(Oct. 30) - A list of the safest and most dangerous cities overall, as compiled by Morgan Quitno Press, which bases the rankings on FBI figures. The list starts with the safest cities and ends with the most dangerous.
Only cities that reported crime rates were included in the list. For example, New Orleans was not included this year because its police department did not report figures.
- Brick, N.J.
- Amherst, N.Y.
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
- Newton, Mass.
- Troy, Mich.
- Colonie, N.Y.
- Irvine, Calif.
- Cary, N.C.
- Greece, N.Y.
- Coral Springs, Fla.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif.
- Orem, Utah
- Round Rock, Texas
- Dover, N.J.
- Lake Forest, Calif.
- Sterling Heights, Mich.
- Simi Valley, Calif.
- Roswell, Ga.
- Lee’s Summit, Mo.
- Broken Arrow, Okla.
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- Edison, N.J.
- Cranston, R.I.
- Port St. Lucie, Fla.
- Sandy, Utah
- Nashua, N.H.
- Danbury, Conn.
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- Orange, Calif.
- Hamilton, N.J.
- Parma, Ohio
- Overland Park, Kan.
- Santa Clarita, Calif.
- Stamford, Conn.
- Cheektowaga, N.Y.
- Livonia, Mich.
- Sunnyvale, Calif.
- Murrieta, Calif.
- Canton, Mich.
- Plano, Texas
- Warwick, R.I.
- Torrance, Calif.
- Clifton, N.J.
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- Woodbridge, N.J.
- Fargo, N.D.
- Norman, Okla.
- Olathe, Kan.
- Boca Raton, Fla.
- Livermore, Calif.
- Centennial, Colo.
- Fremont, Calif.
- Clinton, Mich.
- Vacaville, Calif.
- Tracy, Calif.
- Bellevue, Wash.
- Carlsbad, Calif.
- Pembroke Pines, Fla.
- Farmington Hills, Mich.
- Richardson, Texas
- Rancho Cucamon., Calif.
- Boulder, Colo.
- McKinney, Texas
- Rochester, Minn.
- Beaverton, Ore.
- Santa Clara, Calif.
- Daly City, Calif.
- Lewisville, Texas
- Napa, Calif.
- Burbank, Calif.
- Arvada, Colo.
- Alexandria, Va.
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
- Quincy, Mass.
- Glendale, Calif.
- Ventura, Calif.
- Provo, Utah
- Fullerton, Calif.
- Lawrence, Kan.
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Carrollton, Texas
- Hillsboro, Ore.
- Somerville, Mass.
- Kenosha, Wis.
- Davie, Fla.
- Chino, Calif.
- Sunrise, Fla.
- Cape Coral, Fla.
- Henderson, Nev.
- Billings, Mont.
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Plantation, Fla.
- Costa Mesa, Calif.
- San Mateo, Calif.
- Garland, Texas
- Madison, Wis.
- Corona, Calif.
- Clovis, Calif.
- Yonkers, N.Y.
- Alhambra, Calif.
- Buena Park, Calif.
- Odessa, Texas
- Chandler, Ariz.
- Norwalk, Conn.
- Upper Darby, Pa.
- Peoria, Ariz.
- Westminster, Calif.
- Roseville, Calif.
- Lakewood, Calif.
- San Jose, Calif.
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- El Paso, Texas
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
- Temecula, Calif.
- Cambridge, Mass.
- Pasadena, Texas
- Brownsville, Texas
- Boise, Idaho
- Garden Grove, Calif.
- Mesquite, Texas
- Westminster, Colo.
- Manchester, N.H.
- Whittier, Calif.
- Westland, Mich.
- McAllen, Texas
- Lincoln, Neb.
- Pasadena, Calif.
- Columbia, Mo.
- Midland, Texas
- Chesapeake, Va.
- Santa Rosa, Calif.
- Spokane Valley, Wash.
- Anaheim, Calif.
- Athens-Clarke, Ga.
- Green Bay, Wis.
- Irving, Texas
- Fort Collins, Colo.
- Escondido, Calif.
- Miramar, Fla.
- Concord, Calif.
- West Covina, Calif.
- Hampton, Va.
- New York City
- Denton, Texas
- Palm Bay, Fla.
- Sioux City, Iowa
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Thornton, Colo.
- Salem, Ore.
- Hialeah, Fla.
- Baldwin Park, Calif.
- Erie, Pa.
- San Angelo, Texas
- Oxnard, Calif.
- Oceanside, Calif.
- Austin, Texas
- Evansville, Ind.
- Lakeland, Fla.
- Laredo, Texas
- Raleigh, N.C.
- El Monte, Calif.
- Waterbury, Conn.
- Vista, Calif.
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Fontana, Calif.
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Santa Ana, Calif.
- Santa Monica, Calif.
- Lexington, Ky.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Suffolk, Va.
- Hollywood, Fla.
- Eugene, Ore.
- Norwalk, Calif.
- Santa Maria, Calif.
- Downey, Calif.
- Abilene, Texas
- Chula Vista, Calif.
- Ogden, Utah
- Melbourne, Fla.
- Clarksville, Tenn.
- Sparks, Nev.
- San Diego, Calif.
- Carson, Calif.
- Vancouver, Wash.
- Greeley, Colo.
- Springfield, Mo.
- Mesa, Ariz.
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- Tyler, Texas
- Dearborn, Mich.
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Lowell, Mass.
- San Antonio
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- El Cajon, Calif.
- Salinas, Calif.
- Fairfield, Calif.
- Lakewood, Colo.
- Redding, Calif.
- Ontario, Calif.
- South Gate, Calif.
- Topeka, Kan.
- Arlington, Texas
- Lawton, Okla.
- Riverside, Calif.
- Antioch, Calif.
- Long Beach, Calif.
- Anchorage, Alaska
- West Valley, Utah
- Hawthorne, Calif.
- Yuma, Ariz.
- Louisville, Ky.
- Omaha, Neb.
- Clearwater, Fla.
- Independence, Mo.
- Spokane, Wash.
- Reno, Nev.
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Pueblo, Colo.
- Hayward, Calif.
- Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Berkeley, Calif.
- Las Cruces, N.M.
- Mobile, Ala.
- Worcester, Mass.
- Palmdale, Calif.
- Modesto, Calif.
- Wichita Falls, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- San Leandro, Calif.
- Amarillo, Texas
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- Columbus, Ga.
- Gainesville, Fla.
- Gresham, Ore.
- Charleston, S.C.
- Tempe, Ariz.
- Lynn, Mass.
- Lafayette, La.
- Newport News, Va.
- High Point, N.C.
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- Portland, Ore.
- Los Angeles
- Victorville, Calif.
- Bellflower, Calif.
- Glendale, Ariz.
- New Bedford, Mass.
- Pomona, Calif.
- Racine, Wis.
- Aurora, Colo.
- Elizabeth, N.J.
- Rialto, Calif.
- Savannah, Ga.
- Paterson, N.J.
- Seattle
- Albany, Ga.
- Southfield, Mich.
- Lancaster, Calif.
- Waco, Texas
- Fresno, Calif.
- Killeen, Texas
- Greensboro, N.C.
- San Francisco
- Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Durham, N.C.
- Fort Smith, Ark.
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- South Bend, Ind.
- Lansing, Mich.
- Federal Way, Wash.
- Huntsville, Ala.
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- Visalia, Calif.
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Providence, R.I.
- Everett, Wash.
- Davenport, Iowa
- Hammond, Ind.
- Roanoke, Va.
- Norfolk, Va.
- Fayetteville, N.C.
- Kent, Wash.
- Akron, Ohio
- St. Paul, Minn.
- Wilmington, N.C.
- Portsmouth, Va.
- Oklahoma City
- Columbia, S.C.
- Canton, Ohio
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Montgomery, Ala.
- Allentown, Pa.
- North Las Vegas, Nev.
- Beaumont, Texas
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Denver
- Yakima, Wash.
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Longview, Texas
- Pittsburgh
- Tucson, Ariz.
- Bridgeport, Conn.
- Inglewood, Calif.
- Pompano Beach, Fla.
- Albany, N.Y.
- Phoenix
- Boston
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Tampa, Fla.
- Jersey City, N.J.
- Milwaukee
- Miami Beach, Fla.
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Shreveport, La.
- Sacramento, Calif.
- St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Tacoma, Wash.
- Houston
- Columbus, Ohio
- Miami
- Baton Rouge, La.
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Jackson, Miss.
- Toledo, Ohio
- Macon, Ga.
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Tulsa, Okla.
- Stockton, Calif.
- Hartford, Conn.
- Dallas
- Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Springfield, Mass.
- Kansas City, Kan.
- Philadelphia
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Minneapolis
- Dayton, Ohio
- Orlando, Fla.
- San Bernardino, Calif.
- Little Rock, Ark.
- Newark, N.J.
- Reading, Pa.
- North Charleston, S.C.
- Washington
- Cincinnati
- Atlanta
- Kansas City, Mo.
- Richmond, Va.
- Trenton, N.J.
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Baltimore
- Richmond, Calif.
- Gary, Ind.
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Oakland, Calif.
- Cleveland
- Birmingham, Ala.
- Camden, N.J.
- Compton, Calif.
- Flint, Mich.
- Detroit
- St. Louis
