Morgan Quitno's Safest/Most Dangerous Metro Areas

Alphabetical Order

Metro, Rank Order, Methodology

MQ Home, MONEY-MQ's City Rankings

(1 is Safest, 249 is Most Dangerous)

Areas listed as NA are not available because of incomplete data

RANK

METRO AREA

SCORE

122

Abilene, TX

(14.67)

113

Akron, OH

(19.09)

NA

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY**

NA

115

Albany, GA

(18.03)

246

Albuquerque, NM

81.50

180

Alexandria, LA

10.00

38

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA

(51.51)

21

Altoona, PA

(59.30)

150

Amarillo, TX

(1.38)

210

Anchorage, AK

30.78

77

Ann Arbor, MI

(34.24)

195

Anniston, AL

19.27

1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

(76.89)

88

Asheville, NC

(30.06)

173

Athens, GA

7.06

222

Atlanta, GA

35.52

158

Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ

2.18

NA

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC**

NA

138

Austin-San Marcos, TX

(6.58)

159

Bakersfield, CA

2.92

244

Baltimore, MD

73.66

14

Bangor, ME

(66.92)

74

Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA

(34.48)

236

Baton Rouge, LA

55.34

190

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

16.18

87

Bellingham, WA

(31.34)

157

Benton Harbor, MI

1.13

51

Bergen-Passaic, NJ

(45.44)

NA

Binghamton, NY**

NA

227

Birmingham, AL

40.38

15

Bismarck, ND

(66.58)

41

Boise, ID

(49.74)

107

Boston, MA-NH

(22.35)

57

Boulder-Longmont, CO

(40.90)

48

Brazoria, TX

(47.59)

70

Bremerton, WA

(34.89)

185

Bridgeport, CT

12.96

121

Brockton, MA

(14.82)

109

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX

(21.40)

131

Bryan-College Station, TX

(10.72)

147

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY

(2.70)

63

Casper, WY

(39.73)

212

Charleston-North Charleston, SC

31.66

83

Charleston, WV

(32.33)

206

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC

28.43

36

Charlottesville, VA

(52.73)

29

Cheyenne, WY

(55.23)

NA

Chicago, IL**

NA

103

Chico-Paradise, CA

(23.43)

NA

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN**

NA

NA

Cleveland, OH**

NA

112

Colorado Springs, CO

(19.87)

61

Columbia, MO

(40.36)

216

Columbia, SC

33.49

104

Columbus, GA-AL

(23.26)

198

Columbus, OH

20.12

199

Corpus Christi, TX

20.39

23

Cumberland, MD-WV

(58.66)

207

Dallas, TX

29.16

12

Danbury, CT

(68.30)

93

Danville, VA

(29.34)

NA

Daytona Beach, FL**

NA

146

Dayton-Springfield, OH

(2.99)

53

Decatur, AL

(44.75)

136

Denver, CO

(7.00)

68

Des Moines, IA

(36.29)

233

Detroit, MI

48.76

72

Dothan, AL

(34.66)

154

Dover, DE

0.63

26

Dubuque, IA

(57.22)

65

Duluth-Superior, MN-WI

(37.88)

30

Dutchess County, NY

(53.91)

16

Eau Claire, WI

(64.69)

167

El Paso, TX

4.62

116

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

(17.92)

194

Enid, OK

18.09

60

Erie, PA

(40.53)

127

Eugene-Springfield, OR

(12.75)

NA

Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY**

NA

33

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

(53.25)

218

Fayetteville, NC

33.72

119

Fitchburg-Leominster, MA

(15.32)

235

Flint, MI

55.21

11

Florence, AL

(68.54)

187

Florence, SC

14.37

54

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

(44.46)

NA

Fort Lauderdale, FL**

NA

NA

Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL**

NA

NA

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL**

NA

84

Fort Smith, AR-OK

(32.06)

86

Fort Wayne, IN

(31.47)

176

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

7.81

245

Fresno, CA

76.92

175

Gadsden, AL

7.44

214

Galveston-Texas City, TX

32.37

232

Gary-Hammond, IN

48.32

6

Glens Falls, NY

(69.51)

186

Goldsboro, NC

13.11

66

Grand Junction, CO

(37.69)

101

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI

(23.51)

97

Greeley, CO

(26.14)

19

Green Bay, WI

(60.15)

171

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC

6.13

205

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC

26.01

193

Greenville, NC

17.43

25

Hagerstown, MD

(57.80)

NA

Hamilton-Middletown, OH**

NA

52

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA

(45.01)

99

Hartford, CT

(25.64)

79

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC

(32.82)

114

Honolulu, HI

(18.19)

220

Houston, TX

34.47

NA

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH**

NA

124

Huntsville, AL

(13.49)

197

Indianapolis, IN

19.53

NA

Jacksonville, FL**

NA

71

Jacksonville, NC

(34.86)

123

Jackson, MI

(14.33)

240

Jackson, MS

67.99

243

Jackson, TN

71.65

40

Janesville-Beloit, WI

(49.76)

230

Jersey City, NJ

47.26

39

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

(50.86)

3

Johnstown, PA

(70.20)

96

Jonesboro, AR

(26.33)

50

Joplin, MO

(46.20)

143

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI

(4.04)

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS**

NA

56

Kenosha, WI

(41.28)

81

Killeen-Temple, TX

(32.74)

31

Kokomo, IN

(53.80)

2

La Crosse, WI-MN

(74.16)

27

Lafayette, IN

(56.91)

125

Lafayette, LA

(13.08)

238

Lake Charles, LA

57.82

128

Lansing-East Lansing, MI

(12.73)

144

Laredo, TX

(3.54)

239

Las Vegas, NV-AZ

66.42

118

Lawrence, MA-NH

(16.15)

182

Lawton, OK

11.37

18

Lewiston-Auburn, ME

(60.20)

NA

Lexington, KY**

NA

108

Lima, OH

(21.67)

85

Lincoln, NE

(31.57)

219

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

33.75

174

Longview-Marshall, TX

7.44

241

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

68.30

NA

Louisville, KY-IN**

NA

75

Lowell, MA-NH

(34.45)

188

Lubbock, TX

15.34

43

Lynchburg, VA

(48.60)

161

Macon, GA

3.40

32

Madison, WI

(53.79)

46

Manchester, NH

(48.08)

110

Mansfield, OH

(20.36)

164

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

3.80

69

Medford-Ashland, OR

(35.86)

NA

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL**

NA

248

Memphis, TN-AR-MS

132.80

152

Merced, CA

0.47

NA

Miami, FL**

NA

20

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ

(60.08)

153

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

0.50

133

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

(9.03)

226

Mobile, AL

39.31

215

Modesto, CA

32.51

24

Monmouth-Ocean, NJ

(58.65)

211

Monroe, LA

31.10

202

Montgomery, AL

22.48

111

Muncie, IN

(20.05)

242

Myrtle Beach, SC

70.31

13

Nashua, NH

(67.31)

237

Nashville, TN

55.89

17

Nassau-Suffolk, NY

(60.86)

162

New Bedford, MA

3.56

169

New Haven-Meriden, CT

5.44

34

New London-Norwich, CT-RI

(53.21)

247

New Orleans, LA

128.42

234

New York, NY

51.35

224

Newark, NJ

35.71

44

Newburgh, NY-PA

(48.50)

139

Norfolk-Va Beach-Newport News, VA-NC

(6.57)

208

Oakland, CA

29.64

142

Odessa-Midland, TX

(4.93)

223

Oklahoma City, OK

35.57

92

Olympia, WA

(29.38)

140

Omaha, NE-IA

(6.52)

105

Orange County, CA

(23.03)

NA

Orlando, FL**

NA

NA

Pensacola, FL**

NA

196

Philadelphia, PA-NJ

19.48

221

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

34.87

249

Pine Bluff, AR

163.64

45

Pittsburgh, PA

(48.41)

8

Pittsfield, MA

(68.96)

37

Pocatello, ID

(51.73)

165

Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA

3.95

55

Portland, ME

(44.03)

10

Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME

(68.84)

80

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA

(32.79)

22

Provo-Orem, UT

(58.79)

204

Pueblo, CO

24.08

100

Racine, WI

(24.38)

160

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

3.35

95

Rapid City, SD

(27.89)

78

Reading, PA

(33.04)

145

Redding, CA

(3.16)

137

Reno, NV

(6.86)

64

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA

(38.19)

179

Richmond-Petersburg, VA

9.94

217

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA

33.67

62

Roanoke, VA

(40.19)

58

Rochester, MN

(40.85)

76

Rochester, NY

(34.28)

156

Rocky Mount, NC

1.03

213

Sacramento, CA

31.74

132

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI

(9.31)

102

Salem, OR

(23.48)

129

Salinas, CA

(11.92)

126

Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT

(12.96)

94

San Angelo, TX

(28.69)

177

San Antonio, TX

8.13

168

San Diego, CA

4.71

181

San Francisco, CA

11.20

90

San Jose, CA

(29.62)

49

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA

(46.89)

73

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA

(34.56)

120

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

(15.28)

91

Santa Rosa, CA

(29.55)

NA

Sarasota-Bradenton, FL**

NA

203

Savannah, GA

23.52

NA

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA**

NA

9

Sheboygan, WI

(68.93)

130

Sherman-Denison, TX

(11.91)

231

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

48.19

98

Sioux City, IA-NE

(25.85)

82

Sioux Falls, SD

(32.58)

170

South Bend, IN

5.59

117

Spokane, WA

(16.69)

189

Springfield, MA

15.96

59

Springfield, MO

(40.82)

47

Stamford-Norwalk, CT

(47.98)

4

State College, PA

(70.06)

229

Stockton-Lodi, CA

42.27

35

St. Cloud, MN

(53.17)

NA

St. Louis, MO-IL**

NA

228

Sumter, SC

42.22

42

Syracuse, NY

(49.59)

201

Tacoma, WA

20.58

NA

Tallahassee, FL**

NA

NA

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL**

NA

166

Texarkana, TX-AR

4.05

172

Toledo, OH

6.75

148

Trenton, NJ

(1.77)

225

Tucson, AZ

35.73

191

Tulsa, OK

16.95

183

Tuscaloosa, AL

12.12

163

Tyler, TX

3.64

28

Utica-Rome, NY

(56.46)

141

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA

(5.41)

67

Ventura, CA

(37.05)

134

Victoria, TX

(7.86)

184

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ

12.54

151

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA

(0.63)

209

Waco, TX

30.07

192

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV

17.16

135

Waterbury, CT

(7.44)

106

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

(22.61)

5

Wausau, WI

(69.98)

NA

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL**

NA

7

Wheeling, WV-OH

(69.13)

155

Wichita Falls, TX

0.82

178

Wilmington, NC

9.09

89

Worcester, MA-CT

(30.04)

200

Yakima, WA

20.41

149

Yuba City, CA

(1.60)