Morgan Quitno Press' 8th 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.
| Most
Dangerous Order |
Safest
Order |
City |
Score |
2000
Population |
| 327 |
1 |
Amherst, NY |
(84.94) |
109,574 |
| 326 |
2 |
Newton, MA |
(84.21) |
82,400 |
| 325 |
3 |
Mission Viejo, CA |
(78.83) |
100,198 |
| 324 |
4 |
Cary, NC |
(77.21) |
95,964 |
| 323 |
5 |
Brick Twnshp, NJ |
(73.31) |
78,794 |
| 322 |
6 |
Simi Valley, CA |
(71.86) |
116,751 |
| 321 |
7 |
Sunnyvale, CA |
(70.60) |
130,115 |
| 320 |
8 |
Colonie, NY |
(69.98) |
82,253 |
| 319 |
9 |
Sterling Heights, MI |
(68.21) |
125,514 |
| 318 |
10 |
Clarkstown, NY |
(68.07) |
84,240 |
| 317 |
11 |
Orem, UT |
(66.48) |
86,990 |
| 316 |
12 |
Greece, NY |
(65.61) |
95,772 |
| 315 |
13 |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
(63.09) |
121,805 |
| 314 |
14 |
Canton Twnshp, MI |
(62.32) |
78,514 |
| 313 |
15 |
Livermore, CA |
(62.03) |
77,170 |
| 312 |
16 |
Troy, MI |
(61.51) |
79,673 |
| 311 |
17 |
Irvine, CA |
(61.29) |
145,873 |
| 310 |
18 |
Dover Twnshp, NJ |
(60.98) |
90,387 |
| 309 |
19 |
Arvada, CO |
(60.95) |
105,454 |
| 308 |
20 |
Warwick, RI |
(60.57) |
88,867 |
| 307 |
21 |
Huntington Beach, CA |
(59.98) |
203,994 |
| 306 |
22 |
Santa Clara, CA |
(57.94) |
102,241 |
| 305 |
23 |
Santa Clarita, CA |
(57.65) |
136,822 |
| 304 |
24 |
Fremont, CA |
(57.20) |
213,193 |
| 303 |
25 |
Newport Beach, CA |
(56.76) |
75,645 |
| 302 |
26 |
Sandy, UT |
(55.92) |
106,795 |
| 301 |
27 |
Provo, UT |
(55.31) |
116,060 |
| 300 |
28 |
Hamilton Twnshp, NJ |
(55.09) |
88,929 |
| 299 |
29 |
Carlsbad, CA |
(54.90) |
78,884 |
| 298 |
30 |
Livonia, MI |
(54.68) |
100,918 |
| 297 |
31 |
Carrollton, TX |
(54.16) |
107,474 |
| 296 |
32 |
Stamford, CT |
(53.83) |
114,973 |
| 295 |
33 |
Bellevue, WA |
(53.72) |
108,046 |
| 294 |
34 |
Cape Coral, FL |
(53.24) |
98,909 |
| 293 |
35 |
Plano, TX |
(53.14) |
242,289 |
| 292 |
36 |
Redwood City, CA |
(52.10) |
75,994 |
| 291 |
37 |
Edison Twnshp, NJ |
(51.18) |
98,803 |
| 290 |
38 |
Port St. Lucie, FL |
(50.99) |
86,563 |
| 289 |
39 |
San Mateo, CA |
(50.88) |
93,811 |
| 288 |
40 |
Fargo, ND |
(50.18) |
89,315 |
| 287 |
41 |
Orange, CA |
(49.09) |
128,441 |
| 286 |
42 |
Broken Arrow, OK |
(48.97) |
77,414 |
| 285 |
43 |
Boulder, CO |
(48.29) |
96,752 |
| 284 |
44 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
(47.44) |
110,581 |
| 283 |
45 |
Waterford Township, MI |
(46.87) |
76,531 |
| 282 |
46 |
Gilbert, AZ |
(46.02) |
104,785 |
| 281 |
47 |
Whittier, CA |
(44.45) |
81,790 |
| 280 |
48 |
Coral Springs, FL |
(44.40) |
122,831 |
| 279 |
49 |
Upper Darby Twnshp, PA |
(44.36) |
78,870 |
| 279 |
49 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
(44.36) |
446,431 |
| 277 |
51 |
Daly City, CA |
(43.86) |
101,381 |
| 276 |
52 |
Farmington Hills, MI |
(43.27) |
80,296 |
| 275 |
53 |
Woodbridge Twnshp, NJ |
(42.48) |
98,460 |
| 274 |
54 |
Quincy, MA |
(42.24) |
88,195 |
| 273 |
55 |
Burbank, CA |
(41.32) |
101,210 |
| 272 |
56 |
Clifton, NJ |
(39.92) |
78,187 |
| 271 |
57 |
Bloomington, MN |
(39.28) |
88,826 |
| 270 |
58 |
Costa Mesa, CA |
(39.22) |
106,141 |
| 269 |
59 |
Fullerton, CA |
(39.14) |
125,944 |
| 268 |
60 |
Roseville, CA |
(38.67) |
78,737 |
| 267 |
61 |
Ventura, CA |
(37.98) |
102,347 |
| 266 |
62 |
Cranston, RI |
(37.94) |
79,362 |
| 265 |
63 |
Green Bay, WI |
(37.71) |
100,483 |
| 264 |
64 |
Lewisville, TX |
(37.24) |
80,472 |
| 263 |
65 |
Pembroke Pines, FL |
(36.88) |
128,270 |
| 262 |
66 |
Rochester, MN |
(36.56) |
83,203 |
| 261 |
67 |
Torrance, CA |
(36.30) |
142,046 |
| 260 |
68 |
Fort Collins, CO |
(36.22) |
120,287 |
| 259 |
69 |
Rancho Cucamon., CA |
(35.28) |
126,436 |
| 258 |
70 |
Mesquite, TX |
(35.23) |
120,860 |
| 257 |
71 |
Richardson, TX |
(34.47) |
91,043 |
| 256 |
72 |
Alameda, CA |
(33.57) |
77,210 |
| 255 |
73 |
Vacaville, CA |
(32.98) |
88,486 |
| 254 |
74 |
Glendale, CA |
(32.48) |
191,000 |
| 253 |
75 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
(32.16) |
118,073 |
| 252 |
76 |
Boise, ID |
(31.59) |
174,054 |
| 251 |
77 |
Kenosha, WI |
(31.05) |
91,376 |
| 250 |
78 |
Madison, WI |
(29.40) |
215,217 |
| 249 |
79 |
Buena Park, CA |
(29.03) |
76,052 |
| 248 |
80 |
Abilene, TX |
(27.77) |
113,387 |
| 247 |
81 |
Alhambra, CA |
(27.76) |
86,757 |
| 246 |
82 |
Denton, TX |
(27.66) |
82,400 |
| 245 |
83 |
Norman, OK |
(27.64) |
96,791 |
| 244 |
84 |
Manchester, NH |
(27.12) |
105,797 |
| 243 |
85 |
Somerville, MA |
(26.12) |
75,953 |
| 242 |
86 |
Garland, TX |
(25.65) |
201,060 |
| 241 |
87 |
Westland, MI |
(24.88) |
87,023 |
| 240 |
88 |
Plantation, FL |
(24.11) |
86,869 |
| 239 |
89 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
(23.89) |
120,177 |
| 238 |
90 |
San Jose, CA |
(23.83) |
888,632 |
| 237 |
91 |
Odessa, TX |
(22.54) |
92,891 |
| 236 |
92 |
Pasadena, TX |
(22.17) |
139,046 |
| 235 |
93 |
Chandler, AZ |
(21.99) |
181,517 |
| 234 |
94 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
(21.47) |
88,181 |
| 233 |
95 |
Westminster, CA |
(21.30) |
87,930 |
| 232 |
96 |
Greeley, CO |
(21.26) |
77,176 |
| 231 |
97 |
Santa Rosa, CA |
(20.63) |
139,899 |
| 230 |
98 |
Corona, CA |
(19.76) |
122,215 |
| 229 |
99 |
Honolulu, HI |
(18.15) |
883,621 |
| 228 |
100 |
Cambridge, MA |
(17.06) |
95,560 |
| 227 |
101 |
Garden Grove, CA |
(14.03) |
156,899 |
| 226 |
102 |
Lincoln, NE |
(14.00) |
221,791 |
| 225 |
103 |
Scottsdale, AZ |
(13.49) |
214,685 |
| 224 |
104 |
Brownsville, TX |
(13.03) |
153,653 |
| 223 |
105 |
McAllen, TX |
(12.81) |
114,736 |
| 222 |
106 |
Concord, CA |
(12.68) |
120,475 |
| 221 |
107 |
Anaheim, CA |
(11.91) |
307,240 |
| 220 |
108 |
El Paso, TX |
(10.70) |
637,462 |
| 219 |
109 |
Lakewood, CO |
(10.68) |
146,251 |
| 218 |
110 |
West Covina, CA |
(9.37) |
102,300 |
| 217 |
111 |
Midland, TX |
(9.32) |
102,254 |
| 216 |
112 |
Pasadena, CA |
(9.28) |
138,672 |
| 215 |
113 |
Sunrise, FL |
(8.81) |
86,911 |
| 214 |
114 |
Downey, CA |
(7.05) |
96,530 |
| 213 |
115 |
San Angelo, TX |
(6.19) |
91,800 |
| 212 |
116 |
Independence, MO |
(6.12) |
120,272 |
| 211 |
117 |
Henderson, NV |
(5.73) |
183,782 |
| 210 |
118 |
Lakewood, CA |
(5.59) |
78,768 |
| 209 |
119 |
Irving, TX |
(5.39) |
186,754 |
| 208 |
120 |
Thornton, CO |
(5.14) |
82,278 |
| 207 |
121 |
Oceanside, CA |
(4.01) |
159,969 |
| 206 |
122 |
Peoria, AZ |
(3.68) |
101,113 |
| 205 |
123 |
Antioch, CA |
(3.50) |
85,882 |
| 204 |
124 |
Columbia, MO |
(2.67) |
82,368 |
| 203 |
125 |
Fairfield, CA |
(2.48) |
94,278 |
| 202 |
126 |
Fall River, MA |
(1.49) |
93,106 |
| 201 |
127 |
Erie, PA |
(0.83) |
103,902 |
| 200 |
128 |
Escondido, CA |
(0.71) |
125,230 |
| 199 |
129 |
Eugene, OR |
(0.48) |
134,643 |
| 198 |
130 |
Laredo, TX |
1.45 |
190,540 |
| 197 |
131 |
Vista, CA |
1.48 |
83,898 |
| 196 |
132 |
Modesto, CA |
1.53 |
192,379 |
| 195 |
133 |
Oxnard, CA |
1.74 |
159,800 |
| 194 |
134 |
Duluth, MN |
1.84 |
83,421 |
| 193 |
135 |
Clarksville, TN |
2.11 |
102,765 |
| 192 |
136 |
Salem, OR |
2.70 |
133,765 |
| 191 |
137 |
Bakersfield, CA |
3.03 |
227,226 |
| 190 |
138 |
Sioux City, IA |
3.14 |
84,486 |
| 189 |
139 |
Yonkers, NY |
3.63 |
199,663 |
| 188 |
140 |
Evansville, IN |
4.50 |
124,685 |
| 187 |
141 |
Chula Vista, CA |
6.02 |
168,529 |
| 187 |
141 |
San Diego, CA |
6.02 |
1,266,132 |
| 185 |
143 |
Vancouver, WA |
6.68 |
121,585 |
| 184 |
144 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
7.63 |
371,363 |
| 183 |
145 |
Norwalk, CA |
8.07 |
100,480 |
| 182 |
146 |
Athens-Clarke, GA |
9.56 |
94,238 |
| 181 |
147 |
Santa Monica, CA |
11.19 |
93,081 |
| 180 |
148 |
Santa Ana, CA |
11.68 |
316,070 |
| 179 |
149 |
Moreno Valley, CA |
11.75 |
152,159 |
| 178 |
150 |
Wichita Falls, TX |
12.91 |
102,905 |
| 177 |
151 |
Redding, CA |
13.26 |
81,490 |
| 176 |
152 |
Palm Bay, FL |
13.27 |
83,183 |
| 175 |
153 |
Des Moines, IA |
13.56 |
194,745 |
| 174 |
154 |
Anchorage, AK |
13.91 |
260,900 |
| 173 |
155 |
El Cajon, CA |
14.23 |
96,651 |
| 172 |
156 |
West Valley, UT |
14.24 |
107,702 |
| 171 |
157 |
Clinton Twnshp, MI |
14.83 |
98,126 |
| 170 |
158 |
Huntsville, AL |
16.24 |
181,037 |
| 169 |
159 |
New Bedford, MA |
16.61 |
97,449 |
| 168 |
160 |
Reno, NV |
17.73 |
184,059 |
| 167 |
161 |
Austin, TX |
19.40 |
611,561 |
| 166 |
162 |
Mesa, AZ |
19.96 |
396,003 |
| 165 |
163 |
Arlington, TX |
20.46 |
324,533 |
| 164 |
164 |
Dearborn, MI |
20.78 |
88,883 |
| 163 |
165 |
Lexington, KY |
21.50 |
248,767 |
| 162 |
166 |
Palmdale, CA |
22.72 |
113,711 |
| 161 |
167 |
Columbus, GA |
22.74 |
190,830 |
| 160 |
168 |
Grand Prairie, TX |
23.08 |
119,536 |
| 159 |
169 |
San Antonio, TX |
24.28 |
1,193,440 |
| 158 |
170 |
Lakeland, FL |
24.38 |
79,511 |
| 157 |
171 |
San Leandro, CA |
25.29 |
76,730 |
| 156 |
172 |
Lancaster, CA |
26.70 |
126,679 |
| 155 |
173 |
Hayward, CA |
26.94 |
133,926 |
| 154 |
174 |
Lowell, MA |
28.62 |
103,954 |
| 153 |
175 |
El Monte, CA |
29.03 |
115,359 |
| 152 |
176 |
Gresham, OR |
29.59 |
89,870 |
| 151 |
177 |
Pueblo, CO |
30.26 |
110,128 |
| 150 |
178 |
Lafayette, LA |
30.42 |
119,396 |
| 149 |
179 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
30.50 |
201,262 |
| 148 |
180 |
Springfield, MO |
30.55 |
145,979 |
| 147 |
181 |
Riverside, CA |
31.27 |
271,545 |
| 146 |
182 |
Lawton, OK |
31.54 |
82,131 |
| 145 |
183 |
Clearwater, FL |
31.68 |
105,697 |
| 144 |
184 |
Tyler, TX |
33.04 |
87,173 |
| 143 |
185 |
Visalia, CA |
33.67 |
93,773 |
| 142 |
186 |
Racine, WI |
37.54 |
82,647 |
| 141 |
187 |
Berkeley, CA |
38.93 |
110,693 |
| 140 |
188 |
Hollywood, FL |
39.09 |
139,428 |
| 139 |
189 |
Wichita, KS |
39.20 |
339,907 |
| 138 |
190 |
Spokane, WA |
39.42 |
188,734 |
| 137 |
191 |
Amarillo, TX |
39.59 |
178,888 |
| 136 |
192 |
Las Cruces, NM |
39.82 |
79,236 |
| 135 |
193 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
41.26 |
293,146 |
| 134 |
194 |
Hialeah, FL |
41.79 |
224,800 |
| 133 |
195 |
New York, NY |
42.42 |
7,746,511 |
| 132 |
196 |
Federal Way, WA |
44.18 |
76,178 |
| 131 |
197 |
Rialto, CA |
44.31 |
87,309 |
| 130 |
198 |
Killeen, TX |
44.58 |
84,685 |
| 129 |
199 |
Glendale, AZ |
47.48 |
216,309 |
| 128 |
200 |
Denver, CO |
48.57 |
529,978 |
| 127 |
201 |
Mobile, AL |
48.69 |
243,973 |
| 126 |
202 |
Allentown, PA |
48.82 |
102,557 |
| 125 |
203 |
Aurora, CO |
49.46 |
26 |