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Morgan Quitno Press' 5th Annual Safest City Award

"MOST DANGEROUS" RANK ORDER (1 is "most dangerous", 300 is "safest")

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

1997 Population

1

300

Gary, IN

370.61

116,481

2

299

Camden, NJ

363.20

84,427

3

298

Detroit, MI

323.31

1,021,412

4

297

Atlanta, GA

308.30

420,865

5

296

St. Louis, MO

296.68

377,221

6

295

New Orleans, LA

270.57

488,509

7

294

Richmond, VA

265.87

206,692

8

293

Baltimore, MD

265.78

719,587

9

292

Miami, FL

265.29

391,766

10

291

Newark, NJ

261.13

264,270

11

290

Washington, DC

252.66

529,000

12

289

West Palm Beach, FL

249.65

79,246

13

288

Compton, CA

236.72

99,045

14

287

Memphis, TN

235.82

637,492

15

286

Minneapolis, MN

216.28

363,932

16

285

Oakland, CA

207.36

376,696

17

284

Tampa, FL

206.83

299,867

18

283

Youngstown, OH

202.88

92,467

19

282

Flint, MI

200.64

142,206

20

281

Bridgeport, CT

197.20

132,852

21

280

Jackson, MS

195.53

197,819

22

279

Kansas City, MO

191.01

452,070

23

278

New Haven, CT

189.18

119,420

24

277

Birmingham, AL

184.96

275,236

25

276

Miami Beach, FL

180.99

94,682

26

275

Springfield, MA

177.13

151,063

27

274

Richmond, CA

176.77

90,284

28

273

Orlando, FL

174.33

185,837

29

272

Nashville, TN

173.53

531,908

30

271

Dayton, OH

171.77

179,888

31

270

Cleveland, OH

168.87

496,624

32

269

Durham, NC

166.81

150,640

33

268

Fort Lauderdale, FL

157.63

171,023

34

267

Baton Rouge, LA

153.88

229,553

35

266

San Bernardino, CA

153.36

186,557

36

265

Pompano Beach, FL

149.96

79,522

37

264

Dallas, TX

143.03

1,077,829

38

263

Reading, PA

135.18

78,035

39

262

Tacoma, WA

133.59

192,206

40

261

Buffalo, NY

130.19

312,411

41

260

Little Rock, AR

128.03

183,840

42

259

Chattanooga, TN

127.90

157,935

43

258

Albuquerque, NM

124.81

431,027

44

257

Rochester, NY

124.37

230,761

45

256

Trenton, NJ

123.95

86,032

46

255

Inglewood, CA

123.02

113,015

47

254

Portland, OR

122.96

473,696

48

253

St. Petersburg, FL

121.07

250,572

49

252

Fresno, CA

119.87

396,843

50

251

Jersey City, NJ

119.18

230,283

51

250

Columbus, OH

114.72

641,338

52

249

Hartford, CT

112.67

124,115

53

248

Mobile, AL

110.75

209,336

54

247

Louisville, KY

110.71

276,382

55

246

Shreveport, LA

110.16

199,463

56

245

Stockton, CA

106.29

228,560

57

244

Charleston, SC

104.19

78,867

58

243

Elizabeth, NJ

103.81

108,301

59

242

Charlotte, NC

103.74

562,005

60

241

Indianapolis, IN

103.29

780,630

61

240

Winston-Salem, NC

102.55

162,916

62

239

Milwaukee, WI

102.27

628,507

63

238

Beaumont, TX

101.78

121,661

64

237

Hawthorne, CA

100.71

77,333

65

236

Los Angeles, CA

100.50

3,541,309

66

235

Canton, OH

100.31

84,823

67

234

High Point, NC

99.25

75,832

68

233

Oklahoma City, OK

96.22

472,046

69

232

Fayetteville, NC

94.68

88,215

70

231

Columbia, SC

94.50

107,181

71

230

Portsmouth, VA

94.44

106,335

72

229

Sacramento, CA

93.94

383,921

73

228

Waco, TX

93.61

112,005

74

227

Jacksonville, FL

93.37

702,545

75

226

Phoenix, AZ

92.06

1,172,538

76

225

Hammond, IN

91.47

84,449

77

224

Salt Lake City, UT

90.54

185,553

78

223

Boston, MA

89.59

555,024

79

222

Topeka, KS

89.38

122,581

80

221

Everett, WA

87.46

80,516

81

220

Houston, TX

86.57

1,801,370

82

219

Lansing, MI

85.15

123,086

83

218

Macon, GA

84.02

115,860

84

217

Hialeah, FL

82.81

203,872

85

216

Tulsa, OK

81.72

381,639

86

215

Tucson, AZ

81.65

485,933

87

214

Pomona, CA

80.99

147,700

88

213

South Bend, IN

78.75

107,138

89

212

Tallahassee, FL

78.08

140,435

90

211

Norfolk, VA

76.94

248,160

91

210

Lynn, MA

73.02

79,309

92

209

St. Paul, MN

69.27

268,898

93

208

Lafayette, LA

68.53

103,157

94

207

Savannah, GA

67.80

149,184

95

206

Gainesville, FL

66.69

92,216

96

205

Fort Worth, TX

66.55

477,900

97

204

Brockton, MA

66.17

88,524

98

203

Hollywood, FL

65.95

131,271

99

202

Tuscaloosa, AL

65.42

81,688

100

201

Seattle, WA

65.35

547,209

101

200

Providence, RI

64.75

149,369

102

199

Toledo, OH

63.65

324,986

103

198

Greensboro, NC

62.90

206,016

104

197

Omaha, NE

62.14

351,745

105

196

Vallejo, CA

60.72

114,451

106

195

Fontana, CA

60.19

106,497

107

194

Paterson, NJ

60.10

140,896

108

193

Albany, GA

59.72

86,013

109

192

San Francisco, CA

58.80

754,239

110

191

Denver, CO

58.68

525,793

111

190

Fort Wayne, IN

58.06

186,929

112

189

New York, NY

57.84

7,320,477

113

188

Salinas, CA

55.74

123,003

114

187

Wichita, KS

55.01

315,690

115

186

Ontario, CA

54.26

138,414

116

185

Pittsburgh, PA

52.88

353,248

117

184

Berkeley, CA

52.68

102,488

118

183

Montgomery, AL

51.72

200,104

119

182

Long Beach, CA

51.21

445,404

120

181

Knoxville, TN

50.73

175,623

121

180

Clarksville, TN

49.73

95,550

122

179

Grand Rapids, MI

49.54

195,966

123

178

Southfield, MI

49.04

82,123

124

177

Albany, NY

48.55

104,642

125

176

Riverside, CA

46.70

248,078

126

175

Lancaster, CA

46.02

122,359

127

174

South Gate, CA

45.47

94,354

128

173

Huntsville, AL

41.71

164,124

129

172

Worcester, MA

41.16

167,494

130

171

Glendale, AZ

40.79

188,278

131

170

Palmdale, CA

39.42

106,176

132

169

Modesto, CA

38.64

181,052

133

168

Moreno Valley, CA

38.46

143,020

134

167

Raleigh, NC

37.91

248,591

135

166

Pembroke Pines, FL

37.33

85,591

136

165

Norwalk, CA

37.18

103,425

137

164

El Monte, CA

37.03

107,447

138

163

Carson, CA

36.30

92,420

139

162

Pueblo, CO

36.15

106,982

140

161

Battle Creek, MI

35.61

78,867

141

160

Syracuse, NY

35.29

159,610

142

159

Hayward, CA

34.33

118,666

143

158

New Bedford, MA

33.76

95,827

144

157

Davenport, IA

33.04

97,752

145

156

Corpus Christi, TX

32.54

291,321

146

155

Tempe, AZ

31.18

161,284

147

154

Lowell, MA

30.95

97,276

148

153

Austin, TX

30.20

546,223

149

152

Corona, CA

29.82

95,371

150

151

Visalia, CA

29.76

87,337

151

150

Grand Prairie, TX

28.90

114,766

152

149

Aurora, CO

28.64

266,967

153

148

El Cajon, CA

27.74

95,125

154

147

Santa Monica, CA

26.96

89,363

155

146

Allentown, PA

26.17

105,056

156

145

Clearwater, FL

24.57

104,853

157

144

San Antonio, TX

24.16

1,038,086

158

143

Lexington, KY

23.66

242,640

159

142

Racine, WI

23.50

87,503

160

141

Waterbury, CT

22.82

103,363

161

140

Anchorage, AK

22.80

255,634

162

139

Reno, NV

22.39

166,924

163

138

Gresham, OR

21.77

82,591

164

137

Spokane, WA

20.80

202,414

165

136

Bakersfield, CA

19.61

196,146

166

135

Santa Ana, CA

18.33

298,570

167

134

Killeen, TX

18.14

87,639

168

133

Escondido, CA

17.97

119,446

169

132

Longview, TX

17.53

77,493

170

131

Brownsville, TX

17.50

119,421

171

130

Chula Vista, CA

17.14

153,228

172

129

Tyler, TX

17.10

84,824

173

128

San Diego, CA

16.24

1,182,653

174

127

Mesa, AZ

16.18

350,592

175

126

Lawton, OK

16.17

87,635

176

125

Downey, CA

15.86

102,548

177

124

Fort Smith, AR

15.45

76,604

178

123

Pasadena, CA

13.76

137,741

179

122

Yonkers, NY

12.12

183,165

180

121

Eugene, OR

11.97

124,129

181

120

Fairfield, CA

11.69

86,006

182

119

Oceanside, CA

11.11

150,121

183

118

Arlington, TX

10.49

303,487

184

117

Newport News, VA

10.27

184,100

185

116

Amarillo, TX

10.21

174,562

186

115

Dearborn, MI

9.78

88,708

187

114

Des Moines, IA

9.49

195,455

188

113

Pasadena, TX

9.30

136,756

189

112

Erie, PA

8.94

108,107

190

111

Santa Rosa, CA

8.59

120,075

191

110

Rialto, CA

8.47

85,742

192

109

Oxnard, CA

7.68

149,746

193

108

Sunrise, FL

6.61

78,807

194

107

Sioux City, IA

6.17

83,407

195

106

Anaheim, CA

6.13

289,645

196

105

Henderson, NV

4.81

117,396

197

104

Laredo, TX

4.57

158,569

198

103

Westminster, CA

4.52

81,874

199

102

Duluth, MN

4.40

86,177

200

101

McAllen, TX

4.05

100,800

201

100

Lubbock, TX

3.65

205,694

202

99

Lakewood, CA

2.80

81,530

203

98

Federal Way, WA

2.53

76,439

204

97

West Valley, UT

2.44

102,154

205

96

Independence, MO

0.52

114,291

206

95

Wichita Falls, TX

0.21

103,409

207

94

Coral Springs, FL

(0.69)

97,265

208

93

West Covina, CA

(1.05)

106,047

209

92

Salem, OR

(3.34)

121,280

210

91

Alexandria, VA

(3.70)

116,012

211

90

El Paso, TX

(3.84)

612,754

212

89

San Jose, CA

(6.99)

840,529

213

88

Springfield, MO

(7.68)

153,243

214

87

Roanoke, VA

(8.10)

99,326

215

86

Odessa, TX

(8.71)

100,233

216

85

Vista, CA

(9.07)

81,940

217

84

Fall River, MA

(9.08)

90,564

218

83

Midland, TX

(9.56)

101,714

219

82

Evansville, IN

(9.97)

131,972

220

81

Plantation, FL

(10.10)

78,502

221

80

Columbus, GA

(10.36)

197,860

222

79

Concord, CA

(11.83)

114,866

223

78

Chandler, AZ

(12.03)

133,269

224

77

Abilene, TX

(13.84)

116,384

225

76

Santa Barbara, CA

(16.09)

87,905

226

75

Orange, CA

(16.94)

119,893

227

74

Irving, TX

(19.96)

173,739

228

73

Honolulu, HI

(19.99)

880,272

229

72

Lincoln, NE

(20.94)

207,330

230

71

Garden Grove, CA

(21.03)

151,897

231

70

Palm Bay, FL

(21.94)

78,913

232

69

Hampton, VA

(22.09)

143,505

233

68

Chesapeake, VA

(22.13)

185,591

234

67

Columbia, MO

(23.58)

75,810

235

66

Whittier, CA

(24.28)

81,937

236

65

Bellevue, WA

(25.25)

88,448

237

64

Cambridge, MA

(25.49)

101,155

238

63

Alhambra, CA

(26.44)

86,658

240

61

Kenosha, WI

(26.59)

86,594

240

61

Torrance, CA

(26.59)

141,899

241

60

Ventura, CA

(26.85)

98,851

242

59

Costa Mesa, CA

(28.06)

101,047

243

58

Vacaville, CA

(28.10)

85,217

244

57

Madison, WI

(28.73)

197,955

245

56

Norman, OK

(29.87)

88,869

246

55

Rancho Cucamon., CA

(30.25)

117,854

247

54

Alameda, CA

(30.45)

80,765

248

53

Boulder, CO

(31.54)

91,161

249

52

Daly City, CA

(32.92)

96,539

250

51

Fremont, CA

(34.71)

188,463

251

50

Rochester, MN

(35.07)

77,742

252

49

Fullerton, CA

(35.53)

119,973

253

48

Glendale, CA

(35.90)

183,232

254

47

Carrollton, TX

(36.92)

99,488

255

46

San Angelo, TX

(36.98)

93,847

256

45

Norwalk, CT

(37.10)

78,589

257

44

Boise, ID

(37.63)

156,026

258

43

Sioux Falls, SD

(37.71)

111,852

259

42

Arlington, VA

(38.16)

172,580

260

41

Burbank, CA

(38.42)

102,318

261

40

Bloomington, MN

(39.18)

87,404

262

39

Stamford, CT

(39.26)

107,034

263

38

Fort Collins, CO

(40.48)

105,366

264

37

Garland, TX

(41.02)

204,609

265

36

Woodbridge, NJ

(41.98)

98,305

266

35

Quincy, MA

(42.93)

85,109

267

34

Huntington Beach, CA

(43.46)

194,258

268

33

Mesquite, TX

(44.29)

119,710

269

32

Clifton, NJ

(44.31)

75,396

270

31

Virginia Beach, VA

(45.04)

443,844

271

30

Santa Clara, CA

(45.26)

97,078

272

29

Green Bay, WI

(46.63)

104,485

273

28

Santa Clarita, CA

(47.74)

126,969

274

27

Ann Arbor, MI

(47.89)

112,001

275

26

Cranston, RI

(49.22)

76,547

276

25

Provo, UT

(50.32)

95,524

277

24

Edison,NJ

(52.49)

93,653

278

23

Plano, TX

(52.82)

166,480

279

22

Cape Coral, FL

(53.83)

89,236

280

21

Fargo, ND

(54.05)

79,888

281

20

Warwick, RI

(54.79)

85,451

282

19

Sandy, UT

(56.91)

92,164

283

18

Orem, UT

(57.25)

80,290

284

17

Richardson, TX

(57.55)

83,236

285

16

Dover, NJ

(58.29)

79,721

286

15

Simi Valley, CA

(59.45)

109,795

287

14

Livonia, MI

(60.83)

103,353

288

13

Cheektowaga, NY

(62.34)

94,326

289

12

Farmington Hills, MI

(63.33)

81,459

290

11

Troy, MI

(63.41)

81,340

291

10

Sterling Heights, MI

(64.45)

123,002

292

9

Irvine, CA

(64.87)

128,968

293

8

Hamilton, NJ

(66.45)

90,173

294

7

Sunnyvale, CA

(66.70)

122,767

295

6

Mission Viejo, CA

(70.39)

86,043

296

5

Clarkstown, NY

(70.63)

79,295

297

4

Thousand Oaks, CA

(70.93)

113,935

298

3

Greece, NY

(73.25)

90,886

299

2

Newton, MA

(78.81)

86,445

300

1

Amherst, NY

(81.70)

107,047