little Rock, AR

82.83

57

St. Petersburg, FL

54.83

 

91

Newark, NJ

84.33

70

Tacoma, WA

64.33

 

92

St. Louis, MO

85.00

82

Tampa, FL

75.67

 

93

Atlanta, GA

90.50

39

Toledo, OH

40.83

 

-

Akron, OH**

NA

40

Tucson, AZ

43.50

 

-

Anaheim, CA**

NA

44

Tulsa, OK

45.67

 

-

Chicago, IL**

NA

4

Virginia Beach, VA

7.67

 

-

Detroit, MI**

NA

81

Washington, DC

73.50

 

-

Garland, TX**

NA

34

Wichita, KS

38.17

 

-

Grand Rapids, MI**

NA

10

Yonkers, NY

15.50

 

-

Houston, TX**

NA

**Insufficient data to be considered.