| Most Dangerous Order | Safest Order |
City |
Score | 1999 Population |
| 192 | 131 | Abilene, TX | 5.00 | 109,816 |
| 94 | 229 | Akron, OH | 79.38 | 216,620 |
| 278 | 45 | Alameda, CA | (45.07) | 79,848 |
| 92 | 231 | Albany, GA | 80.19 | 79,027 |
| 78 | 245 | Albany, NY | 90.27 | 94,416 |
| 49 | 274 | Albuquerque, NM | 122.57 | 420,169 |
| 247 | 76 | Alexandria, VA | (28.97) | 119,721 |
| 258 | 65 | Alhambra, CA | (34.63) | 85,356 |
| 123 | 200 | Allentown, PA | 49.04 | 100,695 |
| 175 | 148 | Amarillo, TX | 12.74 | 173,672 |
| 322 | 1 | Amherst, NY | (83.85) | 110,918 |
| 208 | 115 | Anaheim, CA | (4.94) | 299,477 |
| 156 | 167 | Anchorage, AK | 24.24 | 257,762 |
| 271 | 52 | Ann Arbor, MI | (39.55) | 110,488 |
| 215 | 108 | Antioch, CA | (9.95) | 82,621 |
| 177 | 146 | Arlington, TX | 12.16 | 310,910 |
| 285 | 38 | Arlington, VA | (47.86) | 174,848 |
| 311 | 12 | Arvada, CO | (66.95) | 99,703 |
| 155 | 168 | Athens-Clarke, GA | 25.94 | 91,290 |
| 2 | 321 | Atlanta, GA | 347.73 | 411,291 |
| 147 | 176 | Aurora, CO | 32.55 | 255,938 |
| 168 | 155 | Austin, TX | 17.66 | 560,389 |
| 173 | 150 | Bakersfield, CA | 13.35 | 213,365 |
| 32 | 291 | Baton Rouge, LA | 159.82 | 211,700 |
| 40 | 283 | Beaumont, TX | 143.80 | 111,423 |
| 299 | 24 | Bellevue, WA | (58.03) | 105,279 |
| 142 | 181 | Berkeley, CA | 35.28 | 109,685 |
| 263 | 60 | Billings, MT | (37.66) | 92,269 |
| 29 | 294 | Birmingham, AL | 168.39 | 254,171 |
| 257 | 66 | Bloomington, MN | (33.89) | 87,100 |
| 253 | 70 | Boise, ID | (32.28) | 160,702 |
| 70 | 253 | Boston, MA | 96.89 | 557,812 |
| 284 | 39 | Boulder, CO | (47.14) | 92,485 |
| 320 | 3 | Brick Twnshp, NJ | (78.69) | 75,829 |
| 31 | 292 | Bridgeport, CT | 166.10 | 137,728 |
| 101 | 222 | Brockton, MA | 67.49 | 93,598 |
| 235 | 88 | Brownsville, TX | (19.13) | 139,868 |
| 55 | 268 | Buffalo, NY | 112.02 | 301,069 |
| 270 | 53 | Burbank, CA | (39.14) | 98,857 |
| 219 | 104 | Cambridge, MA | (11.85) | 93,778 |
| 5 | 318 | Camden, NJ | 275.21 | 83,838 |
| 302 | 21 | Canton Twnshp, MI | (58.81) | 75,608 |
| 289 | 34 | Cape Coral, FL | (50.96) | 92,374 |
| 286 | 37 | Carlsbad, CA | (49.01) | 75,827 |
| 291 | 32 | Carrollton, TX | (51.47) | 101,910 |
| 148 | 175 | Carson, CA | 32.11 | 88,931 |
| 317 | 6 | Cary, NC | (75.55) | 83,205 |
| 232 | 91 | Cedar Rapids, IA | (17.75) | 114,842 |
| 241 | 82 | Chandler, AZ | (24.79) | 164,096 |
| 122 | 201 | Charleston, SC | 49.60 | 88,173 |
| 51 | 272 | Charlotte, NC | 120.76 | 604,931 |
| 30 | 293 | Chattanooga, TN | 167.15 | 149,230 |
| 301 | 22 | Cheektowaga, NY | (58.72) | 87,558 |
| 161 | 162 | Chula Vista, CA | 21.95 | 162,905 |
| 107 | 216 | Cincinnati, OH | 62.35 | 337,815 |
| 308 | 15 | Clarkstown, NY | (64.93) | 80,286 |
| 197 | 126 | Clarksville, TN | 2.15 | 98,933 |
| 140 | 183 | Clearwater, FL | 37.01 | 102,802 |
| 23 | 300 | Cleveland, OH | 178.87 | 497,903 |
| 274 | 49 | Clifton, NJ | (40.39) | 76,447 |
| 191 | 132 | Clinton Twnshp, MI | 5.84 | 98,316 |
| 314 | 9 | Colonie, NY | (70.72) | 78,104 |
| 164 | 159 | Colorado Springs, CO | 20.54 | 352,386 |
| 252 | 71 | Columbia, MO | (32.16) | 79,347 |
| 59 | 264 | Columbia, SC | 109.13 | 112,539 |
| 170 | 153 | Columbus, GA | 16.44 | 185,701 |
| 43 | 280 | Columbus, OH | 129.14 | 673,401 |
| 8 | 315 | Compton, CA | 259.20 | 93,621 |
| 217 | 106 | Concord, CA | (10.99) | 119,432 |
| 282 | 41 | Coral Springs, FL | (46.74) | 113,207 |
| 243 | 80 | Corona, CA | (27.40) | 114,468 |
| 128 | 195 | Corpus Christi, TX | 45.63 | 285,506 |
| 250 | 73 | Costa Mesa, CA | (29.76) | 103,847 |
| 20 | 303 | Dallas, TX | 187.84 | 1,091,386 |
| 251 | 72 | Daly City, CA | (30.22) | 100,685 |
| 106 | 217 | Davenport, IA | 64.07 | 97,078 |
| 18 | 305 | Dayton, OH | 199.92 | 168,180 |
| 171 | 152 | Dearborn, MI | 14.91 | 92,126 |
| 227 | 96 | Denton, TX | (14.33) | 78,041 |
| 110 | 213 | Denver, CO | 60.75 | 509,624 |
| 193 | 130 | Des Moines, IA | 4.97 | 191,345 |
| 1 | 322 | Detroit, MI | 370.07 | 975,020 |
| 303 | 20 | Dover Twnshp, NJ | (60.32) | 87,003 |
| 153 | 170 | Downey, CA | 26.44 | 95,025 |
| 206 | 117 | Duluth, MN | (3.54) | 82,089 |
| 34 | 289 | Durham, NC | 157.85 | 155,635 |
| 297 | 26 | Edison Twnshp, NJ | (57.19) | 96,040 |
| 196 | 127 | El Cajon, CA | 3.21 | 95,640 |
| 158 | 165 | El Monte, CA | 23.57 | 113,289 |
| 228 | 95 | El Paso, TX | (15.65) | 623,888 |
| 69 | 254 | Elizabeth, NJ | 97.44 | 111,048 |
| 211 | 112 | Erie, PA | (7.69) | 102,576 |
| 205 | 118 | Escondido, CA | (2.43) | 122,344 |
| 194 | 129 | Eugene, OR | 4.74 | 129,576 |
| 216 | 107 | Evansville, IN | (10.74) | 123,689 |
| 66 | 257 | Everett, WA | 98.94 | 89,670 |
| 202 | 121 | Fairfield, CA | (1.00) | 91,170 |
| 185 | 138 | Fall River, MA | 7.09 | 91,067 |
| 261 | 62 | Fargo, ND | (36.87) | 86,430 |
| 298 | 25 | Farmington Hills, MI | (57.40) | 80,162 |
| 35 | 288 | Fayetteville, NC | 153.89 | 78,363 |
| 138 | 185 | Federal Way, WA | 38.56 | 75,130 |
| 4 | 319 | Flint, MI | 297.47 | 132,292 |
| 137 | 186 | Fontana, CA | 40.27 | 111,385 |
| 238 | 85 | Fort Collins, CO | (21.01) | 111,241 |
| 46 | 277 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 123.75 | 155,740 |
| 167 | 156 | Fort Smith, AR | 18.04 | 76,026 |
| 132 | 191 | Fort Wayne, IN | 44.52 | 187,092 |
| 80 | 243 | Fort Worth, TX | 88.40 | 498,883 |
| 300 | 23 | Fremont, CA | (58.68) | 207,291 |
| 98 | 225 | Fresno, CA | 74.29 | 403,966 |
| 268 | 55 | Fullerton, CA | (38.65) | 123,741 |
| 103 | 220 | Gainesville, FL | 66.29 | 93,861 |
| 207 | 116 | Garden Grove, CA | (3.63) | 153,480 |
| 255 | 68 | Garland, TX | (33.65) | 196,193 |
| 6 | 317 | Gary, IN | 270.39 | 109,273 |
| 281 | 42 | Gilbert, AZ | (46.72) | 90,928 |
| 113 | 210 | Glendale, AZ | 55.83 | 198,028 |
| 283 | 40 | Glendale, CA | (46.75) | 187,798 |
| 157 | 166 | Grand Prairie, TX | 24.06 | 114,961 |
| 316 | 7 | Greece, NY | (73.63) | 92,316 |
| 229 | 94 | Green Bay, WI | (15.87) | 98,293 |
| 91 | 232 | Greensboro, NC | 80.48 | 200,645 |
| 187 | 136 | Gresham, OR | 6.92 | 85,906 |
| 305 | 18 | Hamilton Twnshp, NJ | (60.76) | 86,324 |
| 58 | 265 | Hammond, IN | 109.27 | 78,791 |
| 214 | 109 | Hampton, VA | (9.19) | 138,613 |
| 48 | 275 | Hartford, CT | 122.78 | 131,843 |
| 135 | 188 | Hayward, CA | 41.69 | 130,760 |
| 210 | 113 | Henderson, NV | (7.25) | 158,168 |
| 115 | 208 | Hialeah, FL | 54.74 | 214,159 |
| 79 | 244 | High Point, NC | 89.45 | 77,169 |
| 126 | 197 | Hollywood, FL | 47.34 | 131,728 |
| 240 | 83 | Honolulu, HI | (22.69) | 866,566 |
| 53 | 270 | Houston, TX | 116.44 | 1,812,277 |
| 287 | 36 | Huntington Beach, CA | (49.77) | 198,177 |
| 109 | 214 | Huntsville, AL | 61.37 | 176,701 |
| 189 | 134 | Independence, MO | 6.62 | 117,472 |
| 72 | 251 | Indianapolis, IN | 96.75 | 759,066 |
| 75 | 248 | Inglewood, CA | 93.56 | 113,253 |
| 306 | 17 | Irvine, CA | (62.94) | 138,445 |
| 223 | 100 | Irving, TX | (12.96) | 180,820 |
| 11 | 312 | Jackson, MS | 245.28 | 189,930 |
| 82 | 241 | Jacksonville, FL | 87.37 | 702,462 |
| 61 | 262 | Jersey City, NJ | 107.82 | 233,242 |
| 81 | 242 | Kalamazoo, MI | 87.38 | 76,602 |
| 13 | 310 | Kansas City, MO | 233.27 | 443,992 |
| 254 | 69 | Kenosha, WI | (32.95) | 88,302 |
| 159 | 164 | Killeen, TX | 23.11 | 81,882 |
| 105 | 218 | Knoxville, TN | 64.91 | 167,153 |
| 141 | 182 | Lafayette, LA | 36.13 | 113,695 |
| 310 | 13 | Lake Forest, CA | (66.56) | 81,094 |
| 119 | 204 | Lakeland, FL | 52.76 | 75,175 |
| 199 | 124 | Lakewood, CA | 1.51 | 77,339 |
| 230 | 93 | Lakewood, CO | (15.95) | 139,819 |
| 172 | 151 | Lancaster, CA | 13.78 | 120,254 |
| 114 | 209 | Lansing, MI | 55.54 | 128,431 |
| 195 | 128 | Laredo, TX | 3.76 | 178,314 |
| 118 | 205 | Las Cruces, NM | 53.07 | 76,230 |
| 93 | 230 | Las Vegas, NV | 79.93 | 922,450 |
| 165 | 158 | Lawton, OK | 20.27 | 81,382 |
| 130 | 193 | Lexington, KY | 45.02 | 243,243 |
| 212 | 111 | Lincoln, NE | (8.67) | 213,512 |
| 45 | 278 | Little Rock, AR | 124.76 | 175,833 |
| 280 | 43 | Livonia, MI | (45.66) | 101,838 |
| 124 | 199 | Long Beach, CA | 48.70 | 437,218 |
| 134 | 189 | Longview, TX | 42.68 | 76,664 |
| 95 | 228 | Los Angeles, CA | 77.00 | 3,650,138 |
| 89 | 234 | Louisville, KY | 82.61 | 256,795 |
| 183 | 140 | Lowell, MA | 9.35 | 101,534 |
| 108 | 215 | Lubbock, TX | 61.66 | 193,724 |
| 97 | 226 | Lynn, MA | 76.35 | 81,445 |
| 28 | 295 | Macon, GA | 169.04 | 116,521 |
| 245 | 78 | Madison, WI | (28.31) | 210,386 |
| 246 | 77 | Manchester, NH | (28.70) | 103,782 |
| 198 | 125 | McAllen, TX | 1.88 | 108,360 |
| 16 | 307 | Memphis, TN | 210.70 | 609,851 |
| 178 | 145 | Mesa, AZ | 12.14 | 368,537 |
| 259 | 64 | Mesquite, TX | (36.44) | 116,283 |
| 27 | 296 | Miami Beach, FL | 173.73 | 98,324 |
| 14 | 309 | Miami-Dade, FL | 220.66 | 373,450 |
| 234 | 89 | Midland, TX | (18.99) | 101,055 |
| 41 | 282 | Milwaukee, WI | 142.25 | 580,899 |
| 25 | 298 | Minneapolis, MN | 178.09 | 355,949 |
| 321 | 2 | Mission Viejo, CA | (80.49) | 96,838 |
| 133 | 190 | Mobile, AL | 42.82 | 243,239 |
| 179 | 144 | Modesto, CA | 10.61 | 184,683 |
| 83 | 240 | Montgomery, AL | 86.27 | 197,823 |
| 174 | 149 | Moreno Valley, CA | 12.99 | 146,732 |
| 38 | 285 | Nashville, TN | 147.18 | 522,935 |
| 39 | 284 | New Haven, CT | 145.27 | 123,489 |
| 15 | 308 | New Orleans, LA | 210.92 | 465,828 |
| 120 | 203 | New York, NY | 51.90 | 7,429,263 |
| 12 | 311 | Newark, NJ | 239.76 | 268,348 |
| 121 | 202 | Newport News, VA | 51.57 | 180,760 |
| 319 | 4 | Newton, MA | (78.61) | 80,711 |
| 290 | 33 | Norman, OK | (51.07) | 93,334 |
| 54 | 269 | North Las Vegas, NV | 114.04 | 97,581 |
| 146 | 177 | Norwalk, CA | 33.24 | 98,947 |
| 24 | 299 | Oakland, CA | 178.24 | 371,234 |
| 190 | 133 | Oceanside, CA | 5.96 | 154,599 |
| 231 | 92 | Odessa, TX | (17.56) | 92,891 |
| 73 | 250 | Oklahoma City, OK | 96.06 | 473,772 |
| 87 | 236 | Omaha, NE | 83.48 | 372,364 |
| 151 | 172 | Ontario, CA | 28.21 | 149,344 |
| 277 | 46 | Orange, CA | (44.87) | 125,634 |
| 309 | 14 | Orem, UT | (65.28) | 80,068 |
| 17 | 306 | Orlando, FL | 203.60 | 183,547 |
| 222 | 101 | Oxnard, CA | (12.61) | 156,887 |
| 181 | 142 | Palm Bay, FL | 9.83 | 78,500 |
| 149 | 174 | Palmdale, CA | 30.33 | 101,624 |
| 226 | 97 | Pasadena, CA | (14.15) | 136,559 |
| 201 | 122 | Pasadena, TX | (0.81) | 135,893 |
| 111 | 212 | Paterson, NJ | 58.12 | 148,731 |
| 267 | 56 | Pembroke Pines, FL | (38.52) | 116,871 |
| 220 | 103 | Peoria, AZ | (12.08) | 89,093 |
| 21 | 302 | Philadelphia, PA | 185.40 | 1,435,382 |
| 56 | 267 | Phoenix, AZ | 111.83 | 1,225,881 |
| 84 | 239 | Pittsburgh, PA | 86.23 | 347,072 |
| 293 | 30 | Plano, TX | (53.50) | 222,646 |
| 203 | 120 | Plantation, FL | (2.08) | 82,490 |
| 77 | 246 | Pomona, CA | 91.19 | 137,646 |
| 64 | 259 | Pompano Beach, FL | 102.70 | 76,977 |
| 266 | 57 | Port St. Lucie, FL | (38.21) | 80,390 |
| 76 | 247 | Portland, OR | 91.46 | 508,984 |
| 71 | 252 | Portsmouth, VA | 96.86 | 100,124 |
| 52 | 271 | Providence, RI | 119.46 | 151,430 |
| 295 | 28 | Provo, UT | (55.60) | 112,001 |
| 127 | 196 | Pueblo, CO | 45.85 | 109,602 |
| 276 | 47 | Quincy, MA | (42.87) | 86,146 |
| 162 | 161 | Racine, WI | 21.85 | 81,513 |
| 139 | 184 | Raleigh, NC | 37.75 | 263,008 |
| 249 | 74 | Rancho Cucamon., CA | (29.54) | 121,806 |
| 180 | 143 | Redding, CA | 10.38 | 79,086 |
| 160 | 163 | Reno, NV | 23.05 | 169,164 |
| 150 | 173 | Rialto, CA | 28.45 | 85,163 |
| 242 | 81 | Richardson, TX | (25.81) | 87,259 |
| 26 | 297 | Richmond, CA | 175.45 | 94,839 |
| 19 | 304 | Richmond, VA | 194.23 | 196,505 |
| 136 | 187 | Riverside, CA | 41.14 | 265,980 |
| 163 | 160 | Roanoke, VA | 21.51 | 94,875 |
| 269 | 54 | Rochester, MN | (39.12) | 79,002 |
| 85 | 238 | Rochester, NY | 85.67 | 217,141 |
| 90 | 233 | Sacramento, CA | 81.44 | 410,089 |
| 209 | 114 | Salem, OR | (5.99) | 128,022 |
| 125 | 198 | Salinas, CA | 47.70 | 123,237 |
| 88 | 235 | Salt Lake City, UT | 83.39 | 177,010 |
| 218 | 105 | San Angelo, TX | (11.27) | 89,504 |
| 154 | 169 | San Antonio, TX | 26.31 | 1,130,173 |
| 68 | 255 | San Bernardino, CA | 97.74 | 189,133 |
| 188 | 135 | San Diego, CA | 6.91 | 1,238,549 |
| 116 | 207 | San Francisco, CA | 54.41 | 756,700 |
| 236 | 87 | San Jose, CA | (19.97) | 875,840 |
| 166 | 157 | San Leandro, CA | 19.33 | 75,477 |
| 294 | 29 | San Mateo, CA | (54.81) | 92,619 |
| 292 | 31 | Sandy, UT | (53.44) | 100,607 |
| 176 | 147 | Santa Ana, CA | 12.19 | 310,437 |
| 244 | 79 | Santa Barbara, CA | (27.83) | 87,914 |
| 296 | 27 | Santa Clara, CA | (56.05) | 101,840 |
| 288 | 35 | Santa Clarita, CA | (50.12) | 128,862 |
| 182 | 141 | Santa Monica, CA | 9.40 | 90,834 |
| 225 | 98 | Santa Rosa, CA | (13.14) | 128,750 |
| 37 | 286 | Savannah, GA | 148.12 | 134,190 |
| 262 | 61 | Scottsdale, AZ | (37.40) | 199,985 |
| 86 | 237 | Seattle, WA | 85.22 | 542,954 |
| 60 | 263 | Shreveport, LA | 108.16 | 188,451 |
| 318 | 5 | Simi Valley, CA | (75.96) | 112,081 |
| 104 | 219 | Sioux City, IA | 65.59 | 82,898 |
| 237 | 86 | Sioux Falls, SD | (20.86) | 115,835 |
| 50 | 273 | South Bend, IN | 121.68 | 100,154 |
| 131 | 192 | South Gate, CA | 44.95 | 89,679 |
| 117 | 206 | Southfield, MI | 53.52 | 75,460 |
| 143 | 180 | Spokane, WA | 35.21 | 186,229 |
| 36 | 287 | Springfield, MA | 152.98 | 148,820 |
| 200 | 123 | Springfield, MO | 0.75 | 143,680 |
| 3 | 320 | St. Louis, MO | 317.06 | 340,836 |
| 99 | 224 | St. Paul, MN | 69.83 | 260,011 |
| 42 | 281 | St. Petersburg, FL | 140.79 | 239,119 |
| 256 | 67 | Stamford, CT | (33.81) | 110,958 |
| 307 | 16 | Sterling Heights, MI | (63.32) | 124,928 |
| 67 | 256 | Stockton, CA | 98.93 | 243,661 |
| 312 | 11 | Sunnyvale, CA | (67.54) | 129,311 |
| 204 | 119 | Sunrise, FL | (2.38) | 81,390 |
| 129 | 194 | Syracuse, NY | 45.53 | 152,393 |
| 44 | 279 | Tacoma, WA | 128.78 | 181,935 |
| 57 | 266 | Tallahassee, FL | 109.45 | 138,417 |
| 9 | 314 | Tampa, FL | 249.58 | 292,941 |
| 144 | 179 | Tempe, AZ | 35.09 | 171,561 |
| 233 | 90 | Thornton, CO | (17.77) | 75,729 |
| 315 | 8 | Thousand Oaks, CA | (71.73) | 118,916 |
| 112 | 211 | Toledo, OH | 56.19 | 313,487 |
| 62 | 261 | Topeka, KS | 106.58 | 120,108 |
| 248 | 75 | Torrance, CA | (28.99) | 139,548 |
| 33 | 290 | Trenton, NJ | 157.98 | 84,790 |
| 313 | 10 | Troy, MI | (69.46) | 79,679 |
| 97 | 226 | Tucson, AZ | 76.35 | 471,286 |
| 65 | 258 | Tulsa, OK | 101.37 | 382,673 |
| 74 | 249 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 94.80 | 83,718 |
| 265 | 58 | Upper Darby Twnshp, PA | (38.10) | 77,728 |
| 273 | 50 | Vacaville, CA | (39.93) | 84,583 |
| 100 | 223 | Vallejo, CA | 67.62 | 113,173 |
| 264 | 59 | Ventura, CA | (37.80) | 99,807 |
| 279 | 44 | Virginia Beach, VA | (45.42) | 437,660 |
| 152 | 171 | Visalia, CA | 27.17 | 90,616 |
| 221 | 102 | Vista, CA | (12.14) | 82,094 |
| 63 | 260 | Waco, TX | 105.32 | 109,831 |
| 304 | 19 | Warwick, RI | (60.49) | 84,293 |
| 10 | 313 | Washington, DC | 247.55 | 519,000 |
| 169 | 154 | Waterbury, CT | 16.91 | 105,602 |
| 224 | 99 | West Covina, CA | (13.04) | 100,912 |
| 7 | 316 | West Palm Beach, FL | 268.35 | 77,307 |
| 186 | 137 | West Valley, UT | 7.06 | 100,795 |
| 239 | 84 | Westland, MI | (21.65) | 86,636 |
| 184 | 139 | Westminster, CA | 8.16 | 85,273 |
| 272 | 51 | Westminster, CO | (39.67) | 97,743 |
| 275 | 48 | Whittier, CA | (41.72) | 80,294 |
| 145 | 178 | Wichita, KS | 34.32 | 332,286 |
| 47 | 276 | Winston-Salem, NC | 123.43 | 166,587 |
| 260 | 63 | Woodbridge Twnshp, NJ | (36.64) | 95,994 |
| 102 | 221 | Worcester, MA | 66.44 | 167,295 |
| 213 | 110 | Yonkers, NY | (8.88) | 190,376 |
| 22 | 301 | Youngstown, OH | 183.33 | 85,006 |