| 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 |