Morgan Quitno's America's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 7th Annual Safest Metro Area Award

SAFEST METRO RANK ORDER

("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

252

1

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

(75.14)

349,938

251

2

Sheboygan, WI

(74.79)

110,738

250

3

Danbury, CT

(72.65)

169,923

249

4

Florence, AL

(72.61)

137,834

248

5

Bismarck, ND

(70.28)

90,786

247

6

La Crosse, WI-MN

(68.03)

122,565

246

7

Pittsfield, MA

(66.63)

96,666

245

8

Glens Falls, NY

(65.59)

121,885

244

9

Punta Gorda, FL

(65.44)

136,665

243

10

Eau Claire, WI

(65.32)

144,604

242

11

Pocatello, ID

(65.10)

76,268

241

12

Johnstown, PA

(63.99)

236,200

240

13

Wausau, WI

(63.12)

143,104

239

14

Dubuque, IA

(62.73)

88,083

238

15

Monmouth-Ocean, NJ

(62.54)

1,097,079

237

16

State College, PA

(61.99)

132,618

236

17

Jamestown, NY

(61.50)

138,265

235

18

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ

(60.00)

1,125,428

234

19

Altoona, PA

(58.09)

130,534

233

20

Provo-Orem, UT

(57.57)

340,443

232

21

Williamsport, PA

(56.65)

117,235

231

22

Sharon, PA

(56.42)

121,862

230

23

Cheyenne, WY

(53.62)

79,057

229

24

Dutchess County, NY

(53.52)

265,628

228

25

Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN

(52.22)

168,474

227

26

Madison, WI

(50.58)

419,245

226

27

Green Bay, WI

(50.53)

216,484

225

28

Billings, MT

(50.39)

126,768

224

29

Owensboro, KY

(49.97)

91,702

223

30

Janesville-Beloit, WI

(49.67)

151,514

222

31

Grand Junction, CO

(49.05)

115,312

221

32

Manchester, NH

(48.49)

189,895

220

33

Bergen-Passaic, NJ

(48.45)

1,348,971

219

34

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA

(48.03)

616,732

218

35

Utica-Rome, NY

(47.94)

292,878

217

36

Burlington, VT

(47.28)

149,859

216

37

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA

(47.16)

395,208

215

38

Kenosha, WI

(47.06)

145,084

214

39

Ventura, CA

(46.62)

742,690

213

40

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA

(46.36)

237,800

212

41

Brazoria, TX

(46.32)

233,652

211

42

Medford-Ashland, OR

(44.45)

174,926

210

43

Decatur, AL

(44.07)

142,561

209

44

Syracuse, NY

(43.79)

735,810

208

45

Lynchburg, VA

(43.77)

210,538

207

46

Lowell, MA-NH

(43.16)

296,904

206

47

Hagerstown, MD

(42.86)

128,265

205

48

Columbia, MO

(42.68)

129,805

204

49

St. Joseph, MO

(42.58)

97,871

203

50

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

(42.54)

274,020

202

51

Erie, PA

(42.49)

276,230

201

52

Rochester, MN

(42.45)

117,939

200

53

Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA

(42.00)

151,349

199

54

Santa Rosa, CA

(40.88)

439,652

198

55

Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH

(40.67)

150,245

197

56

Kokomo, IN

(40.29)

100,918

196

57

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA

(39.01)

616,496

195

58

Cedar Rapids, IA

(38.98)

183,095

194

59

Mansfield, OH

(38.91)

175,294

193

60

Cumberland, MD-WV

(38.24)

98,520

192

61

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA

(37.73)

184,864

191

62

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

(37.42)

246,554

190

63

Rochester, NY

(37.17)

1,081,190

189

64

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

(37.15)

466,789

188

65

Pittsburgh, PA

(37.13)

2,390,997

187

66

New London-Norwich, CT-RI

(37.04)

190,098

186

67

Boise, ID

(36.97)

403,671

185

68

Charlottesville, VA

(36.46)

150,982

184

69

Orange County, CA

(36.40)

2,761,574

183

70

San Jose, CA

(35.77)

1,665,259

182

71

Springfield, MO

(34.94)

333,392

181

72

Fort Walton Beach, FL

(34.08)

171,505

180

73

Roanoke, VA

(33.78)

230,564

179

74

Duluth-Superior, MN-WI

(33.67)

238,736

178

75

Racine, WI

(33.57)

187,079

177

76

Salem, OR

(32.81)

333,539

176

77

Grand Forks, ND-MN

(32.44)

97,671

175

78

Sioux Falls, SD

(32.29)

166,034

174

79

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC

(31.75)

327,067

173

80

Des Moines, IA

(31.39)

437,572

172

81

Greeley, CO

(31.18)

163,165

171

82

Bloomington, IN

(29.74)

115,983

170

83

Boston, MA-NH

(29.32)

3,427,422

169

84

Hartford, CT

(28.82)

938,885

168

85

Fitchburg-Leominster, MA

(28.36)

142,171

167

86

Hamilton-Middletown, OH

(28.31)

331,818

166

87

Sherman-Denison, TX

(27.85)

101,961

165

88

Flagstaff, AZ-UT

(27.75)

123,143

164

89

Ann Arbor, MI

(26.76)

546,813

163

90

Chico-Paradise, CA

(26.60)

197,448

162

91

Odessa-Midland, TX

(26.54)

248,909

161

92

Dothan, AL

(25.92)

135,302

160

93

Olympia, WA

(25.28)

204,640

159

94

Fort Smith, AR-OK

(24.90)

194,978

158

95

Waterbury, CT

(24.59)

185,774

157

96

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

(24.07)

121,416

156

97

Lima, OH

(23.88)

154,891

155

98

Iowa City, IA

(23.50)

102,974

154

99

Fort Wayne, IN

(23.24)

484,756

153

100

Casper, WY

(23.03)

63,169

152

101

Reading, PA

(22.99)

355,735

151

102

Honolulu, HI

(22.69)

866,566

150

103

Jonesboro, AR

(21.75)

77,899

149

104

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA

(21.67)

952,323

148

105

Danville, VA

(21.42)

109,552

147

106

Killeen-Temple, TX

(20.65)

305,790

146

107

Jacksonville, NC

(20.51)

144,325

145

108

Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT

(19.56)

1,286,070

144

109

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX

(19.51)

328,486

143

110

Austin-San Marcos, TX

(18.04)

1,121,834

142

111

Bremerton, WA

(17.36)

235,367

141

112

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

(17.03)

173,587

140

113

Eugene-Springfield, OR

(16.22)

317,339

139

114

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI

(16.08)

2,856,454

138

115

Bellingham, WA

(14.88)

158,680

137

116

El Paso, TX

(13.93)

713,252

136

117

Brockton, MA

(13.29)

252,188

135

118

Asheville, NC

(13.27)

216,581

134

119

Lincoln, NE

(12.58)

236,058

133

120

Victoria, TX

(12.36)

83,840

132

121

San Angelo, TX

(12.35)

104,255

131

122

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA

(10.74)

503,980

130

123

Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ

(10.47)

337,292

129

124

Yolo, CA

(8.72)

156,103

128

125

Worcester, MA-CT

(8.25)

486,932

127

126

San Diego, CA

(7.50)

2,821,328

126

127

Colorado Springs, CO

(6.95)

500,895

125

128

Denver, CO

(6.65)

1,966,394

124

129

New Haven-Meriden, CT

(6.56)

513,460

123

130

Knoxville, TN

(5.86)

641,934

122

131

Columbus, GA-AL

(5.43)

279,313

121

132

Pensacola, FL

(5.02)

404,857

120

133

Texarkana, TX-AR

(4.11)

124,773

119

134

Yuba City, CA

(3.25)

139,051

118

135

Trenton, NJ

(3.10)

332,790

117

136

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL

(2.48)

298,982

116

137

Jackson, MI

(2.46)

156,897

115

138

Longview-Marshall, TX

(2.30)

214,815

114

139

San Francisco, CA

(2.29)

1,707,970

113

140

Abilene, TX

(1.36)

123,773

112

141

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI

(0.70)

403,897

111

142

Spokane, WA

(0.43)

413,489

110

143

Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA

(0.42)

1,841,504

109

144

Huntsville, AL

(0.28)

341,825

108

145

Amarillo, TX

0.23

213,945

107

146

Enid, OK

0.29

57,052

106

147

Redding, CA

0.30

166,757

105

148

Panama City, FL

0.97

148,923

104

149

Salinas, CA

1.69

370,961

103

150

Bryan-College Station, TX

1.83

135,328

102

151

Lawton, OK

1.97

113,892

101

152

Toledo, OH

2.07

612,501

100

153

Laredo, TX

2.24

190,875

99

154

Lafayette, LA

2.62

375,982

98

155

Reno, NV

2.71

324,856

97

156

Sarasota-Bradenton, FL

2.75

550,192

96

157

Athens, GA

2.98

141,327

95

158

Bakersfield, CA

3.27

640,710

94

159

Charleston, WV

3.82

251,859

93

160

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

5.60

529,723

92

161

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ

6.21

140,832

91

162

Mobile, AL

6.44

534,441

90

163

Goldsboro, NC

6.66

113,778

89

164

Houma, LA

7.00

193,994

88

165

Rapid City, SD

7.02

87,103

87

166

Dayton-Springfield, OH

7.26

953,055

86

167

Benton Harbor, MI

9.75

161,005

85

168

San Antonio, TX

9.91

1,560,489

84

169

Sacramento, CA

10.13

1,554,407

84

169

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA

10.13

360,444

82

171

Birmingham, AL

10.23

912,373

81

172

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL

10.31

472,195

80

173

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

11.62

1,686,170

79

174

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

12.02

1,453,589

78

175

Yakima, WA

12.48

219,629

77

176

Lake Charles, LA

12.63

180,457

76

177

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

12.64

2,339,000

75

178

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA

12.65

3,140,427

74

179

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

12.91

1,094,122

73

180

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI

13.05

448,447

72

181

Bridgeport, CT

14.80

431,667

71

182

Rocky Mount, NC

14.81

150,148

70

183

Merced, CA

15.30

200,627

69

184

Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC

15.54

1,184,440

68

185

South Bend, IN

15.89

260,000

67

186

Naples, FL

16.62

202,047

66

187

Oakland, CA

18.38

2,352,489

65

188

Indianapolis, IN

19.01

1,472,005

64

189

Ocala, FL

20.49

244,675

63

190

Fort Lauderdale, FL

20.52

1,523,088

62

191

Tuscaloosa, AL

20.93

161,384

61

192

Gary, IN

22.12

597,559

60

193

Newark, NJ

22.42

1,958,829

59

194

Philadelphia, PA-NJ

22.53

4,948,584

58

195

Daytona Beach, FL

22.93

477,028

57

196

Pueblo, CO

22.99

137,759

56

197

Galveston-Texas City, TX

23.16

249,092

55

198

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR

23.46

558,787

54

199

Fayetteville, NC

23.74

288,563

53

200

Anchorage, AK

24.24

257,762

52

201

Greenville, NC

24.42

126,038

51

202

Corpus Christi, TX

25.14

394,566

50

203

Modesto, CA

25.32

432,708

49

204

Omaha, NE-IA

25.42

695,653

48

205

Oklahoma City, OK

25.57

1,042,357

47

206

Sioux City, IA-NE

27.44

120,748

46

207

Alexandria, LA

27.46

126,852

45

208

Tulsa, OK

29.85

779,604

44

209

Wilmington, NC

29.97

221,265

43

210

Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL

30.83

398,038

42

211

Albany, GA

31.38

120,332

41

212

Stockton-Lodi, CA

31.92

558,509

40

213

Tacoma, WA

32.15

685,383

39

214

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

32.22

458,509

38

215

Atlanta, GA

33.59

3,817,447

37

216

Columbus, OH

33.89

1,474,637

36

217

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

34.38

380,972

35

218

Fresno, CA

34.45

883,231

34

219

Montgomery, AL

35.34

324,809

33

220

New York, NY

36.05

8,728,038

32

221

Jersey City, NJ

36.89

559,109

31

222

Springfield, MA

37.03

503,253

30

223

Tucson, AZ

39.60

809,336

29

224

Houston, TX

40.50

3,988,161

28

225

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA

41.41

9,348,390

27

226

Florence, SC

42.95

126,525

26

227

Dallas, TX

43.31

3,163,050

25

228

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ

44.36

2,999,541

24

229

Lubbock, TX

46.70

232,199

23

230

Waco, TX

47.54

206,376

22

231

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

48.41

378,907

21

232

Macon, GA

48.50

325,607

20

233

Jacksonville, FL

48.92

1,058,111

19

234

Nashville, TN

50.83

1,167,492

18

235

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

51.46

2,286,100

17

236

Orlando, FL

51.79

1,524,265

16

237

Monroe, LA

53.12

147,082

15

238

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL

56.25

1,046,143

14

239

Detroit, MI

58.10

4,497,140

13

240

Baton Rouge, LA

58.48

575,533

12

241

Las Vegas, NV-AZ

58.87

1,366,871

11

242

Myrtle Beach, SC

60.11

177,030

10

243

Gainesville, FL

61.67

201,263

9

244

Tallahassee, FL

70.55

264,438

8

245

Savannah, GA

71.23

290,964

7

246

Jackson, TN

76.14

101,635

6

247

New Orleans, LA

80.43

1,310,328

5

248

Jackson, MS

82.99

432,573

4

249

Albuquerque, NM

83.98

679,926

3

250

Flint, MI

90.50

438,072

2

251

Miami, FL

112.33

2,180,614

1

252

Pine Bluff, AR

118.25

81,976