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Morgan Quitno Press' 5th Annual Safest City Award

SAFEST CITY RANK ORDER (1 is "safest", 300 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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Most Dangerous Order

Safest Order

City

Score

1997 Population

300

1

Amherst, NY

(81.70)

107,047

299

2

Newton, MA

(78.81)

86,445

298

3

Greece, NY

(73.25)

90,886

297

4

Thousand Oaks, CA

(70.93)

113,935

296

5

Clarkstown, NY

(70.63)

79,295

295

6

Mission Viejo, CA

(70.39)

86,043

294

7

Sunnyvale, CA

(66.70)

122,767

293

8

Hamilton, NJ

(66.45)

90,173

292

9

Irvine, CA

(64.87)

128,968

291

10

Sterling Heights, MI

(64.45)

123,002

290

11

Troy, MI

(63.41)

81,340

289

12

Farmington Hills, MI

(63.33)

81,459

288

13

Cheektowaga, NY

(62.34)

94,326

287

14

Livonia, MI

(60.83)

103,353

286

15

Simi Valley, CA

(59.45)

109,795

285

16

Dover, NJ

(58.29)

79,721

284

17

Richardson, TX

(57.55)

83,236

283

18

Orem, UT

(57.25)

80,290

282

19

Sandy, UT

(56.91)

92,164

281

20

Warwick, RI

(54.79)

85,451

280

21

Fargo, ND

(54.05)

79,888

279

22

Cape Coral, FL

(53.83)

89,236

278

23

Plano, TX

(52.82)

166,480

277

24

Edison,NJ

(52.49)

93,653

276

25

Provo, UT

(50.32)

95,524

275

26

Cranston, RI

(49.22)

76,547

274

27

Ann Arbor, MI

(47.89)

112,001

273

28

Santa Clarita, CA

(47.74)

126,969

272

29

Green Bay, WI

(46.63)

104,485

271

30

Santa Clara, CA

(45.26)

97,078

270

31

Virginia Beach, VA

(45.04)

443,844

269

32

Clifton, NJ

(44.31)

75,396

268

33

Mesquite, TX

(44.29)

119,710

267

34

Huntington Beach, CA

(43.46)

194,258

266

35

Quincy, MA

(42.93)

85,109

265

36

Woodbridge, NJ

(41.98)

98,305

264

37

Garland, TX

(41.02)

204,609

263

38

Fort Collins, CO

(40.48)

105,366

262

39

Stamford, CT

(39.26)

107,034

261

40

Bloomington, MN

(39.18)

87,404

260

41

Burbank, CA

(38.42)

102,318

259

42

Arlington, VA

(38.16)

172,580

258

43

Sioux Falls, SD

(37.71)

111,852

257

44

Boise, ID

(37.63)

156,026

256

45

Norwalk, CT

(37.10)

78,589

255

46

San Angelo, TX

(36.98)

93,847

254

47

Carrollton, TX

(36.92)

99,488

253

48

Glendale, CA

(35.90)

183,232

252

49

Fullerton, CA

(35.53)

119,973

251

50

Rochester, MN

(35.07)

77,742

250

51

Fremont, CA

(34.71)

188,463

249

52

Daly City, CA

(32.92)

96,539

248

53

Boulder, CO

(31.54)

91,161

247

54

Alameda, CA

(30.45)

80,765

246

55

Rancho Cucamon., CA

(30.25)

117,854

245

56

Norman, OK

(29.87)

88,869

244

57

Madison, WI

(28.73)

197,955

243

58

Vacaville, CA

(28.10)

85,217

242

59

Costa Mesa, CA

(28.06)

101,047

241

60

Ventura, CA

(26.85)

98,851

240

61

Kenosha, WI

(26.59)

86,594

240

61

Torrance, CA

(26.59)

141,899

238

63

Alhambra, CA

(26.44)

86,658

237

64

Cambridge, MA

(25.49)

101,155

236

65

Bellevue, WA

(25.25)

88,448

235

66

Whittier, CA

(24.28)

81,937

234

67

Columbia, MO

(23.58)

75,810

233

68

Chesapeake, VA

(22.13)

185,591

232

69

Hampton, VA

(22.09)

143,505

231

70

Palm Bay, FL

(21.94)

78,913

230

71

Garden Grove, CA

(21.03)

151,897

229

72

Lincoln, NE

(20.94)

207,330

228

73

Honolulu, HI

(19.99)

880,272

227

74

Irving, TX

(19.96)

173,739

226

75

Orange, CA

(16.94)

119,893

225

76

Santa Barbara, CA

(16.09)

87,905

224

77

Abilene, TX

(13.84)

116,384

223

78

Chandler, AZ

(12.03)

133,269

222

79

Concord, CA

(11.83)

114,866

221

80

Columbus, GA

(10.36)

197,860

220

81

Plantation, FL

(10.10)

78,502

219

82

Evansville, IN

(9.97)

131,972

218

83

Midland, TX

(9.56)

101,714

217

84

Fall River, MA

(9.08)

90,564

216

85

Vista, CA

(9.07)

81,940

215

86

Odessa, TX

(8.71)

100,233

214

87

Roanoke, VA

(8.10)

99,326

213

88

Springfield, MO

(7.68)

153,243

212

89

San Jose, CA

(6.99)

840,529

211

90

El Paso, TX

(3.84)

612,754

210

91

Alexandria, VA

(3.70)

116,012

209

92

Salem, OR

(3.34)

121,280

208

93

West Covina, CA

(1.05)

106,047

207

94

Coral Springs, FL

(0.69)

97,265

206

95

Wichita Falls, TX

0.21

103,409

205

96

Independence, MO

0.52

114,291

204

97

West Valley, UT

2.44

102,154

203

98

Federal Way, WA

2.53

76,439

202

99

Lakewood, CA

2.80

81,530

201

100

Lubbock, TX

3.65

205,694

200

101

McAllen, TX

4.05

100,800

199

102

Duluth, MN

4.40

86,177

198

103

Westminster, CA

4.52

81,874

197

104

Laredo, TX

4.57

158,569

196

105

Henderson, NV

4.81

117,396

195

106

Anaheim, CA

6.13

289,645

194

107

Sioux City, IA

6.17

83,407

193

108

Sunrise, FL

6.61

78,807

192

109

Oxnard, CA

7.68

149,746

191

110

Rialto, CA

8.47

85,742

190

111

Santa Rosa, CA

8.59

120,075

189

112

Erie, PA

8.94

108,107

188

113

Pasadena, TX

9.30

136,756

187

114

Des Moines, IA

9.49

195,455

186

115

Dearborn, MI

9.78

88,708

185

116

Amarillo, TX

10.21

174,562

184

117

Newport News, VA

10.27

184,100

183

118

Arlington, TX

10.49

303,487

182

119

Oceanside, CA

11.11

150,121

181

120

Fairfield, CA

11.69

86,006

180

121

Eugene, OR

11.97

124,129

179

122

Yonkers, NY

12.12

183,165

178

123

Pasadena, CA

13.76

137,741

177

124

Fort Smith, AR

15.45

76,604

176

125

Downey, CA

15.86

102,548

175

126

Lawton, OK

16.17

87,635

174

127

Mesa, AZ

16.18

350,592

173

128

San Diego, CA

16.24

1,182,653

172

129

Tyler, TX

17.10

84,824

171

130

Chula Vista, CA

17.14

153,228

170

131

Brownsville, TX

17.50

119,421

169

132

Longview, TX

17.53

77,493

168

133

Escondido, CA

17.97

119,446

167

134

Killeen, TX

18.14

87,639

166

135

Santa Ana, CA

18.33

298,570

165

136

Bakersfield, CA

19.61

196,146

164

137

Spokane, WA

20.80

202,414

163

138

Gresham, OR

21.77

82,591

162

139

Reno, NV

22.39

166,924

161

140

Anchorage, AK

22.80

255,634

160

141

Waterbury, CT

22.82

103,363

159

142

Racine, WI

23.50

87,503

158

143

Lexington, KY

23.66

242,640

157

144

San Antonio, TX

24.16

1,038,086

156

145

Clearwater, FL

24.57

104,853

155

146

Allentown, PA

26.17

105,056

154

147

Santa Monica, CA

26.96

89,363

153

148

El Cajon, CA

27.74

95,125

152

149

Aurora, CO

28.64

266,967

151

150

Grand Prairie, TX

28.90

114,766

150

151

Visalia, CA

29.76

87,337

149

152

Corona, CA

29.82

95,371

148

153

Austin, TX

30.20

546,223

147

154

Lowell, MA

30.95

97,276

146

155

Tempe, AZ

31.18

161,284

145

156

Corpus Christi, TX

32.54

291,321

144

157

Davenport, IA

33.04

97,752

143

158

New Bedford, MA

33.76

95,827

142

159

Hayward, CA

34.33

118,666

141

160

Syracuse, NY

35.29

159,610

140

161

Battle Creek, MI

35.61

78,867

139

162

Pueblo, CO

36.15

106,982

138

163

Carson, CA

36.30

92,420

137

164

El Monte, CA

37.03

107,447

136

165

Norwalk, CA

37.18

103,425

135

166

Pembroke Pines, FL

37.33

85,591

134

167

Raleigh, NC

37.91

248,591

133

168

Moreno Valley, CA

38.46

143,020

132

169

Modesto, CA

38.64

181,052

131

170

Palmdale, CA

39.42

106,176

130

171

Glendale, AZ

40.79

188,278

129

172

Worcester, MA

41.16

167,494

128

173

Huntsville, AL

41.71

164,124

127

174

South Gate, CA

45.47

94,354

126

175

Lancaster, CA

46.02

122,359

125

176

Riverside, CA

46.70

248,078

124

177

Albany, NY

48.55

104,642

123

178

Southfield, MI

49.04

82,123

122

179

Grand Rapids, MI

49.54

195,966

121

180

Clarksville, TN

49.73

95,550

120

181

Knoxville, TN

50.73

175,623

119

182

Long Beach, CA

51.21

445,404

118

183

Montgomery, AL

51.72

200,104

117

184

Berkeley, CA

52.68

102,488

116

185

Pittsburgh, PA

52.88

353,248

115

186

Ontario, CA

54.26

138,414

114

187

Wichita, KS

55.01

315,690

113

188

Salinas, CA

55.74

123,003

112

189

New York, NY

57.84

7,320,477

111

190

Fort Wayne, IN

58.06

186,929

110

191

Denver, CO

58.68

525,793

109

192

San Francisco, CA

58.80

754,239

108

193

Albany, GA

59.72

86,013

107

194

Paterson, NJ

60.10

140,896

106

195

Fontana, CA

60.19

106,497

105

196

Vallejo, CA

60.72

114,451

104

197

Omaha, NE

62.14

351,745

103

198

Greensboro, NC

62.90

206,016

102

199

Toledo, OH

63.65

324,986

101

200

Providence, RI

64.75

149,369

100

201

Seattle, WA

65.35

547,209

99

202

Tuscaloosa, AL

65.42

81,688

98

203

Hollywood, FL

65.95

131,271

97

204

Brockton, MA

66.17

88,524

96

205

Fort Worth, TX

66.55

477,900

95

206

Gainesville, FL

66.69

92,216

94

207

Savannah, GA

67.80

149,184

93

208

Lafayette, LA

68.53

103,157

92

209

St. Paul, MN

69.27

268,898

91

210

Lynn, MA

73.02

79,309

90

211

Norfolk, VA

76.94

248,160

89

212

Tallahassee, FL

78.08

140,435

88

213

South Bend, IN

78.75

107,138

87

214

Pomona, CA

80.99

147,700

86

215

Tucson, AZ

81.65

485,933

85

216

Tulsa, OK

81.72

381,639

84

217

Hialeah, FL

82.81

203,872

83

218

Macon, GA

84.02

115,860

82

219

Lansing, MI

85.15

123,086

81

220

Houston, TX

86.57

1,801,370

80

221

Everett, WA

87.46

80,516

79

222

Topeka, KS

89.38

122,581

78

223

Boston, MA

89.59

555,024

77

224

Salt Lake City, UT

90.54

185,553

76

225

Hammond, IN

91.47

84,449

75

226

Phoenix, AZ

92.06

1,172,538

74

227

Jacksonville, FL

93.37

702,545

73

228

Waco, TX

93.61

112,005

72

229

Sacramento, CA

93.94

383,921

71

230

Portsmouth, VA

94.44

106,335

70

231

Columbia, SC

94.50

107,181

69

232

Fayetteville, NC

94.68

88,215

68

233

Oklahoma City, OK

96.22

472,046

67

234

High Point, NC

99.25

75,832

66

235

Canton, OH

100.31

84,823

65

236

Los Angeles, CA

100.50

3,541,309

64

237

Hawthorne, CA

100.71

77,333

63

238

Beaumont, TX

101.78

121,661

62

239

Milwaukee, WI

102.27

628,507

61

240

Winston-Salem, NC

102.55

162,916

60

241

Indianapolis, IN

103.29

780,630

59

242

Charlotte, NC

103.74

562,005

58

243

Elizabeth, NJ

103.81

108,301

57

244

Charleston, SC

104.19

78,867

56

245

Stockton, CA

106.29

228,560

55

246

Shreveport, LA

110.16

199,463

54

247

Louisville, KY

110.71

276,382

53

248

Mobile, AL

110.75

209,336

52

249

Hartford, CT

112.67

124,115

51

250

Columbus, OH

114.72

641,338

50

251

Jersey City, NJ

119.18

230,283

49

252

Fresno, CA

119.87

396,843

48

253

St. Petersburg, FL

121.07

250,572

47

254

Portland, OR

122.96

473,696

46

255

Inglewood, CA

123.02

113,015

45

256

Trenton, NJ

123.95

86,032

44

257

Rochester, NY

124.37

230,761

43

258

Albuquerque, NM

124.81

431,027

42

259

Chattanooga, TN

127.90

157,935

41

260

Little Rock, AR

128.03

183,840

40

261

Buffalo, NY

130.19

312,411

39

262

Tacoma, WA

133.59

192,206

38

263

Reading, PA

135.18

78,035

37

264

Dallas, TX

143.03

1,077,829

36

265

Pompano Beach, FL

149.96

79,522

35

266

San Bernardino, CA

153.36

186,557

34

267

Baton Rouge, LA

153.88

229,553

33

268

Fort Lauderdale, FL

157.63

171,023

32

269

Durham, NC

166.81

150,640

31

270

Cleveland, OH

168.87

496,624

30

271

Dayton, OH

171.77

179,888

29

272

Nashville, TN

173.53

531,908

28

273

Orlando, FL

174.33

185,837

27

274

Richmond, CA

176.77

90,284

26

275

Springfield, MA

177.13

151,063

25

276

Miami Beach, FL

180.99

94,682

24

277

Birmingham, AL

184.96

275,236

23

278

New Haven, CT

189.18

119,420

22

279

Kansas City, MO

191.01

452,070

21

280

Jackson, MS

195.53

197,819

20

281

Bridgeport, CT

197.20

132,852

19

282

Flint, MI

200.64

142,206

18

283

Youngstown, OH

202.88

92,467

17

284

Tampa, FL

206.83

299,867

16

285

Oakland, CA

207.36

376,696

15

286

Minneapolis, MN

216.28

363,932

14

287

Memphis, TN

235.82

637,492

13

288

Compton, CA

236.72

99,045

12

289

West Palm Beach, FL

249.65

79,246

11

290

Washington, DC

252.66

529,000

10

291

Newark, NJ

261.13

264,270

9

292

Miami, FL

265.29

391,766

8

293

Baltimore, MD

265.78

719,587

7

294

Richmond, VA

265.87

206,692

6

295

New Orleans, LA

270.57

488,509

5

296

St. Louis, MO

296.68

377,221

4

297

Atlanta, GA

308.30

420,865

3

298

Detroit, MI

323.31

1,021,412

2

299

Camden, NJ

363.20

84,427

1

300

Gary, IN

370.61

116,481