2nd Safest/Most Dangerous City Ranking

The following table is based on the findings reported in the second edition of our City Crime Rankings publication. That book was published in 1996 and was based on 1994 crime statistics. The listing below was limited to 195 cities with more than 100,000 in population in 1994. 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
49	Abilene, TX	62.17	1	Irvine, CA	6.00
94	Akron, OH	101.00	2	Simi Valley, CA	6.83
144	Albany, NY	132.50	3	Thousand Oaks, CA	8.83
40	Alexandria, VA	53.50	4	Livonia, MI	10.33
64	Allentown, PA	77.33	5	Sterling Heights, MI	11.17
84	Amarillo, TX	93.17	6	Sunnyvale, CA	12.50
NA	Amherst Town, NY*	NA	7	Plano, TX	17.67
63	Anaheim, CA	75.33	8	Huntington Beach, CA	18.00
91	Anchorage, AK	99.50	9	Glendale, CA	20.50
19	Ann Arbor, MI	36.33	10	Rancho Cucamon., CA	21.17
66	Arlington, TX	79.00	11	Scottsdale, AZ	26.83
195	Atlanta, GA	194.67	12	Madison, WI	29.17
102	Aurora, CO	106.50	13	Virginia Beach, VA	31.33
NA	Aurora, IL*	NA	14	Chandler, AZ	31.67
62	Austin, TX	72.50	15	Santa Clarita, CA	32.17
91	Bakersfield, CA	99.50	16	Boise, ID	32.83
187	Baltimore, MD	183.50	17	Fremont, CA	35.50
182	Baton Rouge, LA	178.00	18	Honolulu, HI	35.83
148	Beaumont, TX	139.00	19	Ann Arbor, MI	36.33
115	Berkeley, CA	116.00	20	Torrance, CA	37.00
186	Birmingham, AL	183.17	21	Hampton, VA	37.17
16	Boise, ID	32.83	22	Green Bay, WI	38.83
163	Boston, MA	154.17	23	Mesquite, TX	39.67
138	Bridgeport, CT	129.17	23	Orange, CA	39.67
73	Brownsville, TX	85.33	25	Lakewood, CO	40.00
172	Buffalo, NY	166.17	26	Fullerton, CA	41.17
14	Chandler, AZ	31.67	27	Sioux Falls, SD	42.33
153	Charlotte-Meckl., NC	145.67	28	Irving, TX	43.67
149	Chattanooga, TN	139.33	29	Garland, TX	44.67
35	Chesapeake, VA	50.17	29	Stamford, CT	44.67
NA	Chicago, IL*	NA	31	Garden Grove, CA	48.50
55	Chula Vista, CA	67.50	32	Columbus, GA	48.83
138	Cincinnati, OH	129.17	33	Evansville, IN	49.17
82	Clearwater, FL	91.83	34	Yonkers, NY	49.50
152	Cleveland, OH	144.67	35	Chesapeake, VA	50.17
44	Colorado Springs, CO	57.50	36	Des Moines, IA	50.33
176	Columbia, SC	170.17	37	West Covina, CA	50.50
32	Columbus, GA	48.83	38	San Jose, CA	51.50
127	Columbus, OH	123.33	39	Warren, MI	52.67
45	Concord, CA	57.67	40	Alexandria, VA	53.50
86	Corpus Christi, TX	94.67	41	Independence, MO	54.00
169	Dallas, TX	157.50	42	Eugene, OR	54.67
157	Dayton, OH	149.50	43	Grand Prairie, TX	56.83
93	Denver, CO	100.00	44	Colorado Springs, CO	57.50
36	Des Moines, IA	50.33	45	Concord, CA	57.67
191	Detroit, MI	187.00	46	Santa Rosa, CA	58.17
142	Durham, NC	131.50	47	Lincoln, NE	59.17
78	El Monte, CA	89.83	48	Waterbury, CT	60.83
67	El Paso, TX	81.67	49	Abilene, TX	62.17
97	Elizabeth, NJ	102.17	50	Laredo, TX	63.17
56	Erie, PA	68.17	51	Oxnard, CA	64.17
59	Escondido, CA	70.33	52	Glendale, AZ	64.50
42	Eugene, OR	54.67	52	Springfield, MO	64.50
33	Evansville, IN	49.17	54	Indianapolis-Marion, IN	66.33
194	Flint, MI	190.33	55	Chula Vista, CA	67.50
122	Fontana, CA	120.17	56	Erie, PA	68.17
166	Fort Lauderdale, FL	156.33	57	Tempe, AZ	68.67
74	Fort Wayne, IN	86.67	58	Syracuse, NY	69.50
151	Fort Worth, TX	143.83	59	Escondido, CA	70.33
17	Fremont, CA	35.50	60	Mesa, AZ	70.83
161	Fresno, CA	152.67	61	Salem, OR	71.83
26	Fullerton, CA	41.17	62	Austin, TX	72.50
31	Garden Grove, CA	48.50	63	Anaheim, CA	75.33
29	Garland, TX	44.67	64	Allentown, PA	77.33
180	Gary, IN	174.50	64	Lubbock, TX	77.33
52	Glendale, AZ	64.50	66	Arlington, TX	79.00
9	Glendale, CA	20.50	67	El Paso, TX	81.67
43	Grand Prairie, TX	56.83	68	Pasadena, TX	81.83
129	Grand Rapids, MI	124.83	69	Newport News, VA	83.17
22	Green Bay, WI	38.83	70	Spokane, WA	83.83
98	Greensboro, NC	103.33	71	San Diego, CA	84.33
21	Hampton, VA	37.17	72	Modesto, CA	84.67
183	Hartford, CT	178.67	73	Brownsville, TX	85.33
110	Hayward, CA	110.17	74	Fort Wayne, IN	86.67
83	Hollywood, FL	92.67	75	Morena Valley, CA	87.00
18	Honolulu, HI	35.83	76	Worcester, MA	87.17
124	Houston, TX	120.67	77	Lexington, KY	88.33
8	Huntington Beach, CA	18.00	78	El Monte, CA	89.83
107	Huntsville, AL	109.67	79	Montgomery, AL	90.00
41	Independence, MO	54.00	80	Raleigh, NC	91.17
54	Indianapolis-Marion, IN	66.33	81	Santa Ana, CA	91.67
135	Inglewood, CA	128.33	82	Clearwater, FL	91.83
1	Irvine, CA	6.00	83	Hollywood, FL	92.67
28	Irving, TX	43.67	84	Amarillo, TX	93.17
154	Jacksonville, FL	146.50	85	San Antonio, TX	93.83
177	Jackson, MS	170.67	86	Corpus Christi, TX	94.67
134	Jersey City, NJ	127.83	86	Reno, NV	94.67
190	Kansas City, MO	185.50	88	Lancaster, CA	94.83
135	Knoxville, TN	128.33	89	Louisville, KY	96.33
25	Lakewood, CO	40.00	90	Pasadena, CA	96.83
88	Lancaster, CA	94.83	91	Anchorage, AK	99.50
123	Lansing, MI	120.33	91	Bakersfield, CA	99.50
50	Laredo, TX	63.17	93	Denver, CO	100.00
126	Las Vegas, NV	122.17	94	Akron, OH	101.00
77	Lexington, KY	88.33	95	Wichita, KS	101.50
47	Lincoln, NE	59.17	96	Oceanside, CA	101.83
188	Little Rock, AR	184.17	97	Elizabeth, NJ	102.17
4	Livonia, MI	10.33	98	Greensboro, NC	103.33
117	Long Beach, CA	117.50	98	Providence, RI	103.33
150	Los Angeles, CA	140.00	100	St. Paul, MN	104.67
89	Louisville, KY	96.33	101	Paterson, NJ	106.00
125	Lowell, MA	121.50	102	Aurora, CO	106.50
64	Lubbock, TX	77.33	103	Pueblo, CO	106.83
133	Macon, GA	127.50	104	Omaha, NE	107.17
12	Madison, WI	29.17	105	Norfolk, VA	107.33
168	Memphis, TN	157.33	106	Ontario, CA	109.33
60	Mesa, AZ	70.83	107	Huntsville, AL	109.67
23	Mesquite, TX	39.67	108	Salinas, CA	109.83
184	Miami, FL	181.00	108	Salt Lake City, UT	109.83
118	Milwaukee, WI	117.67	110	Hayward, CA	110.17
174	Minneapolis, MN	168.17	111	Pittsburgh, PA	111.33
131	Mobile, AL	125.83	112	Savannah, GA	112.00
72	Modesto, CA	84.67	113	Philadelphia, PA	112.17
79	Montgomery, AL	90.00	114	Tulsa, OK	112.83
75	Morena Valley, CA	87.00	115	Berkeley, CA	116.00
162	Nashville, TN	154.00	116	San Francisco, CA	117.33
181	New Haven, CT	175.00	117	Long Beach, CA	117.50
175	New Orleans, LA	168.83	118	Milwaukee, WI	117.67
132	New York, NY	127.33	119	Phoenix, AZ	118.00
189	Newark, NJ	184.33	120	Tucson, AZ	118.33
69	Newport News, VA	83.17	121	Pomona, CA	118.67
105	Norfolk, VA	107.33	122	Fontana, CA	120.17
179	Oakland, CA	173.67	123	Lansing, MI	120.33
96	Oceanside, CA	101.83	124	Houston, TX	120.67
160	Oklahoma City, OK	151.33	125	Lowell, MA	121.50
104	Omaha, NE	107.17	126	Las Vegas, NV	122.17
106	Ontario, CA	109.33	127	Columbus, OH	123.33
23	Orange, CA	39.67	128	Sacramento, CA	123.67
166	Orlando, FL	156.33	129	Grand Rapids, MI	124.83
51	Oxnard, CA	64.17	130	Toledo, OH	125.17
90	Pasadena, CA	96.83	131	Mobile, AL	125.83
68	Pasadena, TX	81.83	132	New York, NY	127.33
101	Paterson, NJ	106.00	133	Macon, GA	127.50
NA	Peoria, IL*	NA	134	Jersey City, NJ	127.83
113	Philadelphia, PA	112.17	135	Inglewood, CA	128.33
119	Phoenix, AZ	118.00	135	Knoxville, TN	128.33
111	Pittsburgh, PA	111.33	135	Seattle, WA	128.33
7	Plano, TX	17.67	138	Bridgeport, CT	129.17
121	Pomona, CA	118.67	138	Cincinnati, OH	129.17
165	Portland, OR	155.17	140	Portsmouth, VA	129.67
140	Portsmouth, VA	129.67	141	Rochester, NY	130.00
98	Providence, RI	103.33	142	Durham, NC	131.50
103	Pueblo, CO	106.83	142	Vallejo, CA	131.50
80	Raleigh, NC	91.17	144	Albany, NY	132.50
10	Rancho Cucamon., CA	21.17	145	South Bend, IN	133.50
86	Reno, NV	94.67	146	Springfield, MA	134.67
171	Richmond, VA	166.00	147	Riverside, CA	135.33
147	Riverside, CA	135.33	148	Beaumont, TX	139.00
141	Rochester, NY	130.00	149	Chattanooga, TN	139.33
NA	Rockford, IL*	NA	150	Los Angeles, CA	140.00
128	Sacramento, CA	123.67	151	Fort Worth, TX	143.83
61	Salem, OR	71.83	152	Cleveland, OH	144.67
108	Salinas, CA	109.83	153	Charlotte-Meckl., NC	145.67
108	Salt Lake City, UT	109.83	154	Jacksonville, FL	146.50
85	San Antonio, TX	93.83	155	Stockton, CA	146.83
185	San Bernardino, CA	181.17	156	Tallahassee, FL	147.17
71	San Diego, CA	84.33	157	Dayton, OH	149.50
116	San Francisco, CA	117.33	158	St. Petersburg, FL	150.67
38	San Jose, CA	51.50	159	Shreveport, LA	150.83
81	Santa Ana, CA	91.67	160	Oklahoma City, OK	151.33
15	Santa Clarita, CA	32.17	161	Fresno, CA	152.67
46	Santa Rosa, CA	58.17	162	Nashville, TN	154.00
112	Savannah, GA	112.00	163	Boston, MA	154.17
11	Scottsdale, AZ	26.83	164	Waco, TX	155.00
135	Seattle, WA	128.33	165	Portland, OR	155.17
159	Shreveport, LA	150.83	166	Fort Lauderdale, FL	156.33
2	Simi Valley, CA	6.83	166	Orlando, FL	156.33
27	Sioux Falls, SD	42.33	168	Memphis, TN	157.33
145	South Bend, IN	133.50	169	Dallas, TX	157.50
70	Spokane, WA	83.83	170	Tacoma, WA	164.33
NA	Springfield, IL*	NA	171	Richmond, VA	166.00
146	Springfield, MA	134.67	172	Buffalo, NY	166.17
52	Springfield, MO	64.50	173	Washington, DC	167.00
29	Stamford, CT	44.67	174	Minneapolis, MN	168.17
5	Sterling Heights, MI	11.17	175	New Orleans, LA	168.83
155	Stockton, CA	146.83	176	Columbia, SC	170.17
193	St. Louis, MO	190.17	177	Jackson, MS	170.67
100	St. Paul, MN	104.67	178	Winston-Salem, NC	172.17
158	St. Petersburg, FL	150.67	179	Oakland, CA	173.67
6	Sunnyvale, CA	12.50	180	Gary, IN	174.50
58	Syracuse, NY	69.50	181	New Haven, CT	175.00
170	Tacoma, WA	164.33	182	Baton Rouge, LA	178.00
156	Tallahassee, FL	147.17	183	Hartford, CT	178.67
192	Tampa, FL	187.17	184	Miami, FL	181.00
57	Tempe, AZ	68.67	185	San Bernardino, CA	181.17
3	Thousand Oaks, CA	8.83	186	Birmingham, AL	183.17
130	Toledo, OH	125.17	187	Baltimore, MD	183.50
20	Torrance, CA	37.00	188	Little Rock, AR	184.17
120	Tucson, AZ	118.33	189	Newark, NJ	184.33
114	Tulsa, OK	112.83	190	Kansas City, MO	185.50
142	Vallejo, CA	131.50	191	Detroit, MI	187.00
13	Virginia Beach, VA	31.33	192	Tampa, FL	187.17
164	Waco, TX	155.00	193	St. Louis, MO	190.17
39	Warren, MI	52.67	194	Flint, MI	190.33
173	Washington, DC	167.00	195	Atlanta, GA	194.67
48	Waterbury, CT	60.83	NA	Amherst Town, NY*	NA
37	West Covina, CA	50.50	NA	Aurora, IL*	NA
95	Wichita, KS	101.50	NA	Chicago, IL*	NA
178	Winston-Salem, NC	172.17	NA	Peoria, IL*	NA
76	Worcester, MA	87.17	NA	Rockford, IL*	NA
34	Yonkers, NY	49.50	NA	Springfield, IL*	NA