OVERALL: (369 cities)

SAFEST 25:

MOST DANGEROUS 25:

1

Newton, MA

1

Camden, NJ

2

Clarkstown, NY

2

Detroit, MI

3

Amherst, NY

3

St. Louis, MO

4

Mission Viejo, CA 

4

Flint, MI

5

Brick Twnshp, NJ

5

Richmond, VA

6

Troy, MI

6

Baltimore, MD

7

Thousand Oaks, CA 

7

Atlanta, GA

8

Round Rock, TX

8

New Orleans, LA

9

Lake Forest, CA 

9

Gary, IN

10

Cary, NC

10

Birmingham, AL

11

Colonie, NY

11

Richmond, CA   

12

Fargo, ND

12

Cleveland, OH

13

Irvine, CA 

13

Washington, DC

14

Orem, UT

14

West Palm Beach, FL

15

Dover Twnshp, NJ

15

Compton, CA   

16

Warwick, RI

16

Memphis, TN

17

Sunnyvale, CA 

17

Dayton, OH

18

Hamilton Twnshp, NJ*

18

San Bernardino, CA   

19

Parma, OH

19

Springfield, MA

20

Canton Twnshp, MI

20

Cincinnati, OH

21

Greece, NY

21

Oakland, CA   

22

Simi Valley, CA 

22

Dallas, TX

23

Coral Springs, FL

23

Newark, NJ

24

Port St. Lucie, FL

24

Hartford, CT

25

Centennial, CO

25

Little Rock, AR

*Mercer County

TIES OF 500,000 OR MORE POPULATION: (32 cities)

Safest 10:

Most Dangerous 10:

1

San Jose, CA 

1

Detroit, MI

2

El Paso, TX

2

Baltimore, MD

3

Honolulu, HI

3

Washington, DC

4

New York, NY

4

Memphis, TN

5

Austin, TX

5

Dallas, TX

6

San Diego, CA 

6

Philadelphia, PA

7

Louisville, KY

7

Columbus, OH

8

San Antonio, TX

8

Nashville, TN

9

Fort Worth, TX

9

Houston, TX

10

Jacksonville, FL

10

Charlotte, NC

CITIES OF 100,000 TO 499,999 POPULATION: (208 cities)

Safest 10:

Most Dangerous 10:

1

Amherst, NY

1

St. Louis, MO

2

Thousand Oaks, CA 

2

Flint, MI

3

Cary, NC

3

Richmond, VA

4

Irvine, CA 

4

Atlanta, GA

5

Sunnyvale, CA 

5

New Orleans, LA

6

Simi Valley, CA 

6

Gary, IN

7

Coral Springs, FL

7

Birmingham, AL

8

Port St. Lucie, FL

8

Richmond, CA

9

Glendale, CA

9

Cleveland, OH

10

Provo, UT

10

Dayton, OH

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CITIES OF 75,000 TO 99,999 POPULATION: (129 cities)

Safest 10:

Most Dangerous 10:

1

Newton, MA

1

Camden, NJ

2

Clarkstown, NY

2

West Palm Beach, FL

3

Mission Viejo, CA 

3

Compton, CA   

4

Brick Twnshp, NJ

4

Trenton, NJ

5

Troy, MI

5

Reading, PA

6

Round Rock, TX

6

Canton, OH

7

Lake Forest, CA 

7

Youngstown, OH

8

Colonie, NY

8

Miami Beach, FL

9

Fargo, ND

9

North Charleston, SC

10

Orem, UT

10

Macon, GA*

*Albany, NY was erroneously listed as 10th.  It is 12th

OVERALL (330 METROPOLITAN AREAS):

Safest 25:

Most Dangerous 25:

1

Logan, UT-ID

1

Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D.

2

Fond du Lac, WI

2

New Orleans, LA

3

Glens Falls, NY

3

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

4

Appleton, WI

4

Sumter, SC

5

Sheboygan, WI

5

Miami-Dade County, FL M.D.

6

Columbus, IN

6

Stockton, CA   

7

La Crosse, WI-MN

7

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

8

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

8

Florence, SC

9

Bangor, ME

9

Hot Springs, AR

10

Bismarck, ND

10

Myrtle Beach, SC

11

Eau Claire, WI

11

Pine Bluff, AR

12

State College, PA

12

Flint, MI

13

Binghamton, NY

13

Saginaw, MI

14

Wausau, WI

14

Little Rock, AR

15

Fargo, ND-MN

15

Tucson, AZ

16

Nassau-Suffolk, NY M.D.

16

Modesto, CA   

17

Portland, ME

17

Albuquerque, NM

18

Rockingham County, NH M.D.

18

Jackson, TN

19

Edison, NJ M.D.

19

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC

20

Williamsport, PA

20

Baltimore-Towson, MD

21

Owensboro, KY

21

Wichita Falls, TX

22

Elizabethtown, KY

22

Houston, TX

23

Jefferson City, MO

23

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

24

Harrisonburg, VA

24

Tallahassee, FL

25

Rochester, MN

25

Los Angeles County, CA M.D.