Morgan Quitno's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 6th Annual Safest City Award

ALPHABETICAL ORDER (In first column 1 is "most dangerous", 315 is "safest"; in second column 1 is "safest", 315 is "most dangerous")

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.  A negative score, shown in parentheses, reflects an average rate below the national rate.

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Most Dangerous Order

Safest Order

City

Score

1998 Population

223

93

Abilene, TX

(9.29)

110,306

263

53

Alameda, CA

(36.77)

77,936

105

211

Albany, GA

65.64

79,766

124

192

Albany, NY

51.19

103,166

51

265

Albuquerque, NM

119.64

422,417

217

99

Alexandria, VA

(5.15)

117,390

227

89

Alhambra, CA

(11.21)

85,253

116

200

Allentown, PA

53.60

102,297

183

133

Amarillo, TX

12.94

173,838

314

2

Amherst, NY

(80.65)

106,493

219

97

Anaheim, CA

(6.85)

298,630

173

143

Anchorage, AK

19.50

254,250

242

74

Ann Arbor, MI

(26.24)

110,635

170

146

Antioch, CA

21.95

78,773

186

130

Arlington, TX

10.15

305,948

272

44

Arlington, VA

(41.21)

177,275

188

128

Athens, GA

9.33

91,911

2

314

Atlanta, GA

348.29

414,262

146

170

Aurora, CO

38.16

262,465

185

131

Austin, TX

11.14

559,758

178

138

Bakersfield, CA

14.54

210,354

4

312

Baltimore, MD

307.57

662,253

26

290

Baton Rouge, LA

174.52

216,216

46

270

Beaumont, TX

126.57

112,723

286

30

Bellevue, WA

(47.98)

94,688

140

176

Berkeley, CA

41.54

105,814

28

288

Birmingham, AL

164.31

259,453

269

47

Bloomington, MN

(39.64)

87,359

246

70

Boise, ID

(29.15)

159,050

85

231

Boston, MA

81.67

559,631

270

46

Boulder, CO

(39.71)

94,212

302

14

Brick Twnsp, NJ

(65.38)

75,159

33

283

Bridgeport, CT

154.92

138,698

109

207

Brockton, MA

62.23

93,845

202

114

Brownsville, TX

2.70

137,252

59

257

Buffalo, NY

110.87

308,648

262

54

Burbank, CA

(36.75)

98,437

228

88

Cambridge, MA

(12.83)

94,506

3

313

Camden, NJ

320.07

85,184

41

275

Canton, OH

133.32

81,144

278

38

Cape Coral, FL

(43.92)

91,080

256

60

Carrollton, TX

(33.09)

101,256

153

163

Carson, CA

29.29

88,180

308

8

Cary, NC

(72.76)

79,477

235

81

Chandler, AZ

(19.45)

151,136

63

253

Charlotte, NC

101.41

593,078

30

286

Chattanooga, TN

159.87

152,461

296

20

Cheektowaga, NY

(57.43)

88,080

251

65

Chesapeake, VA

(29.82)

197,272

168

148

Chula Vista, CA

22.24

156,454

87

229

Cincinnati, OH

80.10

344,828

165

151

Clarksville, TN

22.57

98,619

152

164

Clearwater, FL

29.65

102,318

27

289

Cleveland, OH

170.41

495,516

206

110

Clinton Twnsp, MI

0.76

92,701

307

9

Colonie Town, NY

(71.45)

77,211

199

117

Colorado Springs, CO

3.16

357,741

225

91

Columbia, MO

(10.03)

78,734

100

216

Columbia, SC

71.43

115,344

204

112

Columbus, GA

1.68

185,999

56

260

Columbus, OH

114.19

661,227

18

298

Compton, CA

216.77

93,464

212

104

Concord, CA

(2.54)

118,584

275

41

Coral Springs, FL

(41.64)

109,405

234

82

Corona, CA

(17.05)

103,822

171

145

Corpus Christi, TX

20.32

287,360

276

40

Costa Mesa, CA

(42.47)

104,321

25

291

Dallas, TX

175.03

1,089,178

252

64

Daly City, CA

(31.35)

100,176

125

191

Davenport, IA

48.99

97,651

24

292

Dayton, OH

176.64

172,023

121

195

Denver, CO

51.74

509,343

177

139

Des Moines, IA

14.99

194,298

1

315

Detroit, MI

354.71

999,976

303

13

Dover, NJ

(66.77)

85,882

166

150

Downey, CA

22.51

94,863

218

98

Duluth, MN

(5.49)

84,539

32

284

Durham, NC

157.05

154,436

292

24

Edison, NJ

(49.74)

95,483

139

177

El Cajon, CA

42.12

94,777

136

180

El Monte, CA

43.20

112,142

230

86

El Paso, TX

(12.89)

624,510

74

242

Elizabeth, NJ

90.48

111,192

222

94

Erie, PA

(7.98)

104,869

197

119

Escondido, CA

3.74

119,617

180

136

Eugene, OR

13.74

127,177

203

113

Evansville, IN

2.12

123,960

64

252

Everett, WA

100.47

85,197

196

120

Fairfield, CA

3.88

87,645

213

103

Fall River, MA

(3.61)

91,580

294

22

Fargo, ND

(53.67)

84,662

301

15

Farmington Hills, MI

(64.98)

80,768

52

264

Fayetteville, NC

119.34

81,017

7

309

Flint, MI

273.29

135,438

132

184

Fontana, CA

44.62

106,815

255

61

Fort Collins, CO

(32.74)

108,476

45

271

Fort Lauderdale, FL

130.31

157,760

200

116

Fort Smith, AR

2.85

76,543

145

171

Fort Wayne, IN

38.35

187,096

97

219

Fort Worth, TX

73.29

497,830

258

58

Fremont, CA

(34.11)

192,477

81

235

Fresno, CA

85.41

404,297

253

63

Fullerton, CA

(32.21)

124,217

88

228

Gainesville, FL

79.46

89,260

231

85

Garden Grove, CA

(16.28)

154,209

268

48

Garland, TX

(39.33)

195,995

6

310

Gary, IN

286.37

111,713

149

167

Glendale, AZ

30.87

192,696

288

28

Glendale, CA

(48.52)

187,866

167

149

Grand Prairie, TX

22.46

112,695

93

223

Grand Rapids, MI

77.61

190,340

311

5

Greece, NY

(74.95)

92,532

267

49

Green Bay, WI

(38.67)

104,017

98

218

Greensboro, NC

73.23

200,439

194

122

Gresham, OR

7.34

83,019

305

11

Hamilton, NJ

(69.32)

86,796

71

245

Hammond, IN

93.47

80,613

238

78

Hampton, VA

(23.95)

139,728

44

272

Hartford, CT

131.44

132,681

158

158

Hayward, CA

26.66

124,660

187

129

Henderson, NV

9.57

134,698

92

224

Hialeah, FL

78.15

209,069

76

240

High Point, NC

89.03

76,326

123

193

Hollywood, FL

51.40

132,911

244

72

Honolulu, HI

(27.25)

874,736

70

246

Houston, TX

94.20

1,797,157

285

31

Huntington Beach, CA

(47.91)

197,145

159

157

Huntsville, AL

26.40

173,145

192

124

Independence, MO

8.31

111,505

58

258

Indianapolis, IN

112.33

759,689

40

276

Inglewood, CA

135.32

113,176

295

21

Irvine, CA

(54.78)

132,159

226

90

Irving, TX

(10.57)

182,525

79

237

Jacksonville, FL

86.17

703,251

13

303

Jackson, MS

236.32

193,401

68

248

Jersey City, NJ

95.81

231,073

118

198

Kalamazoo, MI

53.11

77,854

12

304

Kansas City, MO

236.86

447,730

117

199

Killeen, TX

53.16

79,650

95

221

Knoxville, TN

75.07

170,399

127

189

Lafayette, LA

48.27

106,832

309

7

Lake Forest, CA

(73.20)

75,568

49

267

Lakeland, FL

123.23

75,590

214

102

Lakewood, CA

(4.20)

76,913

138

178

Lancaster, CA

42.21

117,900

83

233

Lansing, MI

84.92

125,968

179

137

Laredo, TX

13.80

173,484

120

196

Las Cruces, NM

52.05

77,115

91

225

Las Vegas, NV

78.34

908,596

160

156

Lawton, OK

26.25

82,606

162

154

Lexington, KY

25.57

241,593

229

87

Lincoln, NE

(12.86)

211,984

54

262

Little Rock, AR

117.96

176,377

293

23

Livonia, MI

(52.13)

105,057

134

182

Long Beach, CA

43.90

430,018

131

185

Longview, TX

44.94

76,518

94

222

Los Angeles, CA

76.68

3,621,680

72

244

Louisville, KY

91.83

262,393

148

168

Lowell, MA

32.30

101,843

141

175

Lubbock, TX

41.04

196,143

55

261

Macon, GA

116.93

116,307

240

76

Madison, WI

(24.83)

201,225

241

75

Manchester, NH

(26.03)

103,675

215

101

McAllen, TX

(4.58)

108,462

20

296

Memphis, TN

206.64

604,242

184

132

Mesa, AZ

11.66

364,588

282

34

Mesquite, TX

(46.46)

115,446

35

281

Miami Beach, FL

149.94

96,565

9

307

Miami, FL

255.59

372,949

232

84

Midland, TX

(16.32)

101,191

57

259

Milwaukee, WI

112.87

588,339

23

293

Minneapolis, MN

183.01

362,124

313

3

Mission Viejo, CA

(78.04)

87,528

110

206

Mobile, AL

62.02

245,233

174

142

Modesto, CA

18.67

183,305

96

220

Montgomery, AL

73.49

197,807

150

166

Moreno Valley, CA

30.68

146,014

31

285

Nashville, TN

159.19

524,124

144

172

New Bedford, MA

38.88

97,665

37

279

New Haven, CT

145.18

124,783

10

306

New Orleans, LA

249.15

471,157

122

194

New York, NY

51.62

7,357,745

16

300

Newark, NJ

230.94

269,205

175

141

Newport News, VA

18.25

177,327

315

1

Newton, MA

(82.08)

80,924

119

197

Norfolk, VA

53.05

231,328

261

55

Norman, OK

(36.51)

92,668

48

268

North Las Vegas, NV

125.22

86,605

135

181

Norwalk, CA

43.49

102,136

265

51

Norwalk, CT

(37.82)

78,296

22

294

Oakland, CA

195.23

376,375

181

135

Oceanside, CA

13.69

150,254

221

95

Odessa, TX

(7.76)

92,998

62

254

Oklahoma City, OK

102.10

463,637

104

212

Omaha, NE

69.34

368,258

128

188

Ontario, CA

46.66

148,598

273

43

Orange, CA

(41.33)

123,909

310

6

Orem, UT

(74.22)

83,330

19

297

Orlando, FL

210.33

181,527