Morgan Quitno's Safest/Most Dangerous Metro Areas

Rank Order

Metro, Alpha 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

1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

(76.89)

2

La Crosse, WI-MN

(74.16)

3

Johnstown, PA

(70.20)

4

State College, PA

(70.06)

5

Wausau, WI

(69.98)

6

Glens Falls, NY

(69.51)

7

Wheeling, WV-OH

(69.13)

8

Pittsfield, MA

(68.96)

9

Sheboygan, WI

(68.93)

10

Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME

(68.84)

11

Florence, AL

(68.54)

12

Danbury, CT

(68.30)

13

Nashua, NH

(67.31)

14

Bangor, ME

(66.92)

15

Bismarck, ND

(66.58)

16

Eau Claire, WI

(64.69)

17

Nassau-Suffolk, NY

(60.86)

18

Lewiston-Auburn, ME

(60.20)

19

Green Bay, WI

(60.15)

20

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ

(60.08)

21

Altoona, PA

(59.30)

22

Provo-Orem, UT

(58.79)

23

Cumberland, MD-WV

(58.66)

24

Monmouth-Ocean, NJ

(58.65)

25

Hagerstown, MD

(57.80)

26

Dubuque, IA

(57.22)

27

Lafayette, IN

(56.91)

28

Utica-Rome, NY

(56.46)

29

Cheyenne, WY

(55.23)

30

Dutchess County, NY

(53.91)

31

Kokomo, IN

(53.80)

32

Madison, WI

(53.79)

33

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

(53.25)

34

New London-Norwich, CT-RI

(53.21)

35

St. Cloud, MN

(53.17)

36

Charlottesville, VA

(52.73)

37

Pocatello, ID

(51.73)

38

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA

(51.51)

39

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

(50.86)

40

Janesville-Beloit, WI

(49.76)

41

Boise, ID

(49.74)

42

Syracuse, NY

(49.59)

43

Lynchburg, VA

(48.60)

44

Newburgh, NY-PA

(48.50)

45

Pittsburgh, PA

(48.41)

46

Manchester, NH

(48.08)

47

Stamford-Norwalk, CT

(47.98)

48

Brazoria, TX

(47.59)

49

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA

(46.89)

50

Joplin, MO

(46.20)

51

Bergen-Passaic, NJ

(45.44)

52

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA

(45.01)

53

Decatur, AL

(44.75)

54

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

(44.46)

55

Portland, ME

(44.03)

56

Kenosha, WI

(41.28)

57

Boulder-Longmont, CO

(40.90)

58

Rochester, MN

(40.85)

59

Springfield, MO

(40.82)

60

Erie, PA

(40.53)

61

Columbia, MO

(40.36)

62

Roanoke, VA

(40.19)

63

Casper, WY

(39.73)

64

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA

(38.19)

65

Duluth-Superior, MN-WI

(37.88)

66

Grand Junction, CO

(37.69)

67

Ventura, CA

(37.05)

68

Des Moines, IA

(36.29)

69

Medford-Ashland, OR

(35.86)

70

Bremerton, WA

(34.89)

71

Jacksonville, NC

(34.86)

72

Dothan, AL

(34.66)

73

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA

(34.56)

74

Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA

(34.48)

75

Lowell, MA-NH

(34.45)

76

Rochester, NY

(34.28)

77

Ann Arbor, MI

(34.24)

78

Reading, PA

(33.04)

79

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC

(32.82)

80

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA

(32.79)

81

Killeen-Temple, TX

(32.74)

82

Sioux Falls, SD

(32.58)

83

Charleston, WV

(32.33)

84

Fort Smith, AR-OK

(32.06)

85

Lincoln, NE

(31.57)

86

Fort Wayne, IN

(31.47)

87

Bellingham, WA

(31.34)

88

Asheville, NC

(30.06)

89

Worcester, MA-CT

(30.04)

90

San Jose, CA

(29.62)

91

Santa Rosa, CA

(29.55)

92

Olympia, WA

(29.38)

93

Danville, VA

(29.34)

94

San Angelo, TX

(28.69)

95

Rapid City, SD

(27.89)

96

Jonesboro, AR

(26.33)

97

Greeley, CO

(26.14)

98

Sioux City, IA-NE

(25.85)

99

Hartford, CT

(25.64)

100

Racine, WI

(24.38)

101

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI

(23.51)

102

Salem, OR

(23.48)

103

Chico-Paradise, CA

(23.43)

104

Columbus, GA-AL

(23.26)

105

Orange County, CA

(23.03)

106

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

(22.61)

107

Boston, MA-NH

(22.35)

108

Lima, OH

(21.67)

109

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX

(21.40)

110

Mansfield, OH

(20.36)

111

Muncie, IN

(20.05)

112

Colorado Springs, CO

(19.87)

113

Akron, OH

(19.09)

114

Honolulu, HI

(18.19)

115

Albany, GA

(18.03)

116

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

(17.92)

117

Spokane, WA

(16.69)

118

Lawrence, MA-NH

(16.15)

119

Fitchburg-Leominster, MA

(15.32)

120

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

(15.28)

121

Brockton, MA

(14.82)

122

Abilene, TX

(14.67)

123

Jackson, MI

(14.33)

124

Huntsville, AL

(13.49)

125

Lafayette, LA

(13.08)

126

Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT

(12.96)

127

Eugene-Springfield, OR

(12.75)

128

Lansing-East Lansing, MI

(12.73)

129

Salinas, CA

(11.92)

130

Sherman-Denison, TX

(11.91)

131

Bryan-College Station, TX

(10.72)

132

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI

(9.31)

133

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

(9.03)

134

Victoria, TX

(7.86)

135

Waterbury, CT

(7.44)

136

Denver, CO

(7.00)

137

Reno, NV

(6.86)

138

Austin-San Marcos, TX

(6.58)

139

Norfolk-Va Beach-Newport News, VA-NC

(6.57)

140

Omaha, NE-IA

(6.52)

141

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA

(5.41)

142

Odessa-Midland, TX

(4.93)

143

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI

(4.04)

144

Laredo, TX

(3.54)

145

Redding, CA

(3.16)

146

Dayton-Springfield, OH

(2.99)

147

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY

(2.70)

148

Trenton, NJ

(1.77)

149

Yuba City, CA

(1.60)

150

Amarillo, TX

(1.38)

151

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA

(0.63)

152

Merced, CA

0.47

153

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

0.50

154

Dover, DE

0.63

155

Wichita Falls, TX

0.82

156

Rocky Mount, NC

1.03

157

Benton Harbor, MI

1.13

158

Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ

2.18

159

Bakersfield, CA

2.92

160

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

3.35

161

Macon, GA

3.40

162

New Bedford, MA

3.56

163

Tyler, TX

3.64

164

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

3.80

165

Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA

3.95

166

Texarkana, TX-AR

4.05

167

El Paso, TX

4.62

168

San Diego, CA

4.71

169

New Haven-Meriden, CT

5.44

170

South Bend, IN

5.59

171

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC

6.13

172

Toledo, OH

6.75

173

Athens, GA

7.06

174

Longview-Marshall, TX

7.44

175

Gadsden, AL

7.44

176

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

7.81

177

San Antonio, TX

8.13

178

Wilmington, NC

9.09

179

Richmond-Petersburg, VA

9.94

180

Alexandria, LA

10.00

181

San Francisco, CA

11.20

182

Lawton, OK

11.37

183

Tuscaloosa, AL

12.12

184

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ

12.54

185

Bridgeport, CT

12.96

186

Goldsboro, NC

13.11

187

Florence, SC

14.37

188

Lubbock, TX

15.34

189

Springfield, MA

15.96

190

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

16.18

191

Tulsa, OK

16.95

192

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV

17.16

193

Greenville, NC

17.43

194

Enid, OK

18.09

195

Anniston, AL

19.27

196

Philadelphia, PA-NJ

19.48

197

Indianapolis, IN

19.53

198

Columbus, OH

20.12

199

Corpus Christi, TX

20.39

200

Yakima, WA

20.41

201

Tacoma, WA

20.58

202

Montgomery, AL

22.48

203

Savannah, GA

23.52

204

Pueblo, CO

24.08

205

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC

26.01

206

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC

28.43

207

Dallas, TX

29.16

208

Oakland, CA

29.64

209

Waco, TX

30.07

210

Anchorage, AK

30.78

211

Monroe, LA

31.10

212

Charleston-North Charleston, SC

31.66

213

Sacramento, CA

31.74

214

Galveston-Texas City, TX

32.37

215

Modesto, CA

32.51

216

Columbia, SC

33.49

217

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA

33.67

218

Fayetteville, NC

33.72

219

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

33.75

220

Houston, TX

34.47

221

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

34.87

222

Atlanta, GA

35.52

223

Oklahoma City, OK

35.57

224

Newark, NJ

35.71

225

Tucson, AZ

35.73

226

Mobile, AL

39.31

227

Birmingham, AL

40.38

228

Sumter, SC

42.22

229

Stockton-Lodi, CA

42.27

230

Jersey City, NJ

47.26

231

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

48.19

232

Gary-Hammond, IN

48.32

233

Detroit, MI

48.76

234

New York, NY

51.35

235

Flint, MI

55.21

236

Baton Rouge, LA

55.34

237

Nashville, TN

55.89

238

Lake Charles, LA

57.82

239

Las Vegas, NV-AZ

66.42

240

Jackson, MS

67.99

241

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

68.30

242

Myrtle Beach, SC

70.31

243

Jackson, TN

71.65

244

Baltimore, MD

73.66

245

Fresno, CA

76.92

246

Albuquerque, NM

81.50

247

New Orleans, LA

128.42

248

Memphis, TN-AR-MS

132.80

249

Pine Bluff, AR

163.64

NA

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY**

NA

NA

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC**

NA

NA

Binghamton, NY**

NA

NA

Chicago, IL**

NA

NA

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN**

NA

NA

Cleveland, OH**

NA

NA

Daytona Beach, FL**

NA

NA

Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY**

NA

NA

Fort Lauderdale, FL**

NA

NA

Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL**

NA

NA

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL**

NA

NA

Hamilton-Middletown, OH**

NA

NA

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH**

NA

NA

Jacksonville, FL**

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS**

NA

NA

Lexington, KY**

NA

NA

Louisville, KY-IN**

NA

NA

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL**

NA

NA

Miami, FL**

NA

NA

Orlando, FL**

NA

NA

Pensacola, FL**

NA

NA

Sarasota-Bradenton, FL**

NA

NA

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA**

NA

NA

St. Louis, MO-IL**

NA

NA

Tallahassee, FL**

NA

NA

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL**

NA

NA

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL**

NA