Morgan Quitno's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 6th Annual Safest City Award

"MOST DANGEROUS" RANK ORDER

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.

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Most Dangerous Order

Safest Order

City

Score

1998 Population

1

315

Detroit, MI

354.71

999,976

2

314

Atlanta, GA

348.29

414,262

3

313

Camden, NJ

320.07

85,184

4

312

Baltimore, MD

307.57

662,253

5

311

St. Louis, MO

302.33

344,153

6

310

Gary, IN

286.37

111,713

7

309

Flint, MI

273.29

135,438

8

308

West Palm Beach, FL

267.61

82,538

9

307

Miami, FL

255.59

372,949

10

306

New Orleans, LA

249.15

471,157

11

305

Tampa, FL

238.68

295,027

12

304

Kansas City, MO

236.86

447,730

13

303

Jackson, MS

236.32

193,401

14

302

Richmond, VA

235.00

194,024

15

301

Youngstown, OH

231.89

86,890

16

300

Newark, NJ

230.94

269,205

17

299

Washington, DC

230.88

523,000

18

298

Compton, CA

216.77

93,464

19

297

Orlando, FL

210.33

181,527

20

296

Memphis, TN

206.64

604,242

21

295

Springfield, MA

203.08

150,509

22

294

Oakland, CA

195.23

376,375

23

293

Minneapolis, MN

183.01

362,124

24

292

Dayton, OH

176.64

172,023

25

291

Dallas, TX

175.03

1,089,178

26

290

Baton Rouge, LA

174.52

216,216

27

289

Cleveland, OH

170.41

495,516

28

288

Birmingham, AL

164.31

259,453

29

287

Philadelphia, PA

163.62

1,449,419

30

286

Chattanooga, TN

159.87

152,461

31

285

Nashville, TN

159.19

524,124

32

284

Durham, NC

157.05

154,436

33

283

Bridgeport, CT

154.92

138,698

34

282

Tacoma, WA

150.28

184,343

35

281

Miami Beach, FL

149.94

96,565

36

280

Richmond, CA

146.94

93,977

37

279

New Haven, CT

145.18

124,783

38

278

San Bernardino, CA

138.57

188,216

39

277

Trenton, NJ

138.27

85,979

40

276

Inglewood, CA

135.32

113,176

41

275

Canton, OH

133.32

81,144

42

274

St. Petersburg, FL

133.16

241,140

43

273

Pompano Beach, FL

131.45

77,509

44

272

Hartford, CT

131.44

132,681

45

271

Fort Lauderdale, FL

130.31

157,760

46

270

Beaumont, TX

126.57

112,723

47

269

Winston-Salem, NC

125.42

157,133

48

268

North Las Vegas, NV

125.22

86,605

49

267

Lakeland, FL

123.23

75,590

50

266

Rochester, NY

119.88

221,473

51

265

Albuquerque, NM

119.64

422,417

52

264

Fayetteville, NC

119.34

81,017

53

263

Topeka, KS

119.29

121,352

54

262

Little Rock, AR

117.96

176,377

55

261

Macon, GA

116.93

116,307

56

260

Columbus, OH

114.19

661,227

57

259

Milwaukee, WI

112.87

588,339

58

258

Indianapolis, IN

112.33

759,689

59

257

Buffalo, NY

110.87

308,648

60

256

Reading, PA

105.94

76,024

61

255

Shreveport, LA

103.96

191,440

62

254

Oklahoma City, OK

102.10

463,637

63

253

Charlotte, NC

101.41

593,078

64

252

Everett, WA

100.47

85,197

65

251

Portland, OR

99.36

488,813

66

250

Portsmouth, VA

97.56

100,345

67

249

Tucson, AZ

96.32

467,677

68

248

Jersey City, NJ

95.81

231,073

69

247

Waco, TX

94.47

111,017

70

246

Houston, TX

94.20

1,797,157

71

245

Hammond, IN

93.47

80,613

72

244

Louisville, KY

91.83

262,393

73

243

Sacramento, CA

91.08

384,703

74

242

Elizabeth, NJ

90.48

111,192

75

241

Phoenix, AZ

89.28

1,225,692

76

240

High Point, NC

89.03

76,326

77

239

Savannah, GA

88.62

139,251

78

238

Salt Lake City, UT

87.69

178,579

79

237

Jacksonville, FL

86.17

703,251

80

236

South Bend, IN

86.11

102,996

81

235

Fresno, CA

85.41

404,297

82

234

Tulsa, OK

84.93

386,251

83

233

Lansing, MI

84.92

125,968

84

232

St. Paul, MN

83.47

262,492

85

231

Boston, MA

81.67

559,631

86

230

Stockton, CA

81.32

239,734

87

229

Cincinnati, OH

80.10

344,828

88

228

Gainesville, FL

79.46

89,260

89

227

Seattle, WA

79.10

538,105

90

226

Tallahassee, FL

78.53

139,754

91

225

Las Vegas, NV

78.34

908,596

92

224

Hialeah, FL

78.15

209,069

93

223

Grand Rapids, MI

77.61

190,340

94

222

Los Angeles, CA

76.68

3,621,680

95

221

Knoxville, TN

75.07

170,399

96

220

Montgomery, AL

73.49

197,807

97

219

Fort Worth, TX

73.29

497,830

98

218

Greensboro, NC

73.23

200,439

99

217

Providence, RI

71.83

151,367

100

216

Columbia, SC

71.43

115,344

101

215

Toledo, OH

70.57

317,823

102

214

Tuscaloosa, AL

70.50

83,995

103

213

Vallejo, CA

70.19

112,198

104

212

Omaha, NE

69.34

368,258

105

211

Albany, GA

65.64

79,766

106

210

Pomona, CA

64.85

137,297

107

209

Salinas, CA

63.45

116,982

108

208

Pittsburgh, PA

62.87

360,374

109

207

Brockton, MA

62.23

93,845

110

206

Mobile, AL

62.02

245,233

111

205

San Francisco, CA

59.92

741,362

112

204

Warren, MI

58.88

139,532

113

203

Pueblo, CO

58.48

102,876

114

202

Spokane, WA

55.34

189,649

115

201

Worcester, MA

55.18

168,695

116

200

Allentown, PA

53.60

102,297

117

199

Killeen, TX

53.16

79,650

118

198

Kalamazoo, MI

53.11

77,854

119

197

Norfolk, VA

53.05

231,328

120

196

Las Cruces, NM

52.05

77,115

121

195

Denver, CO

51.74

509,343

122

194

New York, NY

51.62

7,357,745

123

193

Hollywood, FL

51.40

132,911

124

192

Albany, NY

51.19

103,166

125

191

Davenport, IA

48.99

97,651

126

190

Paterson, NJ

48.95

152,377

127

189

Lafayette, LA

48.27

106,832

128

188

Ontario, CA

46.66

148,598

129

187

Southfield, MI

46.54

76,995

130

186

Raleigh, NC

44.98

256,084

131

185

Longview, TX

44.94

76,518

132

184

Fontana, CA

44.62

106,815

133

183

Tyler, TX

44.58

84,592

134

182

Long Beach, CA

43.90

430,018

135

181

Norwalk, CA

43.49

102,136

136

180

El Monte, CA

43.20

112,142

137

179

Wichita, KS

42.97

329,179

138

178

Lancaster, CA

42.21

117,900

139

177

El Cajon, CA

42.12

94,777

140

176

Berkeley, CA

41.54

105,814

141

175

Lubbock, TX

41.04

196,143

142

174

Waterbury, CT

39.63

106,513

143

173

Santa Monica, CA

39.16

90,173

144

172

New Bedford, MA

38.88

97,665

145

171

Fort Wayne, IN

38.35

187,096

146

170

Aurora, CO

38.16

262,465

147

169

Syracuse, NY

35.44

154,911

148

168

Lowell, MA

32.30

101,843

149

167

Glendale, AZ

30.87

192,696

150

166

Moreno Valley, CA

30.68

146,014

151

165

Tempe, AZ

30.17

172,056

152

164

Clearwater, FL

29.65

102,318

153

163

Carson, CA

29.29

88,180

154

162

Roanoke, VA

28.33

94,950

155

161

Rialto, CA

27.83

84,448

156

160

Riverside, CA

27.66

264,267

157

159

Palmdale, CA

27.52

108,589

158

158

Hayward, CA

26.66

124,660

159

157

Huntsville, AL

26.40

173,145

160

156

Lawton, OK

26.25

82,606

161

155

Westland, MI

25.80

90,762

162

154

Lexington, KY

25.57

241,593

163

153

South Gate, CA

24.94

89,820

164

152

San Antonio, TX

24.64

1,100,791

165

151

Clarksville, TN

22.57

98,619

166

150

Downey, CA

22.51

94,863

167

149

Grand Prairie, TX

22.46

112,695

168

148

Chula Vista, CA

22.24

156,454

169

147

Wichita Falls, TX

21.97

101,378

170

146

Antioch, CA

21.95

78,773

171

145

Corpus Christi, TX

20.32

287,360

172

144

Visalia, CA

19.79

89,665

173

143

Anchorage, AK

19.50

254,250

174

142

Modesto, CA

18.67

183,305

175

141

Newport News, VA

18.25

177,327

176

140

Redding, CA

17.46

78,155

177

139

Des Moines, IA

14.99

194,298

178

138

Bakersfield, CA

14.54

210,354

179

137

Laredo, TX

13.80

173,484

180

136

Eugene, OR

13.74

127,177

181

135

Oceanside, CA

13.69

150,254

182

134

Reno, NV

13.62

165,855

183

133

Amarillo, TX

12.94

173,838

184

132

Mesa, AZ

11.66

364,588

185

131

Austin, TX

11.14

559,758

186

130

Arlington, TX

10.15

305,948

187

129

Henderson, NV

9.57

134,698

188

128

Athens, GA

9.33

91,911

189

127

Sioux City, IA

9.30

83,775

190

126

Salem, OR

8.69

126,365

191

125

Pasadena, TX

8.59

135,653

192

124

Independence, MO

8.31

111,505

193

123

San Diego, CA

7.46

1,205,728

194

122

Gresham, OR

7.34

83,019

195

121

Santa Ana, CA

5.17

312,556

196

120

Fairfield, CA

3.88

87,645

197

119

Escondido, CA

3.74

119,617

198

118

Palm Bay, FL

3.40

77,408

199

117

Colorado Springs, CO

3.16

357,741

200