Morgan Quitno's America's Safest Cities

TOP AND BOTTOM 25 CITIES OVERALL

RANKINGS BY POPULATION GROUP (Top 10/Bottom 10)

500,000+ | 100,000 to 499,999 | 75,000 to 99,999

TOP AND BOTTOM 25 METRO AREAS OVERALL

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OVERALL: (327 cities)

Safest 25:

Most Dangerous 25:
1 Amherst, NY 1 Detroit, MI
2 Newton, MA 2 Atlanta, GA
3 Mission Viejo, CA 3 St. Louis, MO
4 Cary, NC 4 Baltimore, MD
5 Brick Twnshp, NJ 5 Gary, IN
6 Simi Valley, CA 6 Camden, NJ
7 Sunnyvale, CA 7 Tampa, FL
8 Colonie, NY 8 West Palm Beach, FL
9 Sterling Heights, MI 9 Compton, CA
10 Clarkstown, NY 10 Memphis, TN
11 Orem, UT 11 New Orleans, LA
12 Greece, NY 12 Washington, DC
13 Thousand Oaks, CA 13 Kansas City, MO
14 Canton Twnshp, MI 14 Richmond, VA
15 Livermore, CA 15 Dayton, OH
16 Troy, MI 16 Flint, MI
17 Irvine, CA 17 Miami, FL
18 Dover Twnshp, NJ 18 Youngstown, OH
19 Arvada, CO 19 Dallas, TX
20 Warwick, RI 20 Newark, NJ
21 Huntington Beach, CA 21 Trenton, NJ
22 Santa Clara, CA 22 Chattanooga, TN
23 Santa Clarita, CA 23 Orlando, FL
24 Fremont, CA 24 Philadelphia, PA
25 Newport Beach, CA 25 Reading, PA
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CITIES OF 500,000 OR MORE POPULATION: (31 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 San Jose, CA 1 Detroit, MI
2 Honolulu, HI 2 Baltimore, MD
3 El Paso, TX 3 Memphis, TN
4 San Diego, CA 4 Washington, DC
5 Austin, TX 5 Dallas, TX
6 San Antonio, TX 6 Philadelphia, PA
7 New York, NY 7 Cleveland, OH
8 Denver, CO 8 Nashville, TN
9 San Francisco, CA 9 Milwaukee, WI
10 Las Vegas, NV 10 Columbus, OH
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CITIES OF 100,000 TO 499,999 POPULATION: (191 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 Amherst, NY 1 Atlanta, GA
2 Mission Viejo, CA 2 St. Louis, MO
3 Simi Valley, CA 3 Gary, IN
4 Sunnyvale, CA 4 Tampa, FL
5 Sterling Heights, MI 5 New Orleans, LA
6 Thousand Oaks, CA 6 Kansas City, MO
7 Irvine, CA 7 Richmond, VA
8 Arvada, CO 8 Dayton, OH
9 Huntington Beach, CA 9 Flint, MI
10 Santa Clara, CA 10 Miami, FL
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CITIES OF 75,000 TO 99,999 POPULATION: (105 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 Newton, MA 1 Camden, NJ
2 Cary, NC 2 West Palm Beach, FL
3 Brick Twnshp, NJ 3 Compton, CA
4 Colonie, NY 4 Youngstown, OH
5 Clarkstown, NY 5 Trenton, NJ
6 Orem, UT 6 Reading, PA
7 Greece, NY 7 Hammond, IN
8 Canton Twnshp, MI 8 Canton, OH
9 Livermore, CA 9 Kalamazoo, MI
10 Troy, MI 10 Albany, NY

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OVERALL (254 METROPOLITAN AREAS):
Safest 25: Most Dangerous 25:
1 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1 Pine Bluff, AR
2 Wausau, WI 2 Memphis, TN-AR-MS
3 Bismarck, ND 3 Miami, FL
4 Danbury, CT 4 New Orleans, LA
5 La Crosse, WI-MN 5 Baltimore, MD
6 Sheboygan, WI 6 Albuquerque, NM
7 Binghamton, NY 7 Savannah, GA
8 State College, PA 8 Tallahassee, FL
9 Johnstown, PA 9 Tucson, AZ
10 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 10 Flint, MI
11 Pittsfield, MA 11 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
12 Glens Falls, NY 12 Detroit, MI
13 Eau Claire, WI 13 Gainesville, FL
14 Provo-Orem, UT 14 Montgomery, AL
15 Bangor, ME 15 Jacksonville, FL
16 Florence, AL 16 Nashville, TN
17 York, PA 17 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
18 Dutchess County, NY 18 Jackson, TN
19 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ 19 Lubbock, TX
20 St. Cloud, MN 20 Monroe, LA
21 Green Bay, WI 21 Alexandria, LA
22 Punta Gorda, FL 23 Tuscaloosa, AL
23 Pocatello, ID 23 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL
24 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 24 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
25 Lafayette, IN 25 Dallas, TX

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Press Release | Safest Rank Order of 327 Cities | Most Dangerous Rank Order of 327 Cities

Alpha Order of 327 Cities | "Missing Cities" | Previous Years' Rankings | Metro Area Awards

Corporate Information | MQ Home Page