Morgan Quitno's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 6th Annual Safest City Award

SAFEST CITY 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.  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

315

1

Newton, MA

(82.08)

80,924

314

2

Amherst, NY

(80.65)

106,493

313

3

Mission Viejo, CA

(78.04)

87,528

312

4

Thousand Oaks, CA

(75.01)

116,580

311

5

Greece, NY

(74.95)

92,532

310

6

Orem, UT

(74.22)

83,330

309

7

Lake Forest, CA

(73.20)

75,568

308

8

Cary, NC

(72.76)

79,477

307

9

Colonie Town, NY

(71.45)

77,211

306

10

Simi Valley, CA

(69.36)

110,005

305

11

Hamilton, NJ

(69.32)

86,796

304

12

Troy, MI

(68.78)

79,962

303

13

Dover, NJ

(66.77)

85,882

302

14

Brick Twnsp, NJ

(65.38)

75,159

301

15

Farmington Hills, MI

(64.98)

80,768

300

16

Sunnyvale, CA

(64.09)

128,359

299

17

Sterling Heights, MI

(64.04)

119,948

298

18

Sandy, UT

(59.88)

97,967

297

19

Warwick, RI

(59.61)

84,368

296

20

Cheektowaga, NY

(57.43)

88,080

295

21

Irvine, CA

(54.78)

132,159

294

22

Fargo, ND

(53.67)

84,662

293

23

Livonia, MI

(52.13)

105,057

292

24

Edison, NJ

(49.74)

95,483

291

25

Sioux Falls, SD

(49.37)

113,026

290

26

Richardson, TX

(49.09)

84,068

289

27

Port St. Lucie, FL

(48.57)

78,427

288

28

Glendale, CA

(48.52)

187,866

287

29

Provo, UT

(48.28)

104,096

286

30

Bellevue, WA

(47.98)

94,688

285

31

Huntington Beach, CA

(47.91)

197,145

284

32

Santa Clara, CA

(47.83)

101,253

283

33

Virginia Beach, VA

(46.83)

436,205

282

34

Mesquite, TX

(46.46)

115,446

281

35

Westminster, CO

(45.16)

96,647

280

36

Plano, TX

(44.95)

210,109

279

37

San Mateo, CA

(44.36)

92,494

278

38

Cape Coral, FL

(43.92)

91,080

277

39

Pembroke Pines, FL

(43.90)

104,611

276

40

Costa Mesa, CA

(42.47)

104,321

275

41

Coral Springs, FL

(41.64)

109,405

274

42

Santa Clarita, CA

(41.44)

127,560

273

43

Orange, CA

(41.33)

123,909

272

44

Arlington, VA

(41.21)

177,275

271

45

Quincy, MA

(39.99)

86,206

270

46

Boulder, CO

(39.71)

94,212

269

47

Bloomington, MN

(39.64)

87,359

268

48

Garland, TX

(39.33)

195,995

267

49

Green Bay, WI

(38.67)

104,017

266

50

Upper Darby Twnshp, PA

(38.56)

78,775

265

51

Norwalk, CT

(37.82)

78,296

264

52

Rancho Cucamon., CA

(37.37)

119,627

263

53

Alameda, CA

(36.77)

77,936

262

54

Burbank, CA

(36.75)

98,437

261

55

Vacaville, CA

(36.51)

83,289

261

55

Norman, OK

(36.51)

92,668

259

57

Santa Barbara, CA

(35.33)

88,407

258

58

Fremont, CA

(34.11)

192,477

257

59

Somerville, MA

(33.54)

75,006

256

60

Carrollton, TX

(33.09)

101,256

255

61

Fort Collins, CO

(32.74)

108,476

254

62

Woodbridge, NJ

(32.53)

96,208

253

63

Fullerton, CA

(32.21)

124,217

252

64

Daly City, CA

(31.35)

100,176

251

65

Chesapeake, VA

(29.82)

197,272

250

66

Rochester, MN

(29.70)

77,252

249

67

Stamford, CT

(29.66)

110,506

248

68

Scottsdale, AZ

(29.57)

189,305

247

69

Torrance, CA

(29.52)

138,802

246

70

Boise, ID

(29.15)

159,050

245

71

Peoria, AZ

(27.89)

80,417

244

72

Honolulu, HI

(27.25)

874,736

243

73

Whittier, CA

(26.52)

80,254

242

74

Ann Arbor, MI

(26.24)

110,635

241

75

Manchester, NH

(26.03)

103,675

240

76

Madison, WI

(24.83)

201,225

239

77

San Angelo, TX

(24.76)

90,100

238

78

Hampton, VA

(23.95)

139,728

237

79

Ventura, CA

(22.30)

101,652

236

80

Westminster, CA

(19.73)

85,188

235

81

Chandler, AZ

(19.45)

151,136

234

82

Corona, CA

(17.05)

103,822

233

83

San Jose, CA

(16.87)

860,211

232

84

Midland, TX

(16.32)

101,191

231

85

Garden Grove, CA

(16.28)

154,209

230

86

El Paso, TX

(12.89)

624,510

229

87

Lincoln, NE

(12.86)

211,984

228

88

Cambridge, MA

(12.83)

94,506

227

89

Alhambra, CA

(11.21)

85,253

226

90

Irving, TX

(10.57)

182,525

225

91

Columbia, MO

(10.03)

78,734

224

92

Plantation, FL

(9.44)

81,760

223

93

Abilene, TX

(9.29)

110,306

222

94

Erie, PA

(7.98)

104,869

221

95

Odessa, TX

(7.76)

92,998

220

96

Sunrise, FL

(7.00)

80,636

219

97

Anaheim, CA

(6.85)

298,630

218

98

Duluth, MN

(5.49)

84,539

217

99

Alexandria, VA

(5.15)

117,390

216

100

Santa Rosa, CA

(5.13)

125,520

215

101

McAllen, TX

(4.58)

108,462

214

102

Lakewood, CA

(4.20)

76,913

213

103

Fall River, MA

(3.61)

91,580

212

104

Concord, CA

(2.54)

118,584

211

105

Yonkers, NY

(2.01)

191,315

210

106

Oxnard, CA

(1.57)

155,288

209

107

Pasadena, CA

(0.60)

136,695

208

108

West Covina, CA

(0.58)

103,479

207

109

West Valley, UT

(0.50)

102,672

206

110

Clinton Twnsp, MI

0.76

92,701

205

111

Springfield, MO

0.87

145,251

204

112

Columbus, GA

1.68

185,999

203

113

Evansville, IN

2.12

123,960

202

114

Brownsville, TX

2.70

137,252

201

115

Vista, CA

2.75

80,814

200

116

Fort Smith, AR

2.85

76,543

199

117

Colorado Springs, CO

3.16

357,741

198

118

Palm Bay, FL

3.40

77,408

197

119

Escondido, CA

3.74

119,617

196

120

Fairfield, CA

3.88

87,645

195

121

Santa Ana, CA

5.17

312,556

194

122

Gresham, OR

7.34

83,019

193

123

San Diego, CA

7.46

1,205,728

192

124

Independence, MO

8.31

111,505

191

125

Pasadena, TX

8.59

135,653

190

126

Salem, OR

8.69

126,365

189

127

Sioux City, IA

9.30

83,775

188

128

Athens, GA

9.33

91,911

187

129

Henderson, NV

9.57

134,698

186

130

Arlington, TX

10.15

305,948

185

131

Austin, TX

11.14

559,758

184

132

Mesa, AZ

11.66

364,588

183

133

Amarillo, TX

12.94

173,838

182

134

Reno, NV

13.62

165,855

181

135

Oceanside, CA

13.69

150,254

180

136

Eugene, OR

13.74

127,177

179

137

Laredo, TX

13.80

173,484

178

138

Bakersfield, CA

14.54

210,354

177

139

Des Moines, IA

14.99

194,298

176

140

Redding, CA

17.46

78,155

175

141

Newport News, VA

18.25

177,327

174

142

Modesto, CA

18.67

183,305

173

143

Anchorage, AK

19.50

254,250

172

144

Visalia, CA

19.79

89,665

171

145

Corpus Christi, TX

20.32

287,360

170

146

Antioch, CA

21.95

78,773

169

147

Wichita Falls, TX

21.97

101,378

168

148

Chula Vista, CA

22.24

156,454

167

149

Grand Prairie, TX

22.46

112,695

166

150

Downey, CA

22.51

94,863

165

151

Clarksville, TN

22.57

98,619

164

152

San Antonio, TX

24.64

1,100,791

163

153

South Gate, CA

24.94

89,820

162

154

Lexington, KY

25.57

241,593

161

155

Westland, MI

25.80

90,762

160

156

Lawton, OK

26.25

82,606

159

157

Huntsville, AL

26.40

173,145

158

158

Hayward, CA

26.66

124,660

157

159

Palmdale, CA

27.52

108,589

156

160

Riverside, CA

27.66

264,267

155

161

Rialto, CA

27.83

84,448

154

162

Roanoke, VA

28.33

94,950

153

163

Carson, CA

29.29

88,180

152

164

Clearwater, FL

29.65

102,318

151

165

Tempe, AZ

30.17

172,056

150

166

Moreno Valley, CA

30.68

146,014

149

167

Glendale, AZ

30.87

192,696

148

168

Lowell, MA

32.30

101,843

147

169

Syracuse, NY

35.44

154,911

146

170

Aurora, CO

38.16

262,465

145

171

Fort Wayne, IN

38.35

187,096

144

172

New Bedford, MA

38.88

97,665

143

173

Santa Monica, CA

39.16

90,173

142

174

Waterbury, CT

39.63

106,513

141

175

Lubbock, TX

41.04

196,143

140

176

Berkeley, CA

41.54

105,814

139

177

El Cajon, CA

42.12

94,777

138

178

Lancaster, CA

42.21

117,900

137

179

Wichita, KS

42.97

329,179

136

180

El Monte, CA

43.20

112,142

135

181

Norwalk, CA

43.49

102,136

134

182

Long Beach, CA

43.90

430,018

133

183

Tyler, TX

44.58

84,592

132

184

Fontana, CA

44.62

106,815

131

185

Longview, TX

44.94

76,518

130

186

Raleigh, NC

44.98

256,084

129

187

Southfield, MI

46.54

76,995

128

188

Ontario, CA

46.66

148,598

127

189

Lafayette, LA

48.27

106,832

126

190

Paterson, NJ

48.95

152,377

125

191

Davenport, IA

48.99

97,651

124

192

Albany, NY

51.19

103,166

123

193

Hollywood, FL

51.40

132,911

122

194

New York, NY

51.62

7,357,745

121

195

Denver, CO

51.74

509,343

120

196

Las Cruces, NM

52.05

77,115

119

197

Norfolk, VA

53.05

231,328

118

198

Kalamazoo, MI

53.11

77,854

117

199

Killeen, TX

53.16

79,650

116

200

Allentown, PA

53.60

102,297

115

201