Most Dangerous Order |
Safest Order |
Metro Area |
Score |
1998 Population |
247 |
1 |
Pittsfield, MA |
(70.05) |
97,349 |
246 |
2 |
Danbury, CT |
(67.14) |
167,952 |
245 |
3 |
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ |
(63.24) |
1,085,263 |
244 |
4 |
Glens Falls, NY |
(62.32) |
122,839 |
243 |
5 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
(61.40) |
136,071 |
242 |
6 |
St. Cloud, MN |
(59.56) |
162,552 |
241 |
7 |
Bangor, ME |
(59.01) |
65,068 |
240 |
8 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
(58.36) |
334,676 |
239 |
9 |
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH |
(57.43) |
150,532 |
238 |
10 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
(56.97) |
101,208 |
237 |
11 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ |
(56.53) |
1,114,033 |
236 |
12 |
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN |
(55.64) |
166,404 |
235 |
13 |
Hagerstown, MD |
(55.63) |
129,186 |
234 |
14 |
Dubuque, IA |
(54.77) |
88,432 |
233 |
15 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
(54.58) |
164,548 |
232 |
16 |
Altoona, PA |
(54.47) |
130,716 |
231 |
17 |
Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
(54.35) |
333,124 |
230 |
18 |
Brazoria, TX |
(52.96) |
229,128 |
229 |
19 |
Dutchess County, NY |
(52.36) |
265,243 |
228 |
20 |
Burlington, VT |
(51.78) |
148,107 |
227 |
21 |
Pocatello, ID |
(51.16) |
75,010 |
226 |
22 |
Cheyenne, WY |
(50.68) |
78,893 |
225 |
23 |
Bergen-Passaic, NJ |
(50.43) |
1,345,674 |
224 |
24 |
Williamsport, PA |
(50.42) |
118,218 |
223 |
25 |
Kokomo, IN |
(50.25) |
100,578 |
222 |
26 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
(50.05) |
297,301 |
221 |
27 |
Manchester, NH |
(49.77) |
179,671 |
220 |
28 |
Florence, AL |
(49.55) |
138,337 |
219 |
29 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
(48.82) |
101,641 |
218 |
30 |
York, PA |
(48.34) |
369,932 |
217 |
31 |
Portland, ME |
(46.36) |
241,184 |
216 |
32 |
Lafayette, IN |
(46.26) |
145,195 |
215 |
33 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
(45.37) |
99,630 |
214 |
34 |
Elmira, NY |
(45.26) |
93,283 |
213 |
35 |
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA |
(43.98) |
148,848 |
212 |
36 |
Syracuse, NY |
(43.88) |
743,177 |
211 |
37 |
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA |
(43.56) |
464,976 |
210 |
38 |
Erie, PA |
(42.88) |
278,959 |
209 |
39 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
(41.36) |
2,363,888 |
208 |
40 |
Ventura, CA |
(41.27) |
734,945 |
207 |
41 |
Rochester, MN |
(41.11) |
115,573 |
206 |
42 |
Lynchburg, VA |
(40.95) |
209,182 |
205 |
43 |
Charlottesville, VA |
(40.70) |
147,858 |
204 |
44 |
Mansfield, OH |
(39.69) |
175,211 |
203 |
45 |
Bismarck, ND |
(39.49) |
90,618 |
202 |
46 |
Decatur, AL |
(38.30) |
141,928 |
201 |
47 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA |
(36.81) |
395,024 |
200 |
48 |
Springfield, MO |
(36.71) |
329,863 |
199 |
49 |
St. Joseph, MO |
(36.11) |
97,776 |
198 |
50 |
Boise, ID |
(36.07) |
389,633 |
198 |
50 |
Jacksonville, NC |
(36.07) |
145,344 |
196 |
52 |
Boston, MA-NH |
(35.71) |
3,468,653 |
195 |
53 |
Orange County, CA |
(35.43) |
2,707,157 |
194 |
54 |
Grand Junction, CO |
(34.66) |
112,899 |
193 |
55 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA |
(34.00) |
948,985 |
192 |
56 |
Columbia, MO |
(33.90) |
129,188 |
191 |
57 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
(33.54) |
538,465 |
190 |
58 |
Rochester, NY |
(33.46) |
1,086,446 |
189 |
59 |
Boulder-Longmont, CO |
(33.18) |
266,841 |
188 |
60 |
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA |
(32.78) |
236,176 |
187 |
61 |
Reading, PA |
(31.51) |
353,497 |
186 |
62 |
Casper, WY |
(31.05) |
63,771 |
185 |
63 |
San Jose, CA |
(30.97) |
1,628,933 |
184 |
64 |
Santa Rosa, CA |
(30.87) |
433,909 |
183 |
65 |
Des Moines, IA |
(30.86) |
430,798 |
182 |
66 |
Hartford, CT |
(30.55) |
1,045,559 |
181 |
67 |
Olympia, WA |
(30.43) |
203,183 |
180 |
68 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO |
(29.84) |
230,550 |
179 |
69 |
Medford-Ashland, OR |
(29.24) |
173,016 |
178 |
70 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
(28.28) |
243,462 |
177 |
71 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK |
(28.01) |
193,654 |
176 |
72 |
Asheville, NC |
(27.80) |
214,727 |
175 |
73 |
Bremerton, WA |
(27.64) |
237,914 |
174 |
74 |
Iowa City, IA |
(27.62) |
102,677 |
173 |
75 |
Honolulu, HI |
(27.25) |
874,736 |
172 |
76 |
Roanoke, VA |
(26.82) |
230,468 |
171 |
77 |
Danville, VA |
(25.46) |
109,521 |
170 |
78 |
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA |
(24.49) |
185,373 |
169 |
79 |
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC |
(24.45) |
323,557 |
168 |
80 |
San Angelo, TX |
(23.75) |
104,343 |
167 |
81 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
(22.60) |
480,387 |
166 |
82 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
(22.38) |
121,928 |
165 |
83 |
Odessa-Midland, TX |
(21.77) |
247,408 |
164 |
84 |
Flagstaff, AZ |
(21.22) |
122,509 |
163 |
85 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX |
(21.10) |
1,088,710 |
162 |
86 |
Hamilton-Middletown, OH |
(18.69) |
327,386 |
161 |
87 |
New Haven-Meriden, CT |
(18.44) |
557,162 |
160 |
88 |
Salem, OR |
(18.18) |
329,164 |
159 |
89 |
Lincoln, NE |
(17.88) |
234,164 |
158 |
90 |
Chico-Paradise, CA |
(17.75) |
196,561 |
157 |
91 |
Jonesboro, AR |
(17.73) |
77,389 |
156 |
92 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT |
(17.19) |
1,272,244 |
155 |
93 |
Sherman-Denison, TX |
(16.52) |
103,218 |
154 |
94 |
Bellingham, WA |
(16.38) |
156,421 |
153 |
95 |
Huntsville, AL |
(15.45) |
335,537 |
152 |
96 |
Abilene, TX |
(14.91) |
123,462 |
151 |
97 |
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX |
(14.09) |
323,425 |
151 |
97 |
Worcester, MA-CT |
(14.09) |
483,458 |
149 |
99 |
Bryan-College Station, TX |
(13.99) |
135,204 |
148 |
100 |
Charleston, WV |
(13.84) |
252,666 |
147 |
101 |
Brockton, MA |
(13.72) |
249,817 |
146 |
102 |
El Paso, TX |
(13.43) |
713,161 |
145 |
103 |
Lima, OH |
(13.35) |
155,263 |
144 |
104 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI |
(13.19) |
2,818,088 |
143 |
105 |
Rapid City, SD |
(13.10) |
87,190 |
142 |
106 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI |
(13.02) |
1,018,110 |
141 |
107 |
Columbus, GA-AL |
(11.93) |
279,624 |
141 |
107 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
(11.93) |
489,659 |
139 |
109 |
Victoria, TX |
(11.85) |
83,378 |
138 |
110 |
Killeen-Temple, TX |
(11.14) |
304,690 |
137 |
111 |
Sioux City, IA-NE |
(11.09) |
121,249 |
136 |
112 |
Waterbury, CT |
(10.99) |
185,995 |
135 |
113 |
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
(10.66) |
170,576 |
134 |
114 |
Athens, GA |
(10.62) |
141,404 |
133 |
115 |
Trenton, NJ |
(9.34) |
332,325 |
132 |
116 |
Yuba City, CA |
(8.93) |
141,037 |
131 |
117 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA |
(8.71) |
496,352 |
130 |
118 |
Norfolk-Va Beach-Newport News, VA-NC |
(8.61) |
1,558,156 |
129 |
119 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
(8.44) |
548,416 |
128 |
120 |
Jackson, MI |
(7.06) |
156,029 |
127 |
121 |
Enid, OK |
(6.99) |
57,212 |
126 |
122 |
Naples, FL |
(6.34) |
199,230 |
125 |
123 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
(6.25) |
449,318 |
124 |
124 |
San Diego, CA |
(5.54) |
2,756,316 |
123 |
125 |
Yolo, CA |
(5.20) |
154,686 |
122 |
126 |
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI |
(4.48) |
404,722 |
121 |
127 |
Wichita Falls, TX |
(4.40) |
139,367 |
120 |
128 |
Goldsboro, NC |
(4.22) |
113,806 |
119 |
129 |
Denver, CO |
(3.77) |
1,929,700 |
118 |
130 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
(3.66) |
171,744 |
117 |
131 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR |
(3.58) |
315,100 |
116 |
132 |
Greeley, CO |
(3.51) |
158,717 |
115 |
133 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
(3.44) |
1,628,331 |
114 |
134 |
Salinas, CA |
(2.86) |
366,382 |
113 |
135 |
Reno, NV |
(2.59) |
318,556 |
112 |
136 |
Lafayette, LA |
(2.55) |
373,480 |
111 |
137 |
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL |
(1.56) |
469,219 |
110 |
138 |
Panama City, FL |
(0.79) |
148,837 |
109 |
139 |
Amarillo, TX |
(0.07) |
211,603 |
108 |
140 |
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA |
0.98 |
1,812,321 |
107 |
141 |
New Bedford, MA |
1.48 |
176,602 |
106 |
142 |
San Francisco, CA |
1.92 |
1,682,556 |
105 |
143 |
Lawton, OK |
2.58 |
114,988 |
104 |
144 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
2.93 |
394,488 |
103 |
145 |
Texarkana, TX-AR |
3.01 |
124,998 |
102 |
146 |
Longview-Marshall, TX |
3.09 |
214,265 |
101 |
147 |
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV |
3.22 |
4,629,510 |
100 |
148 |
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL |
4.05 |
300,932 |
99 |
149 |
Bridgeport, CT |
4.06 |
450,935 |
98 |
150 |
Redding, CA |
5.15 |
165,196 |
97 |
151 |
Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ |
5.42 |
337,270 |
96 |
152 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6.03 |
1,678,768 |
95 |
153 |
Toledo, OH |
6.87 |
613,063 |
94 |
154 |
Houma, LA |
7.16 |
191,974 |
93 |
155 |
Ocala, FL |
7.73 |
241,551 |
92 |
156 |
San Antonio, TX |
8.33 |
1,536,344 |
91 |
157 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
8.59 |
519,359 |
90 |
158 |
Louisville, KY-IN |
8.78 |
1,000,093 |
89 |
159 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ |
8.90 |
141,992 |
88 |
160 |
Birmingham, AL |
8.96 |
906,749 |
87 |
161 |
Spokane, WA |
9.68 |
410,348 |
86 |
162 |
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA |
10.29 |
357,542 |
85 |
163 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
10.32 |
1,206,383 |
84 |
164 |
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC |
10.55 |
1,172,269 |
83 |
165 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA |
11.12 |
2,299,063 |
82 |
166 |
Laredo, TX |
11.50 |
186,245 |
81 |
167 |
Omaha, NE-IA |
11.60 |
690,063 |
80 |
168 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
11.69 |
1,066,464 |
79 |
169 |
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC |
11.79 |
466,660 |
78 |
170 |
Bakersfield, CA |
12.50 |
636,378 |
77 |
171 |
Las Cruces, NM |
15.53 |
167,750 |
76 |
172 |
Newark, NJ |
15.69 |
1,958,610 |
75 |
173 |
Rocky Mount, NC |
15.91 |
148,572 |
74 |
174 |
Tyler, TX |
16.14 |
169,397 |
73 |
175 |
Lake Charles, LA |
16.72 |
179,573 |
72 |
176 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC |
16.80 |
924,142 |
71 |
177 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
17.06 |
474,256 |
70 |
178 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA |
17.14 |
951,250 |
69 |
179 |
South Bend, IN |
17.63 |
259,596 |
68 |
180 |
Pensacola, FL |
17.75 |
404,185 |
67 |
181 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA |
18.29 |
3,082,283 |
66 |
182 |
Anchorage, AK |
19.50 |
254,250 |
65 |
183 |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ |
20.05 |
4,944,642 |
64 |
184 |
Galveston-Texas City, TX |
21.64 |
246,991 |
63 |
185 |
Mobile, AL |
21.96 |
531,145 |
62 |
186 |
Orlando, FL |
22.02 |
1,311,747 |
61 |
187 |
Tulsa, OK |
22.15 |
771,310 |
60 |
188 |
Sacramento, CA |
22.42 |
1,521,655 |
59 |
189 |
Florence, SC |
22.61 |
126,893 |
58 |
190 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
22.67 |
520,162 |
57 |
191 |
Merced, CA |
22.73 |
198,548 |
56 |
192 |
Fayetteville, NC |
23.88 |
288,676 |
55 |
193 |
Yakima, WA |
23.92 |
220,398 |
54 |
194 |
Sumter, SC |
23.98 |
108,743 |
53 |
195 |
Albany, GA |
24.06 |
120,126 |
52 |
196 |
Columbus, OH |
25.08 |
1,461,411 |
51 |
197 |
Columbia, SC |
26.09 |
514,392 |
50 |
198 |
Gary, IN |
26.10 |
595,172 |
49 |
199 |
Macon, GA |
26.70 |
322,664 |
48 |
200 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
26.81 |
1,039,904 |
47 |
201 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
27.12 |
161,946 |
46 |
202 |
Jersey City, NJ |
27.22 |
555,697 |
45 |
203 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
27.37 |
381,183 |
44 |
204 |
Modesto, CA |
27.96 |
427,034 |
43 |
205 |
Montgomery, AL |
28.77 |
324,278 |
42 |
206 |
Lubbock, TX |
28.80 |
233,660 |
41 |
207 |
Oakland, CA |
29.95 |
2,298,398 |
40 |
208 |
Houston, TX |
30.80 |
3,914,915 |
39 |
209 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA |
31.09 |
549,212 |
38 |
210 |
Indianapolis, IN |
31.12 |
1,512,798 |
37 |
211 |
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL |
31.24 |
394,012 |
36 |
212 |
Wilmington, NC |
31.75 |
217,061 |
35 |
213 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR |
32.90 |
555,662 |
34 |
214 |
Pueblo, CO |
33.53 |
135,564 |
33 |
215 |
Springfield, MA |
35.74 |
505,110 |
32 |
216 |
New York, NY |
35.97 |
8,653,748 |
31 |
217 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ |
36.56 |
2,910,641 |
30 |
218 |
Alexandria, LA |
36.71 |
126,985 |
29 |
219 |
Savannah, GA |
37.01 |
290,010 |
28 |
220 |
Waco, TX |
38.30 |
206,335 |
27 |
221 |
Dallas, TX |
38.47 |
3,073,484 |
26 |
222 |
Atlanta, GA |
39.56 |
3,702,527 |
25 |
223 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
41.73 |
380,217 |
24 |
224 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC |
42.14 |
1,372,645 |
23 |
225 |
Fresno, CA |
43.27 |
879,444 |
22 |
226 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
44.96 |
9,257,996 |
21 |
227 |
Tallahassee, FL |
49.11 |
265,270 |
20 |
228 |
Jacksonville, FL |
52.08 |
1,053,156 |
19 |
229 |
Tucson, AZ |
54.83 |
799,675 |
18 |
230 |
Monroe, LA |
56.18 |
147,629 |
17 |
231 |
Detroit, MI |
56.87 |
4,486,023 |
16 |
232 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
57.11 |
572,392 |
15 |
233 |
Tacoma, WA |
60.35 |
674,773 |
14 |
234 |
Greenville, NC |
61.50 |
121,211 |
13 |
235 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ |
61.76 |
1,312,825 |
12 |
236 |
Jackson, TN |
64.58 |
100,484 |
11 |
237 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
66.00 |
456,667 |
10 |
238 |
Baltimore, MD |
68.30 |
2,494,963 |
9 |
239 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL |
69.22 |
1,036,734 |
8 |
240 |
Gainesville, FL |
73.35 |
201,872 |
7 |
241 |
Flint, MI |
77.15 |
437,229 |
6 |
242 |
Jackson, MS |
80.13 |
429,157 |
5 |
243 |
Albuquerque, NM |
81.54 |
677,816 |
4 |
244 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
82.29 |
172,598 |
3 |
245 |
New Orleans, LA |
95.96 |
1,313,102 |
2 |
246 |
Miami, FL |
112.08 |
1,708,207 |
1 |
247 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
188.72 |
82,748 |