Most Dangerous Order |
Safest Order |
Metropolitan Area | 1997 Population |
Score |
146 |
110 |
Abilene, TX | 128,936 |
(17.59) |
NA |
NA |
Akron, OH | NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | NA |
NA |
59 |
197 |
Albany, GA | 124,109 |
25.75 |
6 |
250 |
Albuquerque, NM | 675,809 |
83.48 |
67 |
189 |
Alexandria, LA | 127,553 |
20.49 |
NA |
NA |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA | NA |
NA |
102 |
154 |
Amarillo, TX | 208,406 |
2.21 |
63 |
193 |
Anchorage, AK | 255,634 |
22.80 |
190 |
66 |
Ann Arbor, MI | 527,037 |
(37.65) |
78 |
178 |
Anniston, AL | 119,633 |
14.91 |
255 |
1 |
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 341,326 |
(76.50) |
176 |
80 |
Asheville, NC | 213,754 |
(30.19) |
NA |
NA |
Athens, GA | NA |
NA |
42 |
214 |
Atlanta, GA | 3,534,929 |
32.21 |
101 |
155 |
Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ | 336,176 |
2.34 |
NA |
NA |
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC | NA |
NA |
113 |
143 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX | 1,019,596 |
(1.40) |
84 |
172 |
Bakersfield, CA | 625,540 |
11.94 |
13 |
243 |
Baltimore, MD | 2,505,920 |
63.66 |
228 |
28 |
Bangor, ME | 67,198 |
(55.75) |
197 |
59 |
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA | 143,497 |
(39.85) |
15 |
241 |
Baton Rouge, LA | 563,031 |
61.23 |
61 |
195 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 394,229 |
22.95 |
150 |
106 |
Bellingham, WA | 152,666 |
(21.50) |
214 |
42 |
Bergen-Passaic, NJ | 1,328,669 |
(47.67) |
245 |
11 |
Binghamton, NY | 262,321 |
(64.54) |
34 |
222 |
Birmingham, AL | 894,530 |
37.87 |
244 |
12 |
Bismarck, ND | 88,564 |
(63.24) |
205 |
51 |
Boise, ID | 371,511 |
(44.18) |
170 |
86 |
Boston, MA-NH | 3,457,976 |
(28.94) |
202 |
54 |
Boulder-Longmont, CO | 265,777 |
(42.21) |
222 |
34 |
Brazoria, TX | 223,716 |
(52.07) |
138 |
118 |
Bremerton, WA | 231,404 |
(14.76) |
77 |
179 |
Bridgeport, CT | 452,228 |
17.33 |
139 |
117 |
Brockton, MA | 251,863 |
(15.30) |
143 |
113 |
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX | 314,072 |
(16.03) |
133 |
123 |
Bryan-College Station, TX | 137,915 |
(11.44) |
NA |
NA |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | NA |
NA |
181 |
75 |
Casper, WY | 64,417 |
(34.54) |
35 |
221 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 535,936 |
37.23 |
152 |
104 |
Charleston, WV | 252,912 |
(21.59) |
32 |
224 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | 1,320,693 |
39.06 |
203 |
53 |
Charlottesville, VA | 144,577 |
(42.38) |
223 |
33 |
Cheyenne, WY | 78,804 |
(52.93) |
NA |
NA |
Chicago, IL | NA |
NA |
145 |
111 |
Chico-Paradise, CA | 197,363 |
(17.01) |
NA |
NA |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Cleveland, OH | NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Colorado Springs, CO | NA |
NA |
194 |
62 |
Columbia, MO | 124,327 |
(39.22) |
38 |
218 |
Columbia, SC | 499,876 |
34.30 |
142 |
114 |
Columbus, GA-AL | 292,205 |
(15.58) |
57 |
199 |
Columbus, OH | 1,432,800 |
26.05 |
79 |
177 |
Corpus Christi, TX | 398,307 |
13.66 |
234 |
22 |
Cumberland, MD-WV | 102,301 |
(59.38) |
52 |
204 |
Dallas, TX | 2,958,553 |
29.15 |
252 |
4 |
Danbury, CT | 163,600 |
(70.69) |
163 |
93 |
Danville, VA | 113,008 |
(26.77) |
54 |
202 |
Daytona Beach, FL | 462,598 |
27.66 |
NA |
NA |
Dayton-Springfield, OH | NA |
NA |
218 |
38 |
Decatur, AL | 141,136 |
(49.31) |
122 |
134 |
Denver, CO | 1,904,156 |
(6.37) |
177 |
79 |
Des Moines, IA | 419,768 |
(30.29) |
23 |
233 |
Detroit, MI | 4,435,676 |
47.31 |
127 |
129 |
Dothan, AL | 137,662 |
(8.84) |
115 |
141 |
Dover, DE | 127,863 |
(2.63) |
240 |
16 |
Dubuque, IA | 88,988 |
(60.77) |
174 |
82 |
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI | 246,797 |
(29.62) |
232 |
24 |
Dutchess County, NY | 260,996 |
(58.46) |
249 |
7 |
Eau Claire, WI | 144,391 |
(68.73) |
117 |
139 |
El Paso, TX | 703,190 |
(4.28) |
136 |
120 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 167,184 |
(13.34) |
246 |
10 |
Elmira, NY | 94,352 |
(65.00) |
81 |
175 |
Enid, OK | 57,957 |
13.45 |
191 |
65 |
Erie, PA | 279,554 |
(37.88) |
135 |
121 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR | 314,195 |
(12.08) |
231 |
25 |
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN | 163,298 |
(57.24) |
221 |
35 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 249,368 |
(50.90) |
60 |
196 |
Fayetteville, NC | 300,747 |
24.71 |
159 |
97 |
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA | 137,090 |
(25.08) |
22 |
234 |
Flint, MI | 445,874 |
49.01 |
233 |
23 |
Florence, AL | 138,890 |
(59.20) |
45 |
211 |
Florence, SC | 124,334 |
31.25 |
200 |
56 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 226,106 |
(40.46) |
47 |
209 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1,452,443 |
30.11 |
70 |
186 |
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL | 385,893 |
19.45 |
74 |
182 |
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL | 292,254 |
18.79 |
167 |
89 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK | 190,019 |
(27.82) |
168 |
88 |
Fort Walton Beach, FL | 168,881 |
(28.06) |
141 |
115 |
Fort Wayne, IN | 478,179 |
(15.52) |
93 |
163 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,647,495 |
3.36 |
14 |
242 |
Fresno, CA | 856,862 |
62.25 |
62 |
194 |
Gadsden, AL | 102,273 |
22.81 |
11 |
245 |
Gainesville, FL | 202,746 |
66.33 |
64 |
192 |
Galveston-Texas City, TX | 248,220 |
20.79 |
12 |
244 |
Gary-Hammond, IN | 631,914 |
65.59 |
128 |
128 |
Goldsboro, NC | 114,732 |
(9.29) |
242 |
14 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN | 104,790 |
(61.31) |
220 |
36 |
Grand Junction, CO | 110,341 |
(50.73) |
159 |
97 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI | 1,013,769 |
(25.08) |
247 |
9 |
Green Bay, WI | 210,852 |
(65.51) |
92 |
164 |
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC | 1,163,214 |
5.28 |
68 |
188 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC | 897,487 |
19.73 |
37 |
219 |
Greenville, NC | 119,868 |
34.59 |
193 |
63 |
Hagerstown, MD | 128,820 |
(38.49) |
186 |
70 |
Hartford, CT | 1,055,187 |
(36.57) |
187 |
69 |
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC | 321,101 |
(37.09) |
149 |
107 |
Honolulu, HI | 880,272 |
(19.99) |
50 |
206 |
Houston, TX | 3,864,390 |
29.44 |
114 |
142 |
Huntsville, AL | 323,619 |
(2.20) |
44 |
212 |
Indianapolis, IN | 1,490,823 |
31.97 |
199 |
57 |
Iowa City, IA | 100,814 |
(40.38) |
16 |
240 |
Jacksonville, FL | 1,023,100 |
61.07 |
219 |
37 |
Jacksonville, NC | 155,053 |
(50.23) |
184 |
72 |
Jackson, MI | 157,755 |
(35.03) |
8 |
248 |
Jackson, MS | 421,653 |
74.38 |
9 |
247 |
Jackson, TN | 99,627 |
70.00 |
229 |
27 |
Jamestown, NY | 141,908 |
(56.49) |
201 |
55 |
Janesville-Beloit, WI | 148,473 |
(40.83) |
31 |
225 |
Jersey City, NJ | 562,790 |
39.30 |
195 |
61 |
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 466,285 |
(39.27) |
251 |
5 |
Johnstown, PA | 239,041 |
(70.33) |
154 |
102 |
Jonesboro, AR | 75,474 |
(24.49) |
206 |
50 |
Joplin, MO | 145,059 |
(44.50) |
NA |
NA |
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI | NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Kansas City, MO-KS | NA |
NA |
204 |
52 |
Kenosha, WI | 140,188 |
(42.41) |
166 |
90 |
Killeen-Temple, TX | 303,735 |
(27.75) |
224 |
32 |
Kokomo, IN | 101,273 |
(53.23) |
254 |
2 |
La Crosse, WI-MN | 122,353 |
(73.23) |
238 |
18 |
Lafayette, IN | 169,975 |
(60.60) |
103 |
153 |
Lafayette, LA | 364,408 |
1.60 |
20 |
236 |
Lake Charles, LA | 174,811 |
50.24 |
7 |
249 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 451,138 |
77.67 |
NA |
NA |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI | NA |
NA |
90 |
166 |
Laredo, TX | 172,479 |
7.27 |
NA |
NA |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ | NA |
NA |
125 |
131 |
Lawton, OK | 119,753 |
(7.00) |
225 |
31 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 104,040 |
(53.50) |
NA |
NA |
Lexington, KY | NA |
NA |
160 |
96 |
Lincoln, NE | 230,475 |
(25.63) |
19 |
237 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 553,480 |
51.55 |
131 |
125 |
Longview-Marshall, TX | 215,566 |
(11.32) |
17 |
239 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 9,394,202 |
54.01 |
NA |
NA |
Louisville, KY-IN | NA |
NA |
180 |
76 |
Lowell, MA-NH | 282,324 |
(34.05) |
111 |
145 |
Lubbock, TX | 243,004 |
(0.62) |
208 |
48 |
Lynchburg, VA | 208,518 |
(45.10) |
86 |
170 |
Macon, GA | 326,174 |
9.58 |
210 |
46 |
Madison, WI | 389,766 |
(45.89) |
NA |
NA |
Manchester, NH | NA |
NA |
162 |
94 |
Mansfield, OH | 176,879 |
(26.48) |
96 |
160 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 487,623 |
3.08 |
189 |
67 |
Medford-Ashland, OR | 170,612 |
(37.28) |
118 |
138 |
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL | 465,762 |
(4.46) |
3 |
253 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS | 1,094,180 |
140.53 |
76 |
180 |
Merced, CA | 202,078 |
17.71 |
2 |
254 |
Miami, FL | 2,127,082 |
148.26 |
235 |
21 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ | 1,088,827 |
(59.51) |
107 |
149 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 1,471,427 |
0.58 |
126 |
130 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 2,759,627 |
(7.21) |
33 |
223 |
Mobile, AL | 524,259 |
38.82 |
39 |
217 |
Modesto, CA | 417,583 |
32.70 |
236 |
20 |
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | 1,054,409 |
(59.58) |
21 |
235 |
Monroe, LA | 147,694 |
50.11 |
58 |
198 |
Montgomery, AL | 322,867 |
25.98 |
5 |
251 |
Myrtle Beach, SC | 156,870 |
86.44 |
72 |
184 |
Naples, FL | 185,283 |
19.03 |
NA |
NA |
Nashua, NH | NA |
NA |
10 |
246 |
Nashville, TN | 1,109,843 |
69.14 |
243 |
13 |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY | 2,619,121 |
(63.05) |
109 |
147 |
New Bedford, MA | 176,310 |
(0.53) |
124 |
132 |
New Haven-Meriden, CT | 560,409 |
(6.81) |
198 |
58 |
New London-Norwich, CT-RI | 301,816 |
(40.05) |
4 |
252 |
New Orleans, LA | 1,320,311 |
108.45 |
27 |
229 |
New York, NY | 8,596,217 |
42.02 |
75 |
181 |
Newark, NJ | 1,970,655 |
18.63 |
227 |
29 |
Newburgh, NY-PA | 355,286 |
(54.86) |
116 |
140 |
Norfolk-Va Beach-Newport News, VA-NC | 1,573,608 |
(3.49) |
41 |
215 |
Oakland, CA | 2,240,478 |
32.34 |
87 |
169 |
Ocala, FL | 230,845 |
8.66 |
137 |
119 |
Odessa-Midland, TX | 250,991 |
(13.67) |
53 |
203 |
Oklahoma City, OK | 1,026,118 |
28.74 |
183 |
73 |
Olympia, WA | 196,586 |
(34.88) |
95 |
161 |
Omaha, NE-IA | 675,091 |
3.21 |
169 |
87 |
Orange County, CA | 2,610,845 |
(28.15) |
29 |
227 |
Orlando, FL | 1,429,848 |
41.01 |
147 |
109 |
Panama City, FL | 146,938 |
(18.86) |
65 |
191 |
Pensacola, FL | 389,382 |
20.67 |
NA |
NA |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ | NA |
NA |
30 |
226 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 2,764,715 |
40.21 |
1 |
255 |
Pine Bluff, AR | 86,428 |
165.83 |
207 |
49 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 2,402,258 |
(44.57) |
253 |
3 |
Pittsfield, MA | 99,502 |
(71.58) |
241 |
15 |
Pocatello, ID | 75,750 |
(60.89) |
91 |
165 |
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA | 1,764,437 |
6.48 |
209 |
47 |
Portland, ME | 237,357 |
(45.88) |
179 |
77 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA | 948,966 |
(33.90) |
215 |
41 |
Provo-Orem, UT | 314,034 |
(48.49) |
73 |
183 |
Pueblo, CO | 135,937 |
18.90 |
216 |
40 |
Punta Gorda, FL | 132,844 |
(48.66) |
161 |
95 |
Racine, WI | 184,840 |
(25.78) |
82 |
174 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1,012,905 |
12.86 |
144 |
112 |
Rapid City, SD | 88,621 |
(16.50) |
164 |
92 |
Reading, PA | 343,703 |
(26.86) |
98 |
158 |
Redding, CA | 164,278 |
2.70 |
123 |
133 |
Reno, NV | 325,650 |
(6.60) |
175 |
81 |
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA | 180,594 |
(29.91) |
43 |
213 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA | 942,111 |
32.06 |
55 |
201 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA | 2,969,344 |
27.49 |
211 |
45 |
Roanoke, VA | 234,944 |
(47.04) |
212 |
44 |
Rochester, MN | 115,847 |
(47.18) |
173 |
83 |
Rochester, NY | 1,086,828 |
(29.60) |
121 |
135 |
Rocky Mount, NC | 147,330 |
(5.24) |
36 |
220 |
Sacramento, CA | 1,479,844 |
36.43 |
165 |
91 |
Salem, OR | 320,978 |
(27.32) |
100 |
156 |
Salinas, CA | 361,277 |
2.45 |
130 |
126 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT | 1,271,704 |
(10.61) |
178 |
78 |
San Angelo, TX | 107,086 |
(32.22) |
99 |
157 |
San Antonio, TX | 1,520,247 |
2.61 |
110 |
146 |
San Diego, CA | 2,702,151 |
(0.57) |
106 |
150 |
San Francisco, CA | 1,689,734 |
1.00 |
157 |
99 |
San Jose, CA | 1,598,682 |
(25.05) |
196 |
60 |
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA | 229,653 |
(39.62) |
182 |
74 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA | 390,612 |
(34.80) |
155 |
101 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 241,222 |
(24.67) |
172 |
84 |
Santa Rosa, CA | 421,101 |
(29.04) |
119 |
137 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 543,942 |
(4.65) |
83 |
173 |
Savannah, GA | 292,473 |
12.70 |
104 |
152 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA | 2,287,805 |
1.48 |
250 |
6 |
Sheboygan, WI | 108,878 |
(69.21) |
171 |
85 |
Sherman-Denison, TX | 102,875 |
(29.03) |
24 |
232 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 381,600 |
46.04 |
132 |
124 |
Sioux City, IA-NE | 120,206 |
(11.42) |
188 |
68 |
Sioux Falls, SD | 159,398 |
(37.12) |
129 |
127 |
South Bend, IN | 260,406 |
(9.59) |
108 |
148 |
Spokane, WA | 415,653 |
(0.24) |
50 |
206 |
Springfield, MA | 471,064 |
29.44 |
185 |
71 |
Springfield, MO | 323,694 |
(35.21) |
230 |
26 |
Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 331,114 |
(56.94) |
25 |
231 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA | 531,958 |
45.65 |
239 |
17 |
St. Cloud, MN | 160,983 |
(60.68) |
213 |
43 |
St. Joseph, MO | 100,284 |
(47.39) |
NA |
NA |
St. Louis, MO-IL | NA |
NA |
40 |
216 |
Sumter, SC | 109,491 |
32.60 |
217 |
39 |
Syracuse, NY | 753,844 |
(49.21) |
46 |
210 |
Tacoma, WA | 670,980 |
30.29 |
26 |
230 |
Tallahassee, FL | 266,088 |
45.05 |
48 |
208 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2,264,864 |
29.55 |
89 |
167 |
Texarkana, TX-AR | 128,574 |
8.12 |
97 |
159 |
Toledo, OH | 618,551 |
2.78 |
140 |
116 |
Trenton, NJ | 335,625 |
(15.46) |
28 |
228 |
Tucson, AZ | 817,689 |
41.60 |
69 |
187 |
Tulsa, OK | 756,523 |
19.62 |
71 |
185 |
Tuscaloosa, AL | 160,764 |
19.04 |
105 |
151 |
Tyler, TX | 168,100 |
1.17 |
226 |
30 |
Utica-Rome, NY | 313,390 |
(53.66) |
120 |
136 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA | 495,385 |
(4.84) |
192 |
64 |
Ventura, CA | 721,437 |
(38.40) |
113 |
143 |
Victoria, TX | 84,023 |
(1.40) |
66 |
190 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ | 141,414 |
20.51 |
85 |
171 |
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA | 352,384 |
11.26 |
51 |
205 |
Waco, TX | 208,534 |
29.25 |
94 |
162 |
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV | 4,513,915 |
3.27 |
151 |
105 |
Waterbury, CT | 182,398 |
(21.52) |
153 |
103 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 124,706 |
(23.90) |
248 |
8 |
Wausau, WI | 141,831 |
(68.72) |
18 |
238 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL | 1,002,457 |
52.34 |
237 |
19 |
Wheeling, WV-OH | 158,100 |
(59.97) |
148 |
108 |
Wichita Falls, TX | 139,605 |
(19.09) |
56 |
200 |
Wilmington, NC | 203,106 |
26.18 |
156 |
100 |
Worcester, MA-CT | 483,371 |
(24.81) |
80 |
176 |
Yakima, WA | 217,096 |
13.49 |
134 |
122 |
Yolo, CA | 150,312 |
(11.99) |
88 |
168 |
Yuba City, CA | 138,780 |
8.53 |