Morgan Quitno's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 8th Annual Safest City Award

ALPHABETICAL ORDER (In first column 1 is "most dangerous", 327 is "safest"; in second column 1 is "safest", 327 is "most dangerous")

A Score of "0.00" would reflect an average crime rate at the national rate in the six crimes reviewed.   A positive score reflects an average rate above the national rate.  A negative score, shown in parentheses, reflects an average rate below the national rate.

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City

Score 2000 Population
248 80 Abilene, TX (27.77)       113,387
256 72 Alameda, CA (33.57)         77,210
124 204 Albany, GA 50.20         79,811
54 274 Albany, NY 115.28         98,022
64 264 Albuquerque, NM 107.22       439,724
247 81 Alhambra, CA (27.76)         86,757
126 202 Allentown, PA 48.82       102,557
137 191 Amarillo, TX 39.59       178,888
327 1 Amherst, NY (84.94)       109,574
221 107 Anaheim, CA (11.91)       307,240
174 154 Anchorage, AK 13.91       260,900
284 44 Ann Arbor, MI (47.44)       110,581
205 123 Antioch, CA (3.50)         85,882
165 163 Arlington, TX 20.46       324,533
309 19 Arvada, CO (60.95)       105,454
182 146 Athens-Clarke, GA 9.56         94,238
2 326 Atlanta, GA 351.79       422,266
125 203 Aurora, CO 49.46       268,243
167 161 Austin, TX 19.40       611,561
191 137 Bakersfield, CA 3.03       227,226
4 324 Baltimore, MD 325.13       647,955
60 268 Beaumont, TX 110.38       114,117
295 33 Bellevue, WA (53.72)       108,046
141 187 Berkeley, CA 38.93       110,693
26 302 Birmingham, AL 183.48       253,868
271 57 Bloomington, MN (39.28)         88,826
252 76 Boise, ID (31.59)       174,054
63 265 Boston, MA 107.76       570,888
285 43 Boulder, CO (48.29)         96,752
323 5 Brick Twnshp, NJ (73.31)         78,794
33 295 Bridgeport, CT 153.67       142,198
123 205 Brockton, MA 51.65         96,291
286 42 Broken Arrow, OK (48.97)         77,414
224 104 Brownsville, TX (13.03)       153,653
249 79 Buena Park, CA (29.03)         76,052
48 280 Buffalo, NY 122.38       308,288
273 55 Burbank, CA (41.32)       101,210
228 100 Cambridge, MA (17.06)         95,560
6 322 Camden, NJ 259.14         85,142
314 14 Canton Twnshp, MI (62.32)         78,514
44 284 Canton, OH 125.51         79,256
294 34 Cape Coral, FL (53.24)         98,909
299 29 Carlsbad, CA (54.90)         78,884
297 31 Carrollton, TX (54.16)       107,474
104 224 Carson, CA 68.33         91,042
324 4 Cary, NC (77.21)         95,964
253 75 Cedar Rapids, IA (32.16)       118,073
235 93 Chandler, AZ (21.99)       181,517
57 271 Charlotte, NC 111.57       625,371
22 306 Chattanooga, TN 201.33       152,630
187 141 Chula Vista, CA 6.02       168,529
96 232 Cincinnati, OH 74.72       333,750
318 10 Clarkstown, NY (68.07)         84,240
193 135 Clarksville, TN 2.11       102,765
145 183 Clearwater, FL 31.68       105,697
27 301 Cleveland, OH 181.43       505,962
272 56 Clifton, NJ (39.92)         78,187
171 157 Clinton Twnshp, MI 14.83         98,126
320 8 Colonie, NY (69.98)         82,253
184 144 Colorado Springs, CO 7.63       371,363
204 124 Columbia, MO (2.67)         82,368
71 257 Columbia, SC 96.40       112,539
161 167 Columbus, GA 22.74       190,830
42 286 Columbus, OH 132.97       676,701
9 319 Compton, CA 242.54         94,900
222 106 Concord, CA (12.68)       120,475
280 48 Coral Springs, FL (44.40)       122,831
230 98 Corona, CA (19.76)       122,215
135 193 Corpus Christi, TX 41.26       293,146
270 58 Costa Mesa, CA (39.22)       106,141
266 62 Cranston, RI (37.94)         79,362
19 309 Dallas, TX 207.58    1,119,580
277 51 Daly City, CA (43.86)       101,381
95 233 Davenport, IA 75.07       100,205
15 313 Dayton, OH 221.55       170,789
164 164 Dearborn, MI 20.78         88,883
246 82 Denton, TX (27.66)         82,400
128 200 Denver, CO 48.57       529,978
175 153 Des Moines, IA 13.56       194,745
1 327 Detroit, MI 373.28       972,390
310 18 Dover Twnshp, NJ (60.98)         90,387
214 114 Downey, CA (7.05)         96,530
194 134 Duluth, MN 1.84         83,421
50 278 Durham, NC 120.37       188,547
291 37 Edison Twnshp, NJ (51.18)         98,803
173 155 El Cajon, CA 14.23         96,651
153 175 El Monte, CA 29.03       115,359
220 108 El Paso, TX (10.70)       637,462
70 258 Elizabeth, NJ 96.54       114,266
201 127 Erie, PA (0.83)       103,902
200 128 Escondido, CA (0.71)       125,230
199 129 Eugene, OR (0.48)       134,643
188 140 Evansville, IN 4.50       124,685
55 273 Everett, WA 112.90         89,442
203 125 Fairfield, CA (2.48)         94,278
202 126 Fall River, MA (1.49)         93,106
288 40 Fargo, ND (50.18)         89,315
276 52 Farmington Hills, MI (43.27)         80,296
53 275 Fayetteville, NC 117.61       112,542
132 196 Federal Way, WA 44.18         76,178
16 312 Flint, MI 221.16       131,844
110 218 Fontana, CA 59.26       117,400
260 68 Fort Collins, CO (36.22)       120,287
74 254 Fort Lauderdale, FL 94.45       162,900
120 208 Fort Smith, AR 53.93         78,532
149 179 Fort Wayne, IN 30.50       201,262
89 239 Fort Worth, TX 80.83       522,612
304 24 Fremont, CA (57.20)       213,193
85 243 Fresno, CA 84.88       413,000
269 59 Fullerton, CA (39.14)       125,944
100 228 Gainesville, FL 72.40         97,611
227 101 Garden Grove, CA (14.03)       156,899
242 86 Garland, TX (25.65)       201,060
5 323 Gary, IN 266.54       112,824
282 46 Gilbert, AZ (46.02)       104,785
129 199 Glendale, AZ 47.48       216,309
254 74 Glendale, CA (32.48)       191,000
160 168 Grand Prairie, TX 23.08       119,536
102 226 Grand Rapids, MI 70.74       186,410
316 12 Greece, NY (65.61)         95,772
232 96 Greeley, CO (21.26)         77,176
265 63 Green Bay, WI (37.71)       100,483
94 234 Greensboro, NC 76.74       209,957
152 176 Gresham, OR 29.59         89,870
300 28 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ (55.09)         88,929
31 297 Hammond, IN 161.54         79,154
36 292 Hartford, CT 146.94       133,199
60 268 Hawthorne, CA 110.38         75,813
155 173 Hayward, CA 26.94       133,926
211 117 Henderson, NV (5.73)       183,782
134 194 Hialeah, FL 41.79       224,800
81 247 High Point, NC 87.66         80,964
140 188 Hollywood, FL 39.09       139,428
229 99 Honolulu, HI (18.15)       883,621
61 267 Houston, TX 109.87    1,920,350
307 21 Huntington Beach, CA (59.98)       203,994
170 158 Huntsville, AL 16.24       181,037
212 116 Independence, MO (6.12)       120,272
82 246 Indianapolis, IN 86.77       768,124
51 277 Inglewood, CA 119.98       116,097
311 17 Irvine, CA (61.29)       145,873
209 119 Irving, TX (5.39)       186,754
78 250 Jacksonville, FL 90.74       735,992
72 256 Jersey City, NJ 95.33       238,125
45 283 Kalamazoo, MI 125.15         76,233
13 315 Kansas City, MO 225.69       447,921
251 77 Kenosha, WI (31.05)         91,376
130 198 Killeen, TX 44.58         84,685
87 241 Knoxville, TN 81.74       181,421
150 178 Lafayette, LA 30.42       119,396
158 170 Lakeland, FL 24.38         79,511
210 118 Lakewood, CA (5.59)         78,768
219 109 Lakewood, CO (10.68)       146,251
156 172 Lancaster, CA 26.70       126,679
107 221 Lansing, MI 66.40       128,683
198 130 Laredo, TX 1.45       190,540
136 192 Las Cruces, NM 39.82         79,236
114 214 Las Vegas, NV 58.18    1,020,055
146 182 Lawton, OK 31.54         82,131
264 64 Lewisville, TX (37.24)         80,472
163 165 Lexington, KY 21.50       248,767
226 102 Lincoln, NE (14.00)       221,791
47 281 Little Rock, AR 123.28       184,560
313 15 Livermore, CA (62.03)         77,170
298 30 Livonia, MI (54.68)       100,918
122 206 Long Beach, CA 52.40       444,563
90 238 Longview, TX 79.66         78,578
65 263 Los Angeles, CA 105.95    3,713,238
84 244 Louisville, KY 85.19       258,301
154 174 Lowell, MA 28.62       103,954
105 223 Lubbock, TX 67.90       197,658
62 266 Macon, GA 107.94       119,131
250 78 Madison, WI (29.40)       215,217
244 84 Manchester, NH (27.12)       105,797
223 105 McAllen, TX (12.81)       114,736
10 318 Memphis, TN 241.93       628,851
166 162 Mesa, AZ 19.96       396,003
258 70 Mesquite, TX (35.23)       120,860
43 285 Miami Beach, FL 132.46       103,496
17 311 Miami, FL 220.19       390,540
217 111 Midland, TX (9.32)       102,254
35 293 Milwaukee, WI 150.10       584,763
30 298 Minneapolis, MN 161.67       364,049
325 3 Mission Viejo, CA (78.83)       100,198
127 201 Mobile, AL 48.69       243,973
196 132 Modesto, CA 1.53       192,379
69 259 Montgomery, AL 101.65       199,149
179 149 Moreno Valley, CA 11.75       152,159
32 296 Nashville, TN 159.98       533,484
169 159 New Bedford, MA 16.61         97,449
41 287 New Haven, CT 133.96       126,794
11 317 New Orleans, LA 235.10       471,134
133 195 New York, NY 42.42    7,746,511
20 308 Newark, NJ 206.12       271,839
303 25 Newport Beach, CA (56.76)         75,645
121 207 Newport News, VA 53.87       184,497
326 2 Newton, MA (84.21)         82,400
77 251 Norfolk, VA 91.71       232,632
245 83 Norman, OK (27.64)         96,791
79 249 North Las Vegas, NV 90.48       112,480
183 145 Norwalk, CA 8.07       100,480
28 300 Oakland, CA 180.27       373,215
207 121 Oceanside, CA (4.01)       159,969
237 91 Odessa, TX (22.54)         92,891
92 236 Oklahoma City, OK 78.82       488,431
112 216 Omaha, NE 58.73       397,243
113 215 Ontario, CA 58.54       151,931
287 41 Orange, CA (49.09)       128,441
317 11 Orem, UT (66.48)         86,990
23 305 Orlando, FL 200.24       190,702
195 133 Oxnard, CA 1.74       159,800
176 152 Palm Bay, FL 13.27         83,183
162 166 Palmdale, CA 22.72       113,711
216 112 Pasadena, CA (9.28)       138,672
236 92 Pasadena, TX (22.17)       139,046
111 217 Paterson, NJ 59.09       153,589
263 65 Pembroke Pines, FL (36.88)       128,270
206 122 Peoria, AZ (3.68)       101,113
24 304 Philadelphia, PA 188.90    1,451,520
73 255 Phoenix, AZ 95.17    1,300,786
98 230 Pittsburgh, PA 73.94       351,769
293 35 Plano, TX (53.14)       242,289
240 88 Plantation, FL (24.11)         86,869
99 229 Pomona, CA 72.59       140,646
118 210 Pompano Beach, FL 54.96         80,743
290 38 Port St. Lucie, FL (50.99)         86,563
91 237 Portland, OR 79.50       519,621
38 290 Providence, RI 143.83       158,585
301 27 Provo, UT (55.31)       116,060
151 177 Pueblo, CO 30.26       110,128
274 54 Quincy, MA (42.24)         88,195
142 186 Racine, WI 37.54         82,647
119 209 Raleigh, NC 54.32       274,811
259 69 Rancho Cucamon., CA (35.28)       126,436
25 303 Reading, PA 185.38         75,544
177 151 Redding, CA 13.26         81,490
292 36 Redwood City, CA (52.10)         75,994
168 160 Reno, NV 17.73       184,059
131 197 Rialto, CA 44.31         87,309
257 71 Richardson, TX (34.47)         91,043
14 314 Richmond, VA 223.03       195,375
147 181 Riverside, CA 31.27       271,545
262 66 Rochester, MN (36.56)         83,203
58 270 Rochester, NY 110.59       223,662
268 60 Roseville, CA (38.67)         78,737
93 235 Sacramento, CA 77.57       415,818
192 136 Salem, OR 2.70       133,765
98 230 Salinas, CA 73.94       126,316
101 227 Salt Lake City, UT 72.25       179,455
213 115 San Angelo, TX (6.19)         91,800
159 169 San Antonio, TX 24.28    1,193,440
52 276 San Bernardino, CA 118.53       193,065
187 141 San Diego, CA 6.02    1,266,132
116 212 San Francisco, CA 56.07       763,146
238 90 San Jose, CA (23.83)       888,632
157 171 San Leandro, CA 25.29         76,730
289 39 San Mateo, CA (50.88)         93,811
302 26 Sandy, UT (55.92)       106,795
180 148 Santa Ana, CA 11.68       316,070
234 94 Santa Barbara, CA (21.47)         88,181
306 22 Santa Clara, CA (57.94)       102,241
305 23 Santa Clarita, CA (57.65)       136,822
181 147 Santa Monica, CA 11.19         93,081
231 97 Santa Rosa, CA (20.63)       139,899
29 299 Savannah, GA 175.28       136,180
225 103 Scottsdale, AZ (13.49)       214,685
88 240 Seattle, WA 81.43       550,005
40 288 Shreveport, LA 136.49       191,548
322 6 Simi Valley, CA (71.86)       116,751
190 138 Sioux City, IA 3.14         84,486
239 89 Sioux Falls, SD (23.89)       120,177
243 85 Somerville, MA (26.12)         75,953
67 261 South Bend, IN 104.12       101,232
115 213 South Gate, CA 56.22         90,906
106 222 Southfield, MI 66.43         75,291
138 190 Spokane, WA 39.42       188,734
37 291 Springfield, MA 144.01       151,362
148 180 Springfield, MO 30.55       145,979
3 325 St. Louis, MO 349.05       341,708
86 242 St. Paul, MN 84.51       263,937
46 282 St. Petersburg, FL 125.00       248,174
296 32 Stamford, CT (53.83)       114,973
319 9 Sterling Heights, MI (68.21)       125,514
68 260 Stockton, CA 101.73       250,391
321 7 Sunnyvale, CA (70.60)       130,115
215 113 Sunrise, FL (8.81)         86,911
108 220 Syracuse, NY 64.75       157,016
34 294 Tacoma, WA 152.38       184,328
76 252 Tallahassee, FL 92.31       143,775
7 321 Tampa, FL 245.74       307,747
109 219 Tempe, AZ 60.25       180,107
208 120 Thornton, CO (5.14)         82,278
315 13 Thousand Oaks, CA (63.09)       121,805
103 225 Toledo, OH 69.73       310,586
49 279 Topeka, KS 122.12       126,141
261 67 Torrance, CA (36.30)       142,046
21 307 Trenton, NJ 201.40         87,206
312 16 Troy, MI (61.51)         79,673
56 272 Tucson, AZ 112.21       500,992
80 248 Tulsa, OK 89.99       392,102
83 245 Tuscaloosa, AL 86.54         86,676
144 184 Tyler, TX 33.04         87,173
279 49 Upper Darby Twnshp, PA (44.36)         78,870
255 73 Vacaville, CA (32.98)         88,486
75 253 Vallejo, CA 92.44       116,707
185 143 Vancouver, WA 6.68       121,585
267 61 Ventura, CA (37.98)       102,347
279 49 Virginia Beach, VA (44.36)       446,431
143 185 Visalia, CA 33.67         93,773
197 131 Vista, CA 1.48         83,898
66 262 Waco, TX 105.21       112,893
308 20 Warwick, RI (60.57)         88,867
12 316 Washington, DC 227.63       572,059
283 45 Waterford Township, MI (46.87)         76,531
218 110 West Covina, CA (9.37)       102,300
8 320 West Palm Beach, FL 245.54         81,407
172 156 West Valley, UT 14.24       107,702
241 87 Westland, MI (24.88)         87,023
233 95 Westminster, CA (21.30)         87,930
281 47 Whittier, CA (44.45)         81,790
178 150 Wichita Falls, TX 12.91       102,905
139 189 Wichita, KS 39.20       339,907
39 289 Winston-Salem, NC 139.73       176,841
275 53 Woodbridge Twnshp, NJ (42.48)         98,460
118 210 Worcester, MA 54.96       171,839
189 139 Yonkers, NY 3.63       199,663
18 310 Youngstown, OH 208.87         83,466