Morgan Quitno's America's Safest City Award


Morgan Quitno Press' 8th 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

 2000 Population

254 1 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI (75.08)       353,669
253 2 Wausau, WI (73.23)       145,973
252 3 Bismarck, ND (72.73)         93,177
251 4 Danbury, CT (70.46)       178,345
250 5 La Crosse, WI-MN (68.68)       124,724
249 6 Sheboygan, WI (66.85)       112,511
248 7 Binghamton, NY (66.35)       259,043
247 8 State College, PA (65.42)       135,354
246 9 Johnstown, PA (64.89)       239,389
245 10 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ (64.47)     1,145,873
244 11 Pittsfield, MA (64.31)         97,984
243 12 Glens Falls, NY (64.11)       126,792
242 13 Eau Claire, WI (63.94)       147,578
241 14 Provo-Orem, UT (62.86)       363,832
240 15 Bangor, ME (62.60)         69,368
239 16 Florence, AL (62.31)       139,298
238 17 York, PA (61.58)       385,598
237 18 Dutchess County, NY (60.95)       279,733
236 19 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ (60.59)     1,168,208
235 20 St. Cloud, MN (57.98)       169,885
234 21 Green Bay, WI (57.68)       216,379
233 22 Punta Gorda, FL (57.26)       144,889
232 23 Pocatello, ID (56.70)         77,409
231 24 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN (56.31)       173,276
230 25 Lafayette, IN (55.93)       179,500
229 26 Dubuque, IA (55.78)         89,965
228 27 Newburgh, NY-PA (55.38)       390,869
227 28 Jamestown, NY (54.26)       143,321
226 29 Portland, ME (53.49)       250,491
225 30 Burlington, VT (51.86)       154,137
224 31 Altoona, PA (50.96)       132,942
223 32 Madison, WI (50.92)       430,092
222 33 Bergen-Passaic, NJ (49.90)     1,386,769
221 34 Cedar Rapids, IA (49.78)       188,558
220 35 Lancaster, PA (48.94)       465,557
219 36 St. Joseph, MO (48.66)         99,476
218 37 Corvallis, OR (48.49)         79,642
217 38 Rochester, MN (47.45)       122,667
216 39 Manchester, NH (47.08)       195,823
215 40 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero, CA (46.94)       242,147
214 41 Bloomington, IN (46.65)       119,630
213 42 Lynchburg, VA (46.43)       215,082
212 43 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME (46.21)       275,841
211 44 Kenosha, WI (45.36)       149,470
210 45 Lewiston-Auburn, ME (45.26)       103,107
209 46 Ventura, CA (44.67)       761,394
208 47 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA (43.91)       399,643
207 48 Syracuse, NY (43.51)       764,649
206 49 Grand Junction, CO (43.45)       122,106
205 50 Janesville-Beloit, WI (43.27)       154,380
204 51 Medford-Ashland, OR (43.14)       181,402
203 52 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (42.89)       251,163
202 53 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (42.75)       298,649
201 54 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA (42.66)       633,148
200 55 Erie, PA (42.36)       283,622
199 56 Mansfield, OH (41.99)       178,121
198 57 Utica-Rome, NY (41.62)       303,430
197 58 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (41.32)       906,739
196 59 Lowell, MA-NH (40.55)       305,570
195 60 Ann Arbor, MI (40.41)       558,168
194 61 Orange County, CA (39.83)     2,821,467
193 62 Kokomo, IN (39.36)       102,701
192 63 Boise, ID (39.04)       421,612
191 64 Cheyenne, WY (38.90)         81,207
190 65 Brazoria, TX (38.45)       243,744
189 66 Iowa City, IA (38.13)       105,872
188 67 Pittsburgh, PA (38.03)     2,398,928
187 68 Hagerstown, MD (37.06)       130,876
186 69 San Jose, CA (36.84)     1,683,530
185 70 Sioux Falls, SD (36.67)       170,559
184 71 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA (36.17)       189,045
183 72 New London-Norwich, CT-RI (35.78)       199,914
182 73 Des Moines, IA (35.55)       452,291
181 74 Santa Rosa, CA (34.57)       449,614
180 75 Rochester, NY (34.43)     1,123,264
179 76 Charlottesville, VA (33.36)       155,792
178 77 Lawrence, MA-NH (32.56)       353,987
177 78 Cumberland, MD-WV (32.06)         99,970
176 79 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC (31.19)       342,793
175 80 Joplin, MO (31.00)       153,460
174 81 Sherman-Denison, TX (30.05)       107,908
173 82 Grand Forks, ND-MN (29.31)         97,260
172 83 Abilene, TX (29.08)       127,413
171 84 Enid, OK (27.25)         58,525
170 85 Fort Wayne, IN (26.72)       495,533
169 86 Fort Walton Beach, FL (26.35)       179,852
168 87 Flagstaff, AZ-UT (25.80)       126,205
167 88 Hartford, CT (25.56)       974,139
166 89 Asheville, NC (24.61)       226,389
165 90 Greeley, CO (24.57)       176,188
164 91 Racine, WI (23.90)       189,783
163 92 Jonesboro, AR (23.76)         81,383
162 93 Olympia, WA (22.72)       210,376
161 94 Bellingham, WA (22.50)       164,147
160 95 Salem, OR (21.71)       345,793
159 96 Springfield, MO (21.50)       342,924
158 97 Columbia, MO (21.10)       133,199
157 98 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (20.88)       250,576
156 99 Huntsville, AL (20.82)       348,233
155 100 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA (20.71)       146,637
154 101 Killeen-Temple, TX (19.84)       308,256
153 102 Houma, LA (19.69)       198,906
152 103 Hamilton-Middletown, OH (19.57)       334,380
151 104 Brockton, MA (19.13)       260,688
150 105 Odessa-Midland, TX (19.11)       251,999
149 106 Worcester, MA-CT (18.46)       503,378
148 107 Lincoln, NE (18.37)       244,110
147 108 Honolulu, HI (18.15)       883,621
146 109 Eugene-Springfield, OR (17.37)       324,895
145 110 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (17.34)       122,338
144 111 Jacksonville, NC (17.04)       149,902
143 112 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI (15.93)     1,060,056
142 113 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (15.47)     2,959,367
141 114 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA (15.14)     1,005,499
140 115 Athens, GA (14.86)       147,546
139 116 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (14.78)     1,193,158
138 117 Casper, WY (14.72)         65,024
137 118 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX (13.39)       339,950
136 119 New Haven-Meriden, CT (13.17)       531,562
135 120 Sioux City, IA-NE (12.81)       123,109
134 121 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT (12.73)     1,336,937
133 122 Lansing-East Lansing, MI (12.63)       454,201
132 123 Austin-San Marcos, TX (12.33)     1,192,230
131 124 Chico-Paradise, CA (11.34)       199,499
130 125 Colorado Springs, CO (11.16)       530,211
129 126 Atlantic City-Cape May, NJ (11.05)       348,869
128 127 El Paso, TX (10.39)       730,191
127 128 Lima, OH (10.15)       155,607
126 129 San Angelo, TX (9.85)       106,422
125 130 Jackson, MI (9.33)       158,462
124 131 Redding, CA (8.77)       168,136
123 132 Victoria, TX (8.71)         85,395
122 133 San Diego, CA (8.58)     2,882,676
121 134 Tyler, TX (7.47)       176,396
120 135 Reading, PA (7.22)       366,784
119 136 Reno, NV (6.65)       353,226
118 137 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA (6.53)     1,905,235
117 138 Rapid City, SD (4.99)         90,726
116 139 Yuba City, CA (4.40)       141,056
115 140 Denver, CO (4.37)     2,081,475
114 141 Wichita Falls, TX (3.95)       141,993
113 142 Spokane, WA (3.73)       419,542
112 143 Bremerton, WA (3.24)       242,221
111 144 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA (3.10)       517,791
110 145 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV (3.08)     4,904,313
109 146 Lafayette, LA (2.76)       385,303
108 147 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (2.69)       178,724
107 148 Bakersfield, CA (2.24)       656,578
106 149 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI (1.85)       403,787
105 150 New Bedford, MA (1.84)       181,368
104 151 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (1.37)       556,461
103 152 San Francisco, CA (1.02)     1,722,596
102 153 Knoxville, TN (0.98)       673,354
101 154 Laredo, TX (0.56)       200,964
100 155 Merced, CA (0.42)       205,146
99 156 Goldsboro, NC 0.29       117,530
98 157 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 2.59       581,788
97 158 Toledo, OH 3.63       614,196
96 159 Dothan, AL 4.00       136,601
95 160 Salinas, CA 4.76       379,905
94 161 Bridgeport, CT 4.80       448,022
93 162 Pueblo, CO 5.00       145,266
92 163 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL 6.40       317,259
91 164 Texarkana, TX-AR 7.59       128,134
90 165 Santa Fe, NM 8.04       153,742
89 166 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 8.58     1,694,349
88 167 Panama City, FL 8.70       156,487
87 168 Bryan-College Station, TX 9.01       139,621
86 169 Yakima, WA 9.48       225,086
85 170 Fort Lauderdale, FL 9.70     1,623,985
84 171 Dayton-Springfield, OH 10.09       967,456
83 172 Trenton, NJ 10.19       344,969
82 173 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 10.25     1,162,356
81 174 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 10.30       144,774
80 175 San Antonio, TX 10.80     1,628,009
79 176 Benton Harbor, MI 10.84       160,918
78 177 Albany, GA 11.01       123,424
77 178 Longview-Marshall, TX 11.37       220,781
76 179 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Pt, NC 12.18     1,241,582
75 180 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA 12.50       366,328
74 181 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 12.89     2,375,924
73 182 Columbus, GA-AL 12.98       286,403
72 183 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 13.32       362,905
71 184 Naples, FL 13.79       218,964
70 185 Anchorage, AK 13.91       260,900
69 186 South Bend, IN 14.32       264,522
68 187 Richmond-Petersburg, VA 14.77       990,177
67 188 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 15.04     1,480,190
66 189 Omaha, NE-IA 15.15       717,211
65 190 Ocala, FL 15.27       260,155
64 191 Modesto, CA 15.41       446,364
63 192 Newark, NJ 16.08     2,019,704
62 193 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 16.15     3,252,772
61 194 Oklahoma City, OK 17.48     1,075,023
60 195 Lawton, OK 17.52       109,561
59 196 Daytona Beach, FL 17.67       502,077
58 197 Corpus Christi, TX 19.43       402,704
57 198 Rocky Mount, NC 19.90       155,129
56 199 Macon, GA 20.01       338,029
55 200 Tulsa, OK 20.81       807,838
54 201 Oakland, CA 20.85     2,400,206
53 202 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 21.78       391,417
53 202 Philadelphia, PA-NJ 21.78     5,079,925
51 204 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL 23.62       423,632
50 205 Amarillo, TX 24.82       217,100
49 206 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI 25.42       450,549
48 207 Jersey City, NJ 27.63       571,212
47 208 Columbia, SC 27.97       533,482
46 209 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 28.19       585,808
45 210 New York, NY 28.41     9,111,706
44 211 Mobile, AL 31.96       544,937
43 212 Wilmington, NC 32.65       233,678
42 213 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 34.07       483,712
41 214 Birmingham, AL 34.36       917,976
40 215 Stockton-Lodi, CA 36.15       575,528
39 216 Chattanooga, TN-GA 38.15       471,030
38 217 Fayetteville, NC 39.23       298,425
37 218 Houston, TX 39.42     4,172,584
36 219 Lake Charles, LA 39.54       184,612
35 220 Florence, SC 39.88       129,299
34 221 Anniston, AL 40.51       118,406
33 222 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 40.99     3,235,892
32 223 Auburn-Opelika, AL 41.99       103,970
31 224 Orlando, FL 42.32     1,623,494
30 225 Fresno, CA 42.49       899,114
29 226 Greenville, NC 42.75       132,196
28 227 Waco, TX 42.96       212,474
27 228 Tacoma, WA 43.26       705,861
26 229 Las Vegas, NV-AZ 44.25     1,521,236
25 230 Dallas, TX 46.89     3,412,490
24 231 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 46.90     2,409,501
23 232 Tuscaloosa, AL 47.46       164,210
23 232 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL 47.46     1,109,917
21 234 Alexandria, LA 47.77       129,586
20 235 Monroe, LA 50.17       149,924
19 236 Lubbock, TX 50.31       236,476
18 237 Jackson, TN 52.74       105,401
17 238 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 54.42     9,534,500
16 239 Nashville, TN 54.60     1,214,116
15 240 Jacksonville, FL 55.09     1,117,228
14 241 Montgomery, AL 55.41       328,585
13 242 Gainesville, FL 58.20       209,926
12 243 Detroit, MI 58.62     4,510,292
11 244 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 59.30       386,047
10 245 Flint, MI 59.93       440,593
9 246 Tucson, AZ 62.01       862,868
8 247 Tallahassee, FL 62.69       274,992
7 248 Savannah, GA 68.91       303,173
6 249 Albuquerque, NM 69.13       709,724
5 250 Baltimore, MD 71.53     2,551,398
4 251 New Orleans, LA 92.14     1,334,426
3 252 Miami, FL 108.29     2,301,055
2 253 Memphis, TN-AR-MS 122.39     1,146,007
1 254 Pine Bluff, AR 147.53         84,649