Morgan Quitno's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 8th Annual Safest City Award

ALPHABETICAL ORDER (In first column 1 is "most dangerous", 327 is "safest"; in second column 1 is "safest", 327 is "most dangerous")

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 Order

City

Score 2000 Population
248 80 Abilene, TX (27.77)       113,387
256 72 Alameda, CA (33.57)         77,210
124 204 Albany, GA 50.20         79,811
54 274 Albany, NY 115.28         98,022
64 264 Albuquerque, NM 107.22       439,724
247 81 Alhambra, CA (27.76)         86,757
126 202 Allentown, PA 48.82       102,557
137 191 Amarillo, TX 39.59       178,888
327 1 Amherst, NY (84.94)       109,574
221 107 Anaheim, CA (11.91)       307,240
174 154 Anchorage, AK 13.91       260,900
284 44 Ann Arbor, MI (47.44)       110,581
205 123 Antioch, CA (3.50)         85,882
165 163 Arlington, TX 20.46       324,533
309 19 Arvada, CO (60.95)       105,454
182 146 Athens-Clarke, GA 9.56         94,238
2 326 Atlanta, GA 351.79       422,266
125 203 Aurora, CO 49.46       268,243
167 161 Austin, TX 19.40       611,561
191 137 Bakersfield, CA 3.03       227,226
4 324 Baltimore, MD 325.13       647,955
60 268 Beaumont, TX 110.38       114,117
295 33 Bellevue, WA (53.72)       108,046
141 187 Berkeley, CA 38.93       110,693
26 302 Birmingham, AL 183.48       253,868
271 57 Bloomington, MN (39.28)         88,826
252 76 Boise, ID (31.59)       174,054
63 265 Boston, MA 107.76       570,888
285 43 Boulder, CO (48.29)         96,752
323 5 Brick Twnshp, NJ (73.31)         78,794
33 295 Bridgeport, CT 153.67       142,198
123 205 Brockton, MA 51.65         96,291
286 42 Broken Arrow, OK (48.97)         77,414
224 104 Brownsville, TX (13.03)       153,653
249 79 Buena Park, CA (29.03)         76,052
48 280 Buffalo, NY 122.38       308,288
273 55 Burbank, CA (41.32)       101,210
228 100 Cambridge, MA (17.06)         95,560
6 322 Camden, NJ 259.14         85,142
314 14 Canton Twnshp, MI (62.32)         78,514
44 284 Canton, OH 125.51         79,256
294 34 Cape Coral, FL (53.24)         98,909
299 29 Carlsbad, CA (54.90)         78,884
297 31 Carrollton, TX (54.16)       107,474
104 224 Carson, CA 68.33         91,042
324 4 Cary, NC (77.21)         95,964
253 75 Cedar Rapids, IA (32.16)       118,073
235 93 Chandler, AZ (21.99)       181,517
57 271 Charlotte, NC 111.57       625,371
22 306 Chattanooga, TN 201.33       152,630
187 141 Chula Vista, CA 6.02       168,529
96 232 Cincinnati, OH 74.72       333,750
318 10 Clarkstown, NY (68.07)         84,240
193 135 Clarksville, TN 2.11       102,765
145 183 Clearwater, FL 31.68       105,697
27 301 Cleveland, OH 181.43       505,962
272 56 Clifton, NJ (39.92)         78,187
171 157 Clinton Twnshp, MI 14.83         98,126
320 8 Colonie, NY (69.98)         82,253
184 144 Colorado Springs, CO 7.63       371,363
204 124 Columbia, MO (2.67)         82,368
71 257 Columbia, SC 96.40       112,539
161 167 Columbus, GA 22.74       190,830
42 286 Columbus, OH 132.97       676,701
9 319 Compton, CA 242.54         94,900
222 106 Concord, CA (12.68)       120,475
280 48 Coral Springs, FL (44.40)       122,831
230 98 Corona, CA (19.76)       122,215
135 193 Corpus Christi, TX 41.26       293,146
270 58 Costa Mesa, CA (39.22)       106,141
266 62 Cranston, RI (37.94)         79,362
19 309 Dallas, TX 207.58    1,119,580
277 51 Daly City, CA (43.86)       101,381
95 233 Davenport, IA 75.07       100,205
15 313 Dayton, OH 221.55       170,789
164 164 Dearborn, MI 20.78         88,883
246 82 Denton, TX (27.66)         82,400
128 200 Denver, CO 48.57       529,978
175 153 Des Moines, IA 13.56       194,745
1 327 Detroit, MI 373.28       972,390
310 18 Dover Twnshp, NJ (60.98)         90,387
214 114 Downey, CA (7.05)         96,530
194 134 Duluth, MN 1.84         83,421
50 278 Durham, NC 120.37       188,547
291 37 Edison Twnshp, NJ (51.18)         98,803
173 155 El Cajon, CA 14.23         96,651
153 175 El Monte, CA 29.03       115,359
220 108 El Paso, TX (10.70)       637,462
70 258 Elizabeth, NJ 96.54       114,266
201 127 Erie, PA (0.83)       103,902
200 128 Escondido, CA (0.71)       125,230
199 129 Eugene, OR (0.48)       134,643
188 140 Evansville, IN 4.50       124,685
55 273 Everett, WA 112.90         89,442
203 125 Fairfield, CA (2.48)         94,278
202 126 Fall River, MA (1.49)         93,106
288 40 Fargo, ND (50.18)         89,315
276 52 Farmington Hills, MI (43.27)         80,296
53 275 Fayetteville, NC 117.61       112,542
132 196 Federal Way, WA 44.18         76,178
16 312 Flint, MI 221.16       131,844
110 218 Fontana, CA 59.26       117,400
260 68 Fort Collins, CO (36.22)       120,287
74 254 Fort Lauderdale, FL 94.45       162,900
120 208 Fort Smith, AR 53.93         78,532
149 179 Fort Wayne, IN 30.50       201,262
89 239 Fort Worth, TX 80.83       522,612
304 24 Fremont, CA (57.20)       213,193
85 243 Fresno, CA 84.88       413,000
269 59 Fullerton, CA (39.14)       125,944
100 228 Gainesville, FL 72.40         97,611
227 101 Garden Grove, CA (14.03)       156,899
242 86 Garland, TX (25.65)       201,060
5 323 Gary, IN 266.54       112,824
282 46 Gilbert, AZ (46.02)       104,785
129 199 Glendale, AZ 47.48       216,309
254 74 Glendale, CA (32.48)       191,000
160 168 Grand Prairie, TX 23.08       119,536
102 226 Grand Rapids, MI 70.74       186,410
316 12 Greece, NY (65.61)         95,772
232 96 Greeley, CO (21.26)         77,176
265 63 Green Bay, WI (37.71)       100,483
94 234 Greensboro, NC 76.74       209,957
152 176 Gresham, OR 29.59         89,870
300 28 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ (55.09)         88,929
31 297 Hammond, IN 161.54         79,154
36 292 Hartford, CT 146.94       133,199
60 268 Hawthorne, CA 110.38         75,813
155 173 Hayward, CA 26.94       133,926
211 117 Henderson, NV (5.73)       183,782
134 194 Hialeah, FL 41.79       224,800
81 247 High Point, NC 87.66         80,964
140 188 Hollywood, FL 39.09       139,428
229 99 Honolulu, HI (18.15)       883,621
61 267 Houston, TX 109.87    1,920,350
307 21 Huntington Beach, CA (59.98)       203,994
170 158 Huntsville, AL 16.24       181,037
212 116 Independence, MO (6.12)       120,272
82 246 Indianapolis, IN 86.77       768,124
51 277 Inglewood, CA 119.98       116,097
311 17 Irvine, CA (61.29)       145,873
209 119 Irving, TX (5.39)       186,754
78 250 Jacksonville, FL 90.74       735,992
72 256 Jersey City, NJ 95.33       238,125
45 283 Kalamazoo, MI 125.15         76,233
13 315 Kansas City, MO 225.69       447,921
251 77 Kenosha, WI (31.05)         91,376
130 198 Killeen, TX 44.58         84,685
87 241 Knoxville, TN 81.74       181,421
150 178 Lafayette, LA 30.42       119,396
158 170 Lakeland, FL 24.38         79,511
210 118 Lakewood, CA (5.59)         78,768
219 109 Lakewood, CO (10.68)       146,251
156 172 Lancaster, CA 26.70       126,679
107 221 Lansing, MI 66.40       128,683
198 130 Laredo, TX 1.45       190,540
136 192 Las Cruces, NM 39.82         79,236
114 214 Las Vegas, NV 58.18    1,020,055
146 182 Lawton, OK 31.54         82,131
264 64 Lewisville, TX (37.24)         80,472
163 165 Lexington, KY 21.50       248,767
226 102 Lincoln, NE (14.00)       221,791
47 281 Little Rock, AR 123.28       184,560
313 15 Livermore, CA (62.03)         77,170
298 30 Livonia, MI (54.68)       100,918
122 206 Long Beach, CA 52.40       444,563
90 238 Longview, TX 79.66         78,578
65 263 Los Angeles, CA 105.95    3,713,238
84 244 Louisville, KY 85.19       258,301
154 174 Lowell, MA 28.62       103,954
105 223 Lubbock, TX 67.90       197,658
62 266 Macon, GA 107.94       119,131
250 78 Madison, WI (29.40)       215,217
244 84 Manchester, NH (27.12)       105,797
223 105 McAllen, TX (12.81)       114,736
10 318 Memphis, TN 241.93       628,851
166 162 Mesa, AZ 19.96       396,003
258 70 Mesquite, TX (35.23)       120,860
43 285 Miami Beach, FL 132.46       103,496
17 311 Miami, FL 220.19       390,540
217 111 Midland, TX (9.32)       102,254
35 293 Milwaukee, WI 150.10       584,763
30 298 Minneapolis, MN 161.67       364,049
325 3 Mission Viejo, CA (78.83)       100,198
127 201 Mobile, AL 48.69       243,973
196 132 Modesto, CA 1.53       192,379
69 259 Montgomery, AL 101.65       199,149
179 149 Moreno Valley, CA 11.75       152,159
32 296 Nashville, TN 159.98       533,484
169 159 New Bedford, MA 16.61         97,449
41 287 New Haven, CT 133.96       126,794
11 317 New Orleans, LA 235.10       471,134
133 195 New York, NY 42.42    7,746,511
20 308 Newark, NJ 206.12       271,839
303 25 Newport Beach, CA (56.76)         75,645
121 207 Newport News, VA 53.87       184,497
326 2 Newton, MA (84.21)         82,400
77 251 Norfolk, VA 91.71       232,632
245 83 Norman, OK (27.64)         96,791
79 249 North Las Vegas, NV 90.48       112,480
183 145 Norwalk, CA 8.07       100,480
28 300 Oakland, CA 180.27       373,215
207 121 Oceanside, CA (4.01)       159,969