Morgan Quitno's Safest City Award

Morgan Quitno Press' 8th Annual Safest City Award

"MOST DANGEROUS" 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.

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Most Dangerous Order Safest Order City Score 2000 Population
1 327 Detroit, MI 373.28       972,390
2 326 Atlanta, GA 351.79       422,266
3 325 St. Louis, MO 349.05       341,708
4 324 Baltimore, MD 325.13       647,955
5 323 Gary, IN 266.54       112,824
6 322 Camden, NJ 259.14         85,142
7 321 Tampa, FL 245.74       307,747
8 320 West Palm Beach, FL 245.54         81,407
9 319 Compton, CA 242.54         94,900
10 318 Memphis, TN 241.93       628,851
11 317 New Orleans, LA 235.10       471,134
12 316 Washington, DC 227.63       572,059
13 315 Kansas City, MO 225.69       447,921
14 314 Richmond, VA 223.03       195,375
15 313 Dayton, OH 221.55       170,789
16 312 Flint, MI 221.16       131,844
17 311 Miami, FL 220.19       390,540
18 310 Youngstown, OH 208.87         83,466
19 309 Dallas, TX 207.58    1,119,580
20 308 Newark, NJ 206.12       271,839
21 307 Trenton, NJ 201.40         87,206
22 306 Chattanooga, TN 201.33       152,630
23 305 Orlando, FL 200.24       190,702
24 304 Philadelphia, PA 188.90    1,451,520
25 303 Reading, PA 185.38         75,544
26 302 Birmingham, AL 183.48       253,868
27 301 Cleveland, OH 181.43       505,962
28 300 Oakland, CA 180.27       373,215
29 299 Savannah, GA 175.28       136,180
30 298 Minneapolis, MN 161.67       364,049
31 297 Hammond, IN 161.54         79,154
32 296 Nashville, TN 159.98       533,484
33 295 Bridgeport, CT 153.67       142,198
34 294 Tacoma, WA 152.38       184,328
35 293 Milwaukee, WI 150.10       584,763
36 292 Hartford, CT 146.94       133,199
37 291 Springfield, MA 144.01       151,362
38 290 Providence, RI 143.83       158,585
39 289 Winston-Salem, NC 139.73       176,841
40 288 Shreveport, LA 136.49       191,548
41 287 New Haven, CT 133.96       126,794
42 286 Columbus, OH 132.97       676,701
43 285 Miami Beach, FL 132.46       103,496
44 284 Canton, OH 125.51         79,256
45 283 Kalamazoo, MI 125.15         76,233
46 282 St. Petersburg, FL 125.00       248,174
47 281 Little Rock, AR 123.28       184,560
48 280 Buffalo, NY 122.38       308,288
49 279 Topeka, KS 122.12       126,141
50 278 Durham, NC 120.37       188,547
51 277 Inglewood, CA 119.98       116,097
52 276 San Bernardino, CA 118.53       193,065
53 275 Fayetteville, NC 117.61       112,542
54 274 Albany, NY 115.28         98,022
55 273 Everett, WA 112.90         89,442
56 272 Tucson, AZ 112.21       500,992
57 271 Charlotte, NC 111.57       625,371
58 270 Rochester, NY 110.59       223,662
60 268 Beaumont, TX 110.38       114,117
60 268 Hawthorne, CA 110.38         75,813
61 267 Houston, TX 109.87    1,920,350
62 266 Macon, GA 107.94       119,131
63 265 Boston, MA 107.76       570,888
64 264 Albuquerque, NM 107.22       439,724
65 263 Los Angeles, CA 105.95    3,713,238
66 262 Waco, TX 105.21       112,893
67 261 South Bend, IN 104.12       101,232
68 260 Stockton, CA 101.73       250,391
69 259 Montgomery, AL 101.65       199,149
70 258 Elizabeth, NJ 96.54       114,266
71 257 Columbia, SC 96.40       112,539
72 256 Jersey City, NJ 95.33       238,125
73 255 Phoenix, AZ 95.17    1,300,786
74 254 Fort Lauderdale, FL 94.45       162,900
75 253 Vallejo, CA 92.44       116,707
76 252 Tallahassee, FL 92.31       143,775
77 251 Norfolk, VA 91.71       232,632
78 250 Jacksonville, FL 90.74       735,992
79 249 North Las Vegas, NV 90.48       112,480
80 248 Tulsa, OK 89.99       392,102
81 247 High Point, NC 87.66         80,964
82 246 Indianapolis, IN 86.77       768,124
83 245 Tuscaloosa, AL 86.54         86,676
84 244 Louisville, KY 85.19       258,301
85 243 Fresno, CA 84.88       413,000
86 242 St. Paul, MN 84.51       263,937
87 241 Knoxville, TN 81.74       181,421
88 240 Seattle, WA 81.43       550,005
89 239 Fort Worth, TX 80.83       522,612
90 238 Longview, TX 79.66         78,578
91 237 Portland, OR 79.50       519,621
92 236 Oklahoma City, OK 78.82       488,431
93 235 Sacramento, CA 77.57       415,818
94 234 Greensboro, NC 76.74       209,957
95 233 Davenport, IA 75.07       100,205
96 232 Cincinnati, OH 74.72       333,750
98 230 Pittsburgh, PA 73.94       351,769
98 230 Salinas, CA 73.94       126,316
99 229 Pomona, CA 72.59       140,646
100 228 Gainesville, FL 72.40         97,611
101 227 Salt Lake City, UT 72.25       179,455
102 226 Grand Rapids, MI 70.74       186,410
103 225 Toledo, OH 69.73       310,586
104 224 Carson, CA 68.33         91,042
105 223 Lubbock, TX 67.90       197,658
106 222 Southfield, MI 66.43         75,291
107 221 Lansing, MI 66.40       128,683
108 220 Syracuse, NY 64.75       157,016
109 219 Tempe, AZ 60.25       180,107
110 218 Fontana, CA 59.26       117,400
111 217 Paterson, NJ 59.09       153,589
112 216 Omaha, NE 58.73       397,243
113 215 Ontario, CA 58.54       151,931
114 214 Las Vegas, NV 58.18    1,020,055
115 213 South Gate, CA 56.22         90,906
116 212 San Francisco, CA 56.07       763,146
118 210 Pompano Beach, FL 54.96         80,743
118 210 Worcester, MA 54.96       171,839
119 209 Raleigh, NC 54.32       274,811
120 208 Fort Smith, AR 53.93         78,532
121 207 Newport News, VA 53.87       184,497
122 206 Long Beach, CA 52.40       444,563
123 205 Brockton, MA 51.65         96,291
124 204 Albany, GA 50.20         79,811
125 203 Aurora, CO 49.46       268,243
126 202 Allentown, PA 48.82       102,557
127 201 Mobile, AL 48.69       243,973
128 200 Denver, CO 48.57       529,978
129 199 Glendale, AZ 47.48       216,309
130 198 Killeen, TX 44.58         84,685
131 197 Rialto, CA 44.31         87,309
132 196 Federal Way, WA 44.18         76,178
133 195 New York, NY 42.42    7,746,511
134 194 Hialeah, FL 41.79       224,800
135 193 Corpus Christi, TX 41.26       293,146
136 192 Las Cruces, NM 39.82         79,236
137 191 Amarillo, TX 39.59       178,888
138 190 Spokane, WA 39.42       188,734
139 189 Wichita, KS 39.20       339,907
140 188 Hollywood, FL 39.09       139,428
141 187 Berkeley, CA 38.93       110,693
142 186 Racine, WI 37.54         82,647
143 185 Visalia, CA 33.67         93,773
144 184 Tyler, TX 33.04         87,173
145 183 Clearwater, FL 31.68       105,697
146 182 Lawton, OK 31.54         82,131
147 181 Riverside, CA 31.27       271,545
148 180 Springfield, MO 30.55       145,979
149 179 Fort Wayne, IN 30.50       201,262
150 178 Lafayette, LA 30.42       119,396
151 177 Pueblo, CO 30.26       110,128
152 176 Gresham, OR 29.59         89,870
153 175 El Monte, CA 29.03       115,359
154 174 Lowell, MA 28.62       103,954
155 173 Hayward, CA 26.94       133,926
156 172 Lancaster, CA 26.70       126,679
157 171 San Leandro, CA 25.29         76,730
158 170 Lakeland, FL 24.38         79,511
159 169 San Antonio, TX 24.28    1,193,440
160 168 Grand Prairie, TX 23.08       119,536
161 167 Columbus, GA 22.74       190,830
162 166 Palmdale, CA 22.72       113,711
163 165 Lexington, KY 21.50       248,767
164 164 Dearborn, MI 20.78         88,883
165 163 Arlington, TX 20.46       324,533
166 162 Mesa, AZ 19.96       396,003
167 161 Austin, TX 19.40       611,561
168 160 Reno, NV 17.73       184,059
169 159 New Bedford, MA 16.61         97,449
170 158 Huntsville, AL 16.24       181,037
171 157 Clinton Twnshp, MI 14.83         98,126
172 156 West Valley, UT 14.24       107,702
173 155 El Cajon, CA 14.23         96,651
174 154 Anchorage, AK 13.91       260,900
175 153 Des Moines, IA 13.56       194,745
176 152 Palm Bay, FL 13.27         83,183
177 151 Redding, CA 13.26         81,490
178 150 Wichita Falls, TX 12.91       102,905
179 149 Moreno Valley, CA 11.75       152,159
180 148 Santa Ana, CA 11.68       316,070
181 147 Santa Monica, CA 11.19         93,081
182 146 Athens-Clarke, GA 9.56         94,238
183 145 Norwalk, CA 8.07       100,480
184 144 Colorado Springs, CO 7.63       371,363
185 143 Vancouver, WA 6.68       121,585
187 141 Chula Vista, CA 6.02       168,529
187 141 San Diego, CA 6.02    1,266,132
188 140 Evansville, IN 4.50       124,685
189 139 Yonkers, NY 3.63       199,663
190 138 Sioux City, IA 3.14         84,486
191 137 Bakersfield, CA 3.03       227,226
192 136 Salem, OR 2.70       133,765
193 135 Clarksville, TN 2.11       102,765
194 134 Duluth, MN 1.84         83,421
195 133 Oxnard, CA 1.74       159,800
196 132 Modesto, CA 1.53       192,379
197 131 Vista, CA 1.48         83,898
198 130 Laredo, TX 1.45       190,540
199 129 Eugene, OR (0.48)       134,643
200 128 Escondido, CA (0.71)       125,230
201 127 Erie, PA (0.83)       103,902
202 126 Fall River, MA (1.49)         93,106
203 125 Fairfield, CA (2.48)         94,278
204 124 Columbia, MO (2.67)         82,368
205 123 Antioch, CA (3.50)         85,882
206 122 Peoria, AZ (3.68)       101,113
207 121 Oceanside, CA (4.01)       159,969
208 120 Thornton, CO (5.14)         82,278
209 119 Irving, TX (5.39)       186,754
210 118 Lakewood, CA (5.59)         78,768
211 117 Henderson, NV (5.73)       183,782
212 116 Independence, MO (6.12)       120,272
213 115 San Angelo, TX (6.19)         91,800
214 114 Downey, CA (7.05)         96,530
215 113 Sunrise, FL (8.81)         86,911
216 112 Pasadena, CA (9.28)       138,672
217 111 Midland, TX (9.32)       102,254
218 110 West Covina, CA (9.37)       102,300
219 109 Lakewood, CO (10.68)       146,251
220 108 El Paso, TX (10.70)       637,462
221 107 Anaheim, CA (11.91)       307,240
222 106 Concord, CA (12.68)       120,475
223 105 McAllen, TX (12.81)       114,736
224 104 Brownsville, TX (13.03)       153,653
225 103 Scottsdale, AZ (13.49)       214,685
226 102 Lincoln, NE (14.00)       221,791
227 101 Garden Grove, CA (14.03)       156,899
228 100 Cambridge, MA (17.06)         95,560
229 99 Honolulu, HI (18.15)       883,621
230 98 Corona, CA (19.76)       122,215
231 97 Santa Rosa, CA (20.63)       139,899
232 96 Greeley, CO (21.26)         77,176
233 95 Westminster, CA (21.30)         87,930
234 94 Santa Barbara, CA (21.47)         88,181
235 93 Chandler, AZ (21.99)       181,517
236 92 Pasadena, TX (22.17)       139,046
237 91 Odessa, TX (22.54)         92,891
238 90 San Jose, CA (23.83)       888,632
239 89 Sioux Falls, SD (23.89)       120,177
240 88 Plantation, FL (24.11)         86,869
241 87 Westland, MI (24.88)         87,023
242 86 Garland, TX (25.65)       201,060
243 85 Somerville, MA (26.12)         75,953
244 84 Manchester, NH (27.12)       105,797
245 83 Norman, OK (27.64)         96,791
246 82 Denton, TX (27.66)         82,400
247 81 Alhambra, CA (27.76)         86,757
248 80 Abilene, TX (27.77)       113,387
249 79 Buena Park, CA (29.03)         76,052
250 78 Madison, WI (29.40)       215,217
251 77 Kenosha, WI (31.05)         91,376
252 76 Boise, ID (31.59)       174,054
253 75 Cedar Rapids, IA (32.16)       118,073
254 74 Glendale, CA (32.48)       191,000
255 73 Vacaville, CA (32.98)         88,486
256 72 Alameda, CA (33.57)         77,210
257 71 Richardson, TX (34.47)         91,043
258 70 Mesquite, TX (35.23)       120,860
259 69 Rancho Cucamon., CA (35.28)       126,436
260 68 Fort Collins, CO (36.22)       120,287
261 67 Torrance, CA (36.30)       142,046
262 66 Rochester, MN (36.56)         83,203
263 65 Pembroke Pines, FL (36.88)       128,270
264 64 Lewisville, TX (37.24)         80,472
265 63 Green Bay, WI (37.71)       100,483
266 62 Cranston, RI (37.94)         79,362
267 61 Ventura, CA (37.98)       102,347
268 60 Roseville, CA (38.67)         78,737
269 59 Fullerton, CA (39.14)       125,944
270 58 Costa Mesa, CA (39.22)       106,141
271 57 Bloomington, MN (39.28)         88,826
272 56 Clifton, NJ (39.92)         78,187
273 55 Burbank, CA (41.32)       101,210
274 54 Quincy, MA (42.24)         88,195
275 53 Woodbridge Twnshp, NJ (42.48)         98,460
276 52 Farmington Hills, MI (43.27)         80,296
277 51 Daly City, CA (43.86)       101,381
279 49 Upper Darby Twnshp, PA (44.36)         78,870
279 49 Virginia Beach, VA (44.36)       446,431
280 48 Coral Springs, FL (44.40)       122,831
281 47 Whittier, CA (44.45)         81,790
282 46 Gilbert, AZ (46.02)       104,785
283 45 Waterford Township, MI (46.87)         76,531
284 44 Ann Arbor, MI (47.44)       110,581
285 43 Boulder, CO (48.29)         96,752
286 42 Broken Arrow, OK (48.97)         77,414
287 41 Orange, CA (49.09)       128,441
288 40 Fargo, ND (50.18)         89,315
289 39 San Mateo, CA (50.88)         93,811
290 38 Port St. Lucie, FL (50.99)         86,563
291 37 Edison Twnshp, NJ (51.18)         98,803
292 36 Redwood City, CA (52.10)         75,994
293 35 Plano, TX (53.14)       242,289
294 34 Cape Coral, FL (53.24)         98,909
295 33 Bellevue, WA (53.72)       108,046
296 32 Stamford, CT (53.83)       114,973
297 31 Carrollton, TX (54.16)       107,474
298 30 Livonia, MI (54.68)       100,918
299 29 Carlsbad, CA (54.90)         78,884
300 28 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ (55.09)         88,929
301 27 Provo, UT (55.31)       116,060
302 26 Sandy, UT (55.92)       106,795
303 25 Newport Beach, CA (56.76)         75,645
304 24 Fremont, CA (57.20)       213,193
305 23 Santa Clarita, CA (57.65)       136,822
306 22 Santa Clara, CA (57.94)       102,241
307 21 Huntington Beach, CA (59.98)       203,994
308 20 Warwick, RI (60.57)         88,867
309 19 Arvada, CO (60.95)       105,454
310 18 Dover Twnshp, NJ (60.98)         90,387
311 17 Irvine, CA (61.29)       145,873
312 16 Troy, MI (61.51)         79,673
313 15 Livermore, CA (62.03)         77,170
314 14 Canton Twnshp, MI (62.32)         78,514
315 13 Thousand Oaks, CA (63.09)       121,805
316 12 Greece, NY (65.61)         95,772
317 11 Orem, UT (66.48)         86,990
318 10 Clarkstown, NY (68.07)         84,240
319 9 Sterling Heights, MI (68.21)       125,514
320 8 Colonie, NY (69.98)         82,253
321 7 Sunnyvale, CA (70.60)       130,115
322 6 Simi Valley, CA (71.86)       116,751
323 5 Brick Twnshp, NJ (73.31)         78,794
324 4 Cary, NC (77.21)         95,964
325 3 Mission Viejo, CA (78.83)       100,198
326 2 Newton, MA (84.21)         82,400
327 1 Amherst, NY (84.94)       109,574