("Metro" includes suburbs and other surrounding areas whereas "City" is limited to the city limits of the named city)
|
Most Dangerous Order |
Safest |
Metro Area |
Score |
1999 Population |
|
113 |
140 |
Abilene, TX |
(1.36) |
123,773 |
|
NA |
NA |
Akron, OH |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
NA |
NA |
|
42 |
211 |
Albany, GA |
31.38 |
120,332 |
|
4 |
249 |
Albuquerque, NM |
83.98 |
679,926 |
|
46 |
207 |
Alexandria, LA |
27.46 |
126,852 |
|
196 |
57 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA |
(39.01) |
616,496 |
|
234 |
19 |
Altoona, PA |
(58.09) |
130,534 |
|
108 |
145 |
Amarillo, TX |
0.23 |
213,945 |
|
53 |
200 |
Anchorage, AK |
24.24 |
257,762 |
|
164 |
89 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
(26.76) |
546,813 |
|
252 |
1 |
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
(75.14) |
349,938 |
|
135 |
118 |
Asheville, NC |
(13.27) |
216,581 |
|
96 |
157 |
Athens, GA |
2.98 |
141,327 |
|
38 |
215 |
Atlanta, GA |
33.59 |
3,817,447 |
|
130 |
123 |
Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ |
(10.47) |
337,292 |
|
NA |
NA |
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC |
NA |
NA |
|
143 |
110 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX |
(18.04) |
1,121,834 |
|
95 |
158 |
Bakersfield, CA |
3.27 |
640,710 |
|
NA |
NA |
Baltimore, MD |
NA |
NA |
|
200 |
53 |
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA |
(42.00) |
151,349 |
|
13 |
240 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
58.48 |
575,533 |
|
36 |
217 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
34.38 |
380,972 |
|
138 |
115 |
Bellingham, WA |
(14.88) |
158,680 |
|
86 |
167 |
Benton Harbor, MI |
9.75 |
161,005 |
|
220 |
33 |
Bergen-Passaic, NJ |
(48.45) |
1,348,971 |
|
225 |
28 |
Billings, MT |
(50.39) |
126,768 |
|
82 |
171 |
Birmingham, AL |
10.23 |
912,373 |
|
248 |
5 |
Bismarck, ND |
(70.28) |
90,786 |
|
171 |
82 |
Bloomington, IN |
(29.74) |
115,983 |
|
186 |
67 |
Boise, ID |
(36.97) |
403,671 |
|
170 |
83 |
Boston, MA-NH |
(29.32) |
3,427,422 |
|
212 |
41 |
Brazoria, TX |
(46.32) |
233,652 |
|
142 |
111 |
Bremerton, WA |
(17.36) |
235,367 |
|
72 |
181 |
Bridgeport, CT |
14.80 |
431,667 |
|
136 |
117 |
Brockton, MA |
(13.29) |
252,188 |
|
144 |
109 |
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX |
(19.51) |
328,486 |
|
103 |
150 |
Bryan-College Station, TX |
1.83 |
135,328 |
|
NA |
NA |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY |
NA |
NA |
|
217 |
36 |
Burlington, VT |
(47.28) |
149,859 |
|
153 |
100 |
Casper, WY |
(23.03) |
63,169 |
|
195 |
58 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
(38.98) |
183,095 |
|
NA |
NA |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
NA |
NA |
|
94 |
159 |
Charleston, WV |
3.82 |
251,859 |
|
NA |
NA |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC |
NA |
NA |
|
185 |
68 |
Charlottesville, VA |
(36.46) |
150,982 |
|
230 |
23 |
Cheyenne, WY |
(53.62) |
79,057 |
|
NA |
NA |
Chicago, IL |
NA |
NA |
|
163 |
90 |
Chico-Paradise, CA |
(26.60) |
197,448 |
|
NA |
NA |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
NA |
NA |
|
NA |
NA |
Cleveland, OH |
NA |
NA |
|
126 |
127 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
(6.95) |
500,895 |
|
205 |
48 |
Columbia, MO |
(42.68) |
129,805 |
|
NA |
NA |
Columbia, SC |
NA |
NA |
|
122 |
131 |
Columbus, GA-AL |
(5.43) |
279,313 |
|
37 |
216 |
Columbus, OH |
33.89 |
1,474,637 |
|
51 |
202 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
25.14 |
394,566 |
|
193 |
60 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
(38.24) |
98,520 |
|
26 |
227 |
Dallas, TX |
43.31 |
3,163,050 |
|
250 |
3 |
Danbury, CT |
(72.65) |
169,923 |
|
148 |
105 |
Danville, VA |
(21.42) |
109,552 |
|
58 |
195 |
Daytona Beach, FL |
22.93 |
477,028 |
|
87 |
166 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH |
7.26 |
953,055 |
|
210 |
43 |
Decatur, AL |
(44.07) |
142,561 |
|
125 |
128 |
Denver, CO |
(6.65) |
1,966,394 |
|
173 |
80 |
Des Moines, IA |
(31.39) |
437,572 |
|
14 |
239 |
Detroit, MI |
58.10 |
4,497,140 |
|
161 |
92 |
Dothan, AL |
(25.92) |
135,302 |
|
NA |
NA |
Dover, DE |
NA |
129,838 |
|
239 |
14 |
Dubuque, IA |
(62.73) |
88,083 |
|
179 |
74 |
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI |
(33.67) |
238,736 |
|
229 |
24 |
Dutchess County, NY |
(53.52) |
265,628 |
|
243 |
10 |
Eau Claire, WI |
(65.32) |
144,604 |
|
137 |
116 |
El Paso, TX |
(13.93) |
713,252 |
|
141 |
112 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
(17.03) |
173,587 |
|
107 |
146 |
Enid, OK |
0.29 |
57,052 |
|
202 |
51 |
Erie, PA |
(42.49) |
276,230 |
|
140 |
113 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR |
(16.22) |
317,339 |
|
228 |
25 |
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN |
(52.22) |
168,474 |
|
203 |
50 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR |
(42.54) |
274,020 |
|
54 |
199 |
Fayetteville, NC |
23.74 |
288,563 |
|
168 |
85 |
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA |
(28.36) |
142,171 |
|
165 |
88 |
Flagstaff, AZ-UT |
(27.75) |
123,143 |
|
3 |
250 |
Flint, MI |
90.50 |
438,072 |
|
249 |
4 |
Florence, AL |
(72.61) |
137,834 |
|
27 |
226 |
Florence, SC |
42.95 |
126,525 |
|
63 |
190 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
20.52 |
1,523,088 |
|
43 |
210 |
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL |
30.83 |
398,038 |
|
117 |
136 |
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL |
(2.48) |
298,982 |
|
159 |
94 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK |
(24.90) |
194,978 |
|
181 |
72 |
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
(34.08) |
171,505 |
|
154 |
99 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
(23.24) |
484,756 |
|
80 |
173 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11.62 |
1,686,170 |
|
35 |
218 |
Fresno, CA |
34.45 |
883,231 |
|
10 |
243 |
Gainesville, FL |
61.67 |
201,263 |
|
56 |
197 |
Galveston-Texas City, TX |
23.16 |
249,092 |
|
61 |
192 |
Gary, IN |
22.12 |
597,559 |
|
245 |
8 |
Glens Falls, NY |
(65.59) |
121,885 |
|
90 |
163 |
Goldsboro, NC |
6.66 |
113,778 |
|
176 |
77 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
(32.44) |
97,671 |
|
222 |
31 |
Grand Junction, CO |
(49.05) |
115,312 |
|
NA |
NA |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI |
NA |
NA |
|
172 |
81 |
Greeley, CO |
(31.18) |
163,165 |
|
226 |
27 |
Green Bay, WI |
(50.53) |
216,484 |
|
69 |
184 |
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC |
15.54 |
1,184,440 |
|
NA |
NA |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC |
NA |
NA |
|
52 |
201 |
Greenville, NC |
24.42 |
126,038 |
|
206 |
47 |
Hagerstown, MD |
(42.86) |
128,265 |
|
167 |
86 |
Hamilton-Middletown, OH |
(28.31) |
331,818 |
|
219 |
34 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA |
(48.03) |
616,732 |
|
169 |
84 |
Hartford, CT |
(28.82) |
938,885 |
|
174 |
79 |
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC |
(31.75) |
327,067 |
|
151 |
102 |
Honolulu, HI |
(22.69) |
866,566 |
|
89 |
164 |
Houma, LA |
7.00 |
193,994 |
|
29 |
224 |
Houston, TX |
40.50 |
3,988,161 |
|
109 |
144 |
Huntsville, AL |
(0.28) |
341,825 |
|
65 |
188 |
Indianapolis, IN |
19.01 |
1,472,005 |
|
155 |
98 |
Iowa City, IA |
(23.50) |
102,974 |
|
20 |
233 |
Jacksonville, FL |
48.92 |
1,058,111 |
|
146 |
107 |
Jacksonville, NC |
(20.51) |
144,325 |
|
116 |
137 |
Jackson, MI |
(2.46) |
156,897 |
|
5 |
248 |
Jackson, MS |
82.99 |
432,573 |
|
7 |
246 |
Jackson, TN |
76.14 |
101,635 |
|
236 |
17 |
Jamestown, NY |
(61.50) |
138,265 |
|
223 |
30 |
Janesville-Beloit, WI |
(49.67) |
151,514 |
|
32 |
221 |
Jersey City, NJ |
36.89 |
559,109 |
|
189 |
64 |
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA |
(37.15) |
466,789 |
|
241 |
12 |
Johnstown, PA |
(63.99) |
236,200 |
|
150 |
103 |
Jonesboro, AR |
(21.75) |
77,899 |
|
73 |
180 |
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI |
13.05 |
448,447 |
|
NA |
NA |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
NA |
NA |
|
215 |
38 |
Kenosha, WI |
(47.06) |
145,084 |
|
147 |
106 |
Killeen-Temple, TX |
(20.65) |
305,790 |
|
123 |
130 |
Knoxville, TN |
(5.86) |
641,934 |
|
197 |
56 |
Kokomo, IN |
(40.29) |
100,918 |
|
247 |
6 |
La Crosse, WI-MN |
(68.03) |
122,565 |
|
99 |
154 |
Lafayette, LA |
2.62 |
375,982 |
|
77 |
176 |
Lake Charles, LA |
12.63 |
180,457 |
|
39 |
214 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
32.22 |
458,509 |
|
100 |
153 |
Laredo, TX |
2.24 |
190,875 |
|
12 |
241 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ |
58.87 |
1,366,871 |
|
102 |
151 |
Lawton, OK |
1.97 |
113,892 |
|
156 |
97 |
Lima, OH |
(23.88) |
154,891 |
|
134 |
119 |
Lincoln, NE |
(12.58) |
236,058 |
|
55 |
198 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR |
23.46 |
558,787 |
|
115 |
138 |
Longview-Marshall, TX |
(2.30) |
214,815 |
|
28 |
225 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
41.41 |
9,348,390 |
|
NA |
NA |
Louisville, KY-IN |
NA |
NA |
|
207 |
46 |
Lowell, MA-NH |
(43.16) |
296,904 |
|
24 |
229 |
Lubbock, TX |
46.70 |
232,199 |
|
208 |
45 |
Lynchburg, VA |
(43.77) |
210,538 |
|
21 |
232 |
Macon, GA |
48.50 |
325,607 |
|
227 |
26 |
Madison, WI |
(50.58) |
419,245 |
|
221 |
32 |
Manchester, NH |
(48.49) |
189,895 |
|
194 |
59 |
Mansfield, OH |
(38.91) |
175,294 |
|
93 |
160 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
5.60 |
529,723 |
|
211 |
42 |
Medford-Ashland, OR |
(44.45) |
174,926 |
|
81 |
172 |
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL |
10.31 |
472,195 |
|
NA |
NA |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS |
NA |
NA |
|
70 |
183 |
Merced, CA |
15.30 |
200,627 |
|
2 |
251 |
Miami, FL |
112.33 |
2,180,614 |
|
235 |
18 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ |
(60.00) |
1,125,428 |
|
79 |
174 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI |
12.02 |
1,453,589 |
|
139 |
114 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI |
(16.08) |
2,856,454 |
|
91 |
162 |
Mobile, AL |
6.44 |
534,441 |
|
50 |
203 |
Modesto, CA |
25.32 |
432,708 |
|
238 |
15 |
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ |
(62.54) |
1,097,079 |
|
16 |
237 |
Monroe, LA |
53.12 |
147,082 |
|
34 |
219 |
Montgomery, AL |
35.34 |
324,809 |
|
11 |
242 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
60.11 |
177,030 |
|
67 |
186 |
Naples, FL |
16.62 |
202,047 |
|
19 |
234 |
Nashville, TN |
50.83 |
1,167,492 |
|
NA |
NA |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY |
NA |
NA |
|
124 |
129 |
New Haven-Meriden, CT |
(6.56) |
513,460 |
|
187 |
66 |
New London-Norwich, CT-RI |
(37.04) |
190,098 |
|
6 |
247 |
New Orleans, LA |
80.43 |
1,310,328 |
|
33 |
220 |
New York, NY |
36.05 |
8,728,038 |
|
60 |
193 |
Newark, NJ |
22.42 |
1,958,829 |
|
NA |
NA |
Norfolk-Va Beach-Newport News, VA-NC |
NA |
NA |
|
66 |
187 |
Oakland, CA |
18.38 |
2,352,489 |
|
64 |
189 |
Ocala, FL |
20.49 |
244,675 |
|
162 |
91 |
Odessa-Midland, TX |
(26.54) |
248,909 |
|
48 |
205 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
25.57 |
1,042,357 |
|
160 |
93 |
Olympia, WA |
(25.28) |
204,640 |
|
49 |
204 |
Omaha, NE-IA |
25.42 |
695,653 |
|
184 |
69 |
Orange County, CA |
(36.40) |
2,761,574 |
|
17 |
236 |
Orlando, FL |
51.79 |
1,524,265 |
|
224 |
29 |
Owensboro, KY |
(49.97) |
91,702 |
|
105 |
148 |
Panama City, FL |
0.97 |
148,923 |
|
198 |
55 |
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH |
(40.67) |
150,245 |
|
121 |
132 |
Pensacola, FL |
(5.02) |
404,857 |
|
59 |
194 |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ |
22.53 |
4,948,584 |
|
25 |
228 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ |
44.36 |
2,999,541 |
|
1 |
252 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
118.25 |
81,976 |
|
188 |
65 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
(37.13) |
2,390,997 |
|
246 |
7 |
Pittsfield, MA |
(66.63) |
96,666 |
|
242 |
11 |
Pocatello, ID |
(65.10) |
76,268 |
|
110 |
143 |
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA |
(0.42) |
1,841,504 |
|
149 |
104 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA |
(21.67) |
952,323 |
|
233 |
20 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
(57.57) |
340,443 |
|
57 |
196 |
Pueblo, CO |
22.99 |
137,759 |
|
244 |
9 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
(65.44) |
136,665 |
|
178 |
75 |
Racine, WI |
(33.57) |
187,079 |
|
74 |
179 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
12.91 |
1,094,122 |
|
88 |
165 |
Rapid City, SD |
7.02 |
87,103 |
|
152 |
101 |
Reading, PA |
(22.99) |
355,735 |
|
106 |
147 |
Redding, CA |
0.30 |
166,757 |
|
98 |
155 |
Reno, NV |
2.71 |
324,856 |
|
192 |
61 |
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA |
(37.73) |
184,864 |
|
NA |
NA |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA |
NA |
NA |
|
75 |
178 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA |
12.65 |
3,140,427 |
|
180 |
73 |
Roanoke, VA |
(33.78) |
230,564 |
|
201 |
52 |
Rochester, MN |
(42.45) |
117,939 |
|
190 |
63 |
Rochester, NY |
(37.17) |
1,081,190 |
|
71 |
182 |
Rocky Mount, NC |
14.81 |
150,148 |
|
84 |
169 |
Sacramento, CA |
10.13 |
1,554,407 |
|
112 |
141 |
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI |
(0.70) |
403,897 |
|
177 |
76 |
Salem, OR |
(32.81) |
333,539 |
|
104 |
149 |
Salinas, CA |
1.69 |
370,961 |
|
145 |
108 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT |
(19.56) |
1,286,070 |
|
132 |
121 |
San Angelo, TX |
(12.35) |
104,255 |
|
85 |
168 |
San Antonio, TX |
9.91 |
1,560,489 |
|
127 |
126 |
San Diego, CA |
(7.50) |
2,821,328 |
|
114 |
139 |
San Francisco, CA |
(2.29) |
1,707,970 |
|
183 |
70 |
San Jose, CA |
(35.77) |
1,665,259 |
|
213 |
40 |
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA |
(46.36) |
237,800 |
|
216 |
37 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA |
(47.16) |
395,208 |
|
191 |
62 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
(37.42) |
246,554 |
|
199 |
54 |
Santa Rosa, CA |
(40.88) |
439,652 |
|
97 |
156 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
2.75 |
550,192 |
|
8 |
245 |
Savannah, GA |
71.23 |
290,964 |
|
76 |
177 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA |
12.64 |
2,339,000 |
|
231 |
22 |
Sharon, PA |
(56.42) |
121,862 |
|
251 |
2 |
Sheboygan, WI |
(74.79) |
110,738 |
|
166 |
87 |
Sherman-Denison, TX |
(27.85) |
101,961 |
|
22 |
231 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
48.41 |
378,907 |
|
47 |
206 |
Sioux City, IA-NE |
27.44 |
120,748 |
|
175 |
78 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
(32.29) |
166,034 |
|
68 |
185 |
South Bend, IN |
15.89 |
260,000 |
|
111 |
142 |
Spokane, WA |
(0.43) |
413,489 |
|
31 |
222 |
Springfield, MA |
37.03 |
503,253 |
|
182 |
71 |
Springfield, MO |
(34.94) |
333,392 |
|
237 |
16 |
State College, PA |
(61.99) |
132,618 |
|
41 |
212 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA |
31.92 |
558,509 |
|
204 |
49 |
St. Joseph, MO |
(42.58) |
97,871 |
|
NA |
NA |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
NA |
NA |
|
209 |
44 |
Syracuse, NY |
(43.79) |
735,810 |
|
40 |
213 |
Tacoma, WA |
32.15 |
685,383 |
|
9 |
244 |
Tallahassee, FL |
70.55 |
264,438 |
|
18 |
235 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
51.46 |
2,286,100 |
|
120 |
133 |
Texarkana, TX-AR |
(4.11) |
124,773 |
|
101 |
152 |
Toledo, OH |
2.07 |
612,501 |
|
118 |
135 |
Trenton, NJ |
(3.10) |
332,790 |
|
30 |
223 |
Tucson, AZ |
39.60 |
809,336 |
|
45 |
208 |
Tulsa, OK |
29.85 |
779,604 |
|
62 |
191 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
20.93 |
161,384 |
|
218 |
35 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
(47.94) |
292,878 |
|
131 |
122 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA |
(10.74) |
503,980 |
|
214 |
39 |
Ventura, CA |
(46.62) |
742,690 |
|
133 |
120 |
Victoria, TX |
(12.36) |
83,840 |
|
92 |
161 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ |
6.21 |
140,832 |
|
84 |
169 |
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA |
10.13 |
360,444 |
|
23 |
230 |
Waco, TX |
47.54 |
206,376 |
|
NA |
NA |
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV |
NA |
NA |
|
158 |
95 |
Waterbury, CT |
(24.59) |
185,774 |
|
157 |
96 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
(24.07) |
121,416 |
|
240 |
13 |
Wausau, WI |
(63.12) |
143,104 |
|
15 |
238 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL |
56.25 |
1,046,143 |
|
NA |
NA |
Wichita Falls, TX |
NA |
139,213 |
|
232 |
21 |
Williamsport, PA |
(56.65) |
117,235 |
|
NA |
NA |
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD |
NA |
572,834 |
|
44 |
209 |
Wilmington, NC |
29.97 |
221,265 |
|
128 |
125 |
Worcester, MA-CT |
(8.25) |
486,932 |
|
78 |
175 |
Yakima, WA |
12.48 |
219,629 |
|
129 |
124 |
Yolo, CA |
(8.72) |
156,103 |
|
119 |
134 |
Yuba City, CA |
(3.25) |
139,051 |