(1 is Safest, 249 is Most Dangerous)
Areas listed as NA are not available because of incomplete data
RANK |
METRO AREA | SCORE |
1 |
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | (76.89) |
2 |
La Crosse, WI-MN | (74.16) |
3 |
Johnstown, PA | (70.20) |
4 |
State College, PA | (70.06) |
5 |
Wausau, WI | (69.98) |
6 |
Glens Falls, NY | (69.51) |
7 |
Wheeling, WV-OH | (69.13) |
8 |
Pittsfield, MA | (68.96) |
9 |
Sheboygan, WI | (68.93) |
10 |
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME | (68.84) |
11 |
Florence, AL | (68.54) |
12 |
Danbury, CT | (68.30) |
13 |
Nashua, NH | (67.31) |
14 |
Bangor, ME | (66.92) |
15 |
Bismarck, ND | (66.58) |
16 |
Eau Claire, WI | (64.69) |
17 |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY | (60.86) |
18 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME | (60.20) |
19 |
Green Bay, WI | (60.15) |
20 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ | (60.08) |
21 |
Altoona, PA | (59.30) |
22 |
Provo-Orem, UT | (58.79) |
23 |
Cumberland, MD-WV | (58.66) |
24 |
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | (58.65) |
25 |
Hagerstown, MD | (57.80) |
26 |
Dubuque, IA | (57.22) |
27 |
Lafayette, IN | (56.91) |
28 |
Utica-Rome, NY | (56.46) |
29 |
Cheyenne, WY | (55.23) |
30 |
Dutchess County, NY | (53.91) |
31 |
Kokomo, IN | (53.80) |
32 |
Madison, WI | (53.79) |
33 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | (53.25) |
34 |
New London-Norwich, CT-RI | (53.21) |
35 |
St. Cloud, MN | (53.17) |
36 |
Charlottesville, VA | (52.73) |
37 |
Pocatello, ID | (51.73) |
38 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA | (51.51) |
39 |
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | (50.86) |
40 |
Janesville-Beloit, WI | (49.76) |
41 |
Boise, ID | (49.74) |
42 |
Syracuse, NY | (49.59) |
43 |
Lynchburg, VA | (48.60) |
44 |
Newburgh, NY-PA | (48.50) |
45 |
Pittsburgh, PA | (48.41) |
46 |
Manchester, NH | (48.08) |
47 |
Stamford-Norwalk, CT | (47.98) |
48 |
Brazoria, TX | (47.59) |
49 |
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA | (46.89) |
50 |
Joplin, MO | (46.20) |
51 |
Bergen-Passaic, NJ | (45.44) |
52 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA | (45.01) |
53 |
Decatur, AL | (44.75) |
54 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | (44.46) |
55 |
Portland, ME | (44.03) |
56 |
Kenosha, WI | (41.28) |
57 |
Boulder-Longmont, CO | (40.90) |
58 |
Rochester, MN | (40.85) |
59 |
Springfield, MO | (40.82) |
60 |
Erie, PA | (40.53) |
61 |
Columbia, MO | (40.36) |
62 |
Roanoke, VA | (40.19) |
63 |
Casper, WY | (39.73) |
64 |
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA | (38.19) |
65 |
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI | (37.88) |
66 |
Grand Junction, CO | (37.69) |
67 |
Ventura, CA | (37.05) |
68 |
Des Moines, IA | (36.29) |
69 |
Medford-Ashland, OR | (35.86) |
70 |
Bremerton, WA | (34.89) |
71 |
Jacksonville, NC | (34.86) |
72 |
Dothan, AL | (34.66) |
73 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA | (34.56) |
74 |
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA | (34.48) |
75 |
Lowell, MA-NH | (34.45) |
76 |
Rochester, NY | (34.28) |
77 |
Ann Arbor, MI | (34.24) |
78 |
Reading, PA | (33.04) |
79 |
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC | (32.82) |
80 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | (32.79) |
81 |
Killeen-Temple, TX | (32.74) |
82 |
Sioux Falls, SD | (32.58) |
83 |
Charleston, WV | (32.33) |
84 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK | (32.06) |
85 |
Lincoln, NE | (31.57) |
86 |
Fort Wayne, IN | (31.47) |
87 |
Bellingham, WA | (31.34) |
88 |
Asheville, NC | (30.06) |
89 |
Worcester, MA-CT | (30.04) |
90 |
San Jose, CA | (29.62) |
91 |
Santa Rosa, CA | (29.55) |
92 |
Olympia, WA | (29.38) |
93 |
Danville, VA | (29.34) |
94 |
San Angelo, TX | (28.69) |
95 |
Rapid City, SD | (27.89) |
96 |
Jonesboro, AR | (26.33) |
97 |
Greeley, CO | (26.14) |
98 |
Sioux City, IA-NE | (25.85) |
99 |
Hartford, CT | (25.64) |
100 |
Racine, WI | (24.38) |
101 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI | (23.51) |
102 |
Salem, OR | (23.48) |
103 |
Chico-Paradise, CA | (23.43) |
104 |
Columbus, GA-AL | (23.26) |
105 |
Orange County, CA | (23.03) |
106 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | (22.61) |
107 |
Boston, MA-NH | (22.35) |
108 |
Lima, OH | (21.67) |
109 |
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX | (21.40) |
110 |
Mansfield, OH | (20.36) |
111 |
Muncie, IN | (20.05) |
112 |
Colorado Springs, CO | (19.87) |
113 |
Akron, OH | (19.09) |
114 |
Honolulu, HI | (18.19) |
115 |
Albany, GA | (18.03) |
116 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN | (17.92) |
117 |
Spokane, WA | (16.69) |
118 |
Lawrence, MA-NH | (16.15) |
119 |
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA | (15.32) |
120 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | (15.28) |
121 |
Brockton, MA | (14.82) |
122 |
Abilene, TX | (14.67) |
123 |
Jackson, MI | (14.33) |
124 |
Huntsville, AL | (13.49) |
125 |
Lafayette, LA | (13.08) |
126 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT | (12.96) |
127 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR | (12.75) |
128 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI | (12.73) |
129 |
Salinas, CA | (11.92) |
130 |
Sherman-Denison, TX | (11.91) |
131 |
Bryan-College Station, TX | (10.72) |
132 |
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI | (9.31) |
133 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | (9.03) |
134 |
Victoria, TX | (7.86) |
135 |
Waterbury, CT | (7.44) |
136 |
Denver, CO | (7.00) |
137 |
Reno, NV | (6.86) |
138 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX | (6.58) |
139 |
Norfolk-Va Beach-Newport News, VA-NC | (6.57) |
140 |
Omaha, NE-IA | (6.52) |
141 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA | (5.41) |
142 |
Odessa-Midland, TX | (4.93) |
143 |
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI | (4.04) |
144 |
Laredo, TX | (3.54) |
145 |
Redding, CA | (3.16) |
146 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH | (2.99) |
147 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | (2.70) |
148 |
Trenton, NJ | (1.77) |
149 |
Yuba City, CA | (1.60) |
150 |
Amarillo, TX | (1.38) |
151 |
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA | (0.63) |
152 |
Merced, CA | 0.47 |
153 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 0.50 |
154 |
Dover, DE | 0.63 |
155 |
Wichita Falls, TX | 0.82 |
156 |
Rocky Mount, NC | 1.03 |
157 |
Benton Harbor, MI | 1.13 |
158 |
Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ | 2.18 |
159 |
Bakersfield, CA | 2.92 |
160 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 3.35 |
161 |
Macon, GA | 3.40 |
162 |
New Bedford, MA | 3.56 |
163 |
Tyler, TX | 3.64 |
164 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 3.80 |
165 |
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA | 3.95 |
166 |
Texarkana, TX-AR | 4.05 |
167 |
El Paso, TX | 4.62 |
168 |
San Diego, CA | 4.71 |
169 |
New Haven-Meriden, CT | 5.44 |
170 |
South Bend, IN | 5.59 |
171 |
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC | 6.13 |
172 |
Toledo, OH | 6.75 |
173 |
Athens, GA | 7.06 |
174 |
Longview-Marshall, TX | 7.44 |
175 |
Gadsden, AL | 7.44 |
176 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7.81 |
177 |
San Antonio, TX | 8.13 |
178 |
Wilmington, NC | 9.09 |
179 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA | 9.94 |
180 |
Alexandria, LA | 10.00 |
181 |
San Francisco, CA | 11.20 |
182 |
Lawton, OK | 11.37 |
183 |
Tuscaloosa, AL | 12.12 |
184 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 12.54 |
185 |
Bridgeport, CT | 12.96 |
186 |
Goldsboro, NC | 13.11 |
187 |
Florence, SC | 14.37 |
188 |
Lubbock, TX | 15.34 |
189 |
Springfield, MA | 15.96 |
190 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 16.18 |
191 |
Tulsa, OK | 16.95 |
192 |
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV | 17.16 |
193 |
Greenville, NC | 17.43 |
194 |
Enid, OK | 18.09 |
195 |
Anniston, AL | 19.27 |
196 |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ | 19.48 |
197 |
Indianapolis, IN | 19.53 |
198 |
Columbus, OH | 20.12 |
199 |
Corpus Christi, TX | 20.39 |
200 |
Yakima, WA | 20.41 |
201 |
Tacoma, WA | 20.58 |
202 |
Montgomery, AL | 22.48 |
203 |
Savannah, GA | 23.52 |
204 |
Pueblo, CO | 24.08 |
205 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC | 26.01 |
206 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | 28.43 |
207 |
Dallas, TX | 29.16 |
208 |
Oakland, CA | 29.64 |
209 |
Waco, TX | 30.07 |
210 |
Anchorage, AK | 30.78 |
211 |
Monroe, LA | 31.10 |
212 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 31.66 |
213 |
Sacramento, CA | 31.74 |
214 |
Galveston-Texas City, TX | 32.37 |
215 |
Modesto, CA | 32.51 |
216 |
Columbia, SC | 33.49 |
217 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | 33.67 |
218 |
Fayetteville, NC | 33.72 |
219 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 33.75 |
220 |
Houston, TX | 34.47 |
221 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 34.87 |
222 |
Atlanta, GA | 35.52 |
223 |
Oklahoma City, OK | 35.57 |
224 |
Newark, NJ | 35.71 |
225 |
Tucson, AZ | 35.73 |
226 |
Mobile, AL | 39.31 |
227 |
Birmingham, AL | 40.38 |
228 |
Sumter, SC | 42.22 |
229 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA | 42.27 |
230 |
Jersey City, NJ | 47.26 |
231 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 48.19 |
232 |
Gary-Hammond, IN | 48.32 |
233 |
Detroit, MI | 48.76 |
234 |
New York, NY | 51.35 |
235 |
Flint, MI | 55.21 |
236 |
Baton Rouge, LA | 55.34 |
237 |
Nashville, TN | 55.89 |
238 |
Lake Charles, LA | 57.82 |
239 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ | 66.42 |
240 |
Jackson, MS | 67.99 |
241 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 68.30 |
242 |
Myrtle Beach, SC | 70.31 |
243 |
Jackson, TN | 71.65 |
244 |
Baltimore, MD | 73.66 |
245 |
Fresno, CA | 76.92 |
246 |
Albuquerque, NM | 81.50 |
247 |
New Orleans, LA | 128.42 |
248 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS | 132.80 |
249 |
Pine Bluff, AR | 163.64 |
NA |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY** | NA |
NA |
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC** | NA |
NA |
Binghamton, NY** | NA |
NA |
Chicago, IL** | NA |
NA |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN** | NA |
NA |
Cleveland, OH** | NA |
NA |
Daytona Beach, FL** | NA |
NA |
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY** | NA |
NA |
Fort Lauderdale, FL** | NA |
NA |
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL** | NA |
NA |
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL** | NA |
NA |
Hamilton-Middletown, OH** | NA |
NA |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH** | NA |
NA |
Jacksonville, FL** | NA |
NA |
Kansas City, MO-KS** | NA |
NA |
Lexington, KY** | NA |
NA |
Louisville, KY-IN** | NA |
NA |
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL** | NA |
NA |
Miami, FL** | NA |
NA |
Orlando, FL** | NA |
NA |
Pensacola, FL** | NA |
NA |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL** | NA |
NA |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA** | NA |
NA |
St. Louis, MO-IL** | NA |
NA |
Tallahassee, FL** | NA |
NA |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL** | NA |
NA |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL** | NA |