Morgan Quitno's America's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 7th Annual Safest Metro Award

ALPHABETICAL ORDER (In first column 1 is "most dangerous", 252 is "safest"; in second column 1 is "safest", 252 is "most dangerous")

("Metro" includes suburbs and other surrounding areas whereas "City" is limited to the city limits of the named city)

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

Metro Area

Score

1999 Population

113

140

Abilene, TX

(1.36)

123,773

NA

NA

Akron, OH

NA

NA

NA

NA

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

NA

NA

42

211

Albany, GA

31.38

120,332

4

249

Albuquerque, NM

83.98

679,926

46

207

Alexandria, LA

27.46

126,852

196

57

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA

(39.01)

616,496

234

19

Altoona, PA

(58.09)

130,534

108

145

Amarillo, TX

0.23

213,945

53

200

Anchorage, AK

24.24

257,762

164

89

Ann Arbor, MI

(26.76)

546,813

252

1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

(75.14)

349,938

135

118

Asheville, NC

(13.27)

216,581

96

157

Athens, GA

2.98

141,327

38

215

Atlanta, GA

33.59

3,817,447

130

123

Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ

(10.47)

337,292

NA

NA

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC

NA

NA

143

110

Austin-San Marcos, TX

(18.04)

1,121,834

95

158

Bakersfield, CA

3.27

640,710

NA

NA

Baltimore, MD

NA

NA

200

53

Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA

(42.00)

151,349

13

240

Baton Rouge, LA

58.48

575,533

36

217

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

34.38

380,972

138

115

Bellingham, WA

(14.88)

158,680

86

167

Benton Harbor, MI

9.75

161,005

220

33

Bergen-Passaic, NJ

(48.45)

1,348,971

225

28

Billings, MT

(50.39)

126,768

82

171

Birmingham, AL

10.23

912,373

248

5

Bismarck, ND

(70.28)

90,786

171

82

Bloomington, IN

(29.74)

115,983

186

67

Boise, ID

(36.97)

403,671

170

83

Boston, MA-NH

(29.32)

3,427,422

212

41

Brazoria, TX

(46.32)

233,652

142

111

Bremerton, WA

(17.36)

235,367

72

181

Bridgeport, CT

14.80

431,667

136

117

Brockton, MA

(13.29)

252,188

144

109

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX

(19.51)

328,486

103

150

Bryan-College Station, TX

1.83

135,328

NA

NA

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY

NA

NA

217

36

Burlington, VT

(47.28)

149,859

153

100

Casper, WY

(23.03)

63,169

195

58

Cedar Rapids, IA

(38.98)

183,095

NA

NA

Charleston-North Charleston, SC

NA

NA

94

159

Charleston, WV

3.82

251,859

NA

NA

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC

NA

NA

185

68

Charlottesville, VA

(36.46)

150,982

230

23

Cheyenne, WY

(53.62)

79,057

NA

NA

Chicago, IL

NA

NA

163

90

Chico-Paradise, CA

(26.60)

197,448

NA

NA

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

NA

NA

NA

NA

Cleveland, OH

NA

NA

126

127

Colorado Springs, CO

(6.95)

500,895

205

48

Columbia, MO

(42.68)

129,805

NA

NA

Columbia, SC

NA

NA

122

131

Columbus, GA-AL

(5.43)

279,313

37

216

Columbus, OH

33.89

1,474,637

51

202

Corpus Christi, TX

25.14

394,566

193

60

Cumberland, MD-WV

(38.24)

98,520

26

227

Dallas, TX

43.31

3,163,050

250

3

Danbury, CT

(72.65)

169,923

148

105

Danville, VA

(21.42)

109,552

58

195

Daytona Beach, FL

22.93

477,028

87

166

Dayton-Springfield, OH

7.26

953,055

210

43

Decatur, AL

(44.07)

142,561

125

128

Denver, CO

(6.65)

1,966,394

173

80

Des Moines, IA

(31.39)

437,572

14

239

Detroit, MI

58.10

4,497,140

161

92

Dothan, AL

(25.92)

135,302

NA

NA

Dover, DE

NA

129,838

239

14

Dubuque, IA

(62.73)

88,083

179

74

Duluth-Superior, MN-WI

(33.67)

238,736

229

24

Dutchess County, NY

(53.52)

265,628

243

10

Eau Claire, WI

(65.32)

144,604

137

116

El Paso, TX

(13.93)

713,252

141

112

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

(17.03)

173,587

107

146

Enid, OK

0.29

57,052

202

51

Erie, PA

(42.49)

276,230

140

113

Eugene-Springfield, OR

(16.22)

317,339

228

25

Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN

(52.22)

168,474

203

50

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

(42.54)

274,020

54

199

Fayetteville, NC

23.74

288,563

168

85

Fitchburg-Leominster, MA

(28.36)

142,171

165

88

Flagstaff, AZ-UT

(27.75)

123,143

3

250

Flint, MI

90.50

438,072

249

4

Florence, AL

(72.61)

137,834

27

226

Florence, SC

42.95

126,525

63

190

Fort Lauderdale, FL

20.52

1,523,088

43

210

Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL

30.83

398,038

117

136

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL

(2.48)

298,982

159

94

Fort Smith, AR-OK

(24.90)

194,978

181

72

Fort Walton Beach, FL

(34.08)

171,505

154

99

Fort Wayne, IN

(23.24)

484,756

80

173

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

11.62

1,686,170

35

218

Fresno, CA

34.45

883,231

10

243

Gainesville, FL

61.67

201,263

56

197

Galveston-Texas City, TX

23.16

249,092

61

192

Gary, IN

22.12

597,559

245

8

Glens Falls, NY

(65.59)

121,885

90

163

Goldsboro, NC

6.66

113,778

176

77

Grand Forks, ND-MN

(32.44)

97,671

222

31

Grand Junction, CO

(49.05)

115,312

NA

NA

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI

NA

NA

172

81

Greeley, CO

(31.18)

163,165

226

27

Green Bay, WI

(50.53)

216,484

69

184

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC

15.54

1,184,440

NA

NA

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC

NA

NA

52

201

Greenville, NC

24.42

126,038

206

47

Hagerstown, MD

(42.86)

128,265

167

86

Hamilton-Middletown, OH

(28.31)

331,818

219

34

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA

(48.03)

616,732

169

84

Hartford, CT

(28.82)

938,885

174

79

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC

(31.75)

327,067

151

102

Honolulu, HI

(22.69)

866,566

89

164

Houma, LA

7.00

193,994

29

224

Houston, TX

40.50

3,988,161

109

144

Huntsville, AL

(0.28)

341,825

65

188

Indianapolis, IN

19.01

1,472,005

155

98

Iowa City, IA

(23.50)

102,974

20

233

Jacksonville, FL

48.92

1,058,111

146

107

Jacksonville, NC

(20.51)

144,325

116

137

Jackson, MI

(2.46)

156,897

5

248

Jackson, MS

82.99

432,573

7

246

Jackson, TN

76.14

101,635

236

17

Jamestown, NY

(61.50)

138,265

223

30

Janesville-Beloit, WI

(49.67)

151,514

32

221

Jersey City, NJ

36.89

559,109

189

64

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

(37.15)

466,789

241

12

Johnstown, PA

(63.99)

236,200

150

103

Jonesboro, AR

(21.75)

77,899

73

180

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI

13.05

448,447

NA

NA

Kansas City, MO-KS

NA

NA

215

38

Kenosha, WI

(47.06)

145,084

147

106

Killeen-Temple, TX

(20.65)

305,790

123

130

Knoxville, TN

(5.86)

641,934

197

56

Kokomo, IN

(40.29)

100,918

247

6

La Crosse, WI-MN

(68.03)

122,565

99

154

Lafayette, LA

2.62

375,982

77

176

Lake Charles, LA

12.63

180,457

39

214

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

32.22

458,509

100

153

Laredo, TX

2.24

190,875

12

241

Las Vegas, NV-AZ

58.87

1,366,871

102

151

Lawton, OK

1.97

113,892

156

97

Lima, OH

(23.88)

154,891

134

119

Lincoln, NE

(12.58)

236,058

55

198

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

23.46

558,787

115

138

Longview-Marshall, TX

(2.30)

214,815

28

225

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

41.41

9,348,390

NA

NA

Louisville, KY-IN

NA

NA

207

46

Lowell, MA-NH

(43.16)

296,904

24

229

Lubbock, TX

46.70

232,199

208

45

Lynchburg, VA

(43.77)

210,538

21

232

Macon, GA

48.50

325,607

227

26

Madison, WI

(50.58)

419,245

221

32

Manchester, NH

(48.49)

189,895

194

59

Mansfield, OH

(38.91)

175,294

93

160

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

5.60

529,723

211

42

Medford-Ashland, OR

(44.45)

174,926

81

172

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL

10.31

472,195

NA

NA

Memphis, TN-AR-MS

NA

NA

70

183

Merced, CA

15.30

200,627

2

251

Miami, FL

112.33

2,180,614

235

18

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ

(60.00)

1,125,428

79

174

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

12.02

1,453,589

139

114

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

(16.08)

2,856,454

91

162

Mobile, AL

6.44

534,441

50

203

Modesto, CA

25.32

432,708

238

15

Monmouth-Ocean, NJ

(62.54)

1,097,079

16

237

Monroe, LA

53.12

147,082

34

219

Montgomery, AL

35.34

324,809

11

242

Myrtle Beach, SC

60.11

177,030

67

186

Naples, FL

16.62

202,047

19

234

Nashville, TN

50.83

1,167,492

NA

NA

Nassau-Suffolk, NY

NA

NA

124

129

New Haven-Meriden, CT

(6.56)

513,460

187

66

New London-Norwich, CT-RI

(37.04)

190,098

6

247

New Orleans, LA

80.43

1,310,328

33

220

New York, NY

36.05

8,728,038

60

193

Newark, NJ

22.42

1,958,829

NA

NA

Norfolk-Va Beach-Newport News, VA-NC

NA

NA

66

187

Oakland, CA

18.38

2,352,489

64

189

Ocala, FL

20.49

244,675

162

91

Odessa-Midland, TX

(26.54)

248,909

48

205

Oklahoma City, OK

25.57

1,042,357

160

93

Olympia, WA

(25.28)

204,640

49

204

Omaha, NE-IA

25.42

695,653

184

69

Orange County, CA

(36.40)

2,761,574

17

236

Orlando, FL

51.79

1,524,265

224

29

Owensboro, KY

(49.97)

91,702

105

148

Panama City, FL

0.97

148,923

198

55

Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH

(40.67)

150,245

121

132

Pensacola, FL

(5.02)

404,857

59

194

Philadelphia, PA-NJ

22.53

4,948,584

25

228

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

44.36

2,999,541

1

252

Pine Bluff, AR

118.25

81,976

188

65

Pittsburgh, PA

(37.13)

2,390,997

246

7

Pittsfield, MA

(66.63)

96,666

242

11

Pocatello, ID

(65.10)

76,268

110

143

Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA

(0.42)

1,841,504

149

104

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA

(21.67)

952,323

233

20

Provo-Orem, UT

(57.57)

340,443

57

196

Pueblo, CO

22.99

137,759

244

9

Punta Gorda, FL

(65.44)

136,665

178

75

Racine, WI

(33.57)

187,079

74

179

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

12.91

1,094,122

88

165

Rapid City, SD

7.02

87,103

152

101

Reading, PA

(22.99)

355,735

106

147

Redding, CA

0.30

166,757

98

155

Reno, NV

2.71

324,856

192

61

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA

(37.73)

184,864

NA

NA

Richmond-Petersburg, VA

NA

NA

75

178

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA

12.65

3,140,427

180

73

Roanoke, VA

(33.78)

230,564

201

52

Rochester, MN

(42.45)

117,939

190

63

Rochester, NY

(37.17)

1,081,190

71

182

Rocky Mount, NC

14.81

150,148

84

169

Sacramento, CA

10.13

1,554,407

112

141

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI

(0.70)

403,897

177

76

Salem, OR

(32.81)

333,539

104

149

Salinas, CA

1.69

370,961

145

108

Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT

(19.56)

1,286,070

132

121

San Angelo, TX

(12.35)

104,255

85

168

San Antonio, TX

9.91

1,560,489

127

126

San Diego, CA

(7.50)

2,821,328

114

139

San Francisco, CA

(2.29)

1,707,970

183

70

San Jose, CA

(35.77)

1,665,259

213

40

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA

(46.36)

237,800

216

37

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA

(47.16)

395,208

191

62

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

(37.42)

246,554

199

54

Santa Rosa, CA

(40.88)

439,652

97

156

Sarasota-Bradenton, FL

2.75

550,192

8

245

Savannah, GA

71.23

290,964

76

177

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

12.64

2,339,000

231

22

Sharon, PA

(56.42)

121,862

251

2

Sheboygan, WI

(74.79)

110,738

166

87

Sherman-Denison, TX

(27.85)

101,961

22

231

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

48.41

378,907

47

206

Sioux City, IA-NE

27.44

120,748

175

78

Sioux Falls, SD

(32.29)

166,034

68

185

South Bend, IN

15.89

260,000

111

142

Spokane, WA

(0.43)

413,489

31

222

Springfield, MA

37.03

503,253

182

71

Springfield, MO

(34.94)

333,392

237

16

State College, PA

(61.99)

132,618

41

212

Stockton-Lodi, CA

31.92

558,509

204

49

St. Joseph, MO

(42.58)

97,871

NA

NA

St. Louis, MO-IL

NA

NA

209

44

Syracuse, NY

(43.79)

735,810

40

213

Tacoma, WA

32.15

685,383

9

244

Tallahassee, FL

70.55

264,438

18

235

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

51.46

2,286,100

120

133

Texarkana, TX-AR

(4.11)

124,773

101

152

Toledo, OH

2.07

612,501

118

135

Trenton, NJ

(3.10)

332,790

30

223

Tucson, AZ

39.60

809,336

45

208

Tulsa, OK

29.85

779,604

62

191

Tuscaloosa, AL

20.93

161,384

218

35

Utica-Rome, NY

(47.94)

292,878

131

122

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA

(10.74)

503,980

214

39

Ventura, CA

(46.62)

742,690

133

120

Victoria, TX

(12.36)

83,840

92

161

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ

6.21

140,832

84

169

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA

10.13

360,444

23

230

Waco, TX

47.54

206,376

NA

NA

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV

NA

NA

158

95

Waterbury, CT

(24.59)

185,774

157

96

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

(24.07)

121,416

240

13

Wausau, WI

(63.12)

143,104

15

238

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL

56.25

1,046,143

NA

NA

Wichita Falls, TX

NA

139,213

232

21

Williamsport, PA

(56.65)

117,235

NA

NA

Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD

NA

572,834

44

209

Wilmington, NC

29.97

221,265

128

125

Worcester, MA-CT

(8.25)

486,932

78

175

Yakima, WA

12.48

219,629

129

124

Yolo, CA

(8.72)

156,103

119

134

Yuba City, CA

(3.25)

139,051