Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. In part one of this two-part series on those crime numbers, we’ll be counting down the top 100 “safest” cities in America.
The group considers population and the rate of individual crime types per one thousand residents – including burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault – for its rankings.
For the third year in a row, Ridgefield, Conn., was named the safest city in America.
Around Houston – named among the nation’s most dangerous cities – only one suburb cracked the top 100 safest cities in America list this year, coming in at No. 44: Friendswood, the same Houston suburb as last year.
| Rank | City |
|---|---|
| 100 | North Andover, Mass. |
| 99 | Highland Park, Ill. |
| 98 | Foster City, Calif. |
| 97 | Leander, Texas |
| 96 | Cibolo, Texas |
| 95 | Lakeville, Minn. |
| 94 | Wylie, Texas |
| 93 | Cary, NC.. |
| 92 | Upper Arlington, Ohio |
| 91 | Shoreview, Minn. |
| 90 | Hoffman Estates, Ill. |
| 89 | Royal Oak, Mich. |
| 88 | San Clemente, Calif. |
| 87 | Elmhurst, Ill. |
| 86 | Apex, N.C. |
| 85 | Sayreville, N.J. |
| 84 | Mount Prospect, Ill. |
| 83 | Los Altos, Calif. |
| 82 | Yorba Linda, Calif. |
| 81 | Walnut, Calif. |
| 80 | Ossining, N.Y. |
| 79 | Lincoln, Calif. |
| 78 | Spring Hill, Tenn. |
| 77 | Dublin, Ohio |
| 76 | Madison, Miss. |
| 75 | Milton, Ga. |
| 74 | Northbrook, Ill. |
| 73 | Melrose, Mass. |
| 72 | Fair Lawn, N.J. |
| 71 | West Linn, Ore. |
| 70 | The Colony, Texas |
| 69 | Carol Stream, Ill. |
| 68 | Newton, Mass. |
| 67 | Poway, Calif. |
| 66 | Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| 65 | Milton, Mass. |
| 64 | Cliffside Park, N.J. |
| 63 | South Kingstown, R.I. |
| 62 | Arlington, Mass. |
| 61 | Billerica, Maass. |
| 60 | Syracuse, Utah |
| 59 | Palatine, Ill. |
| 58 | Saratoga, Calif. |
| 57 | Shelton, Conn. |
| 56 | Hanover Park, Ill. |
| 55 | Lake Forest, Calif. |
| 54 | Flower Mound, Texas |
| 53 | Fishers, Ind. |
| 52 | Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| 51 | Holly Springs, N.C. |
| 50 | Laguna Niguel, Calif. |
| 49 | Carmel, Ind. |
| 48 | Bethel Park, Pa. |
| 47 | Westfield, N.J. |
| 46 | Brunswick, Ohio |
| 45 | Little Elm, Texas |
| 44 | Friendswood, Texas |
| 43 | Keller, Texas |
| 42 | Brentwood, Tenn. |
| 41 | Moorpark, Calif. |
| 40 | Long Beach, N.Y. |
| 39 | Glastonbury, Conn. |
| 38 | Mundelein, Ill. |
| 37 | Glenview, Ill. |
| 36 | Marshfield, Mass. |
| 35 | Huntley, Ill. |
| 34 | Rexburg, Idaho |
| 33 | Cheshire, Conn. |
| 32 | Plainfield, Ill. |
| 31 | Independence, Ky. |
| 30 | Johns Creek, Ga. |
| 29 | Greenwich, Conn. |
| 28 | Wellesley, Mass. |
| 27 | Sammamish, Wash. |
| 26 | Andover, Mass. |
| 25 | Belmont, Mass. |
| 24 | Merrimack, N.H. |
| 23 | Fort Lee, N.J. |
| 22 | Bella Vista, Ark. |
| 21 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| 20 | North Ridgeville, Ohio |
| 19 | Ridgewood, N.J. |
| 18 | Buffalo Grove, Ill. |
| 17 | Ballwin, Mo. |
| 16 | Lexington, Mass. |
| 15 | Pleasant Grove, Utah |
| 14 | Florence, Ari. |
| 13 | Parkland, Fla. |
| 12 | Needham, Mass. |
| 11 | Weston, Fla. |
| 10 | Aliso Viejo, Calif. |
| 9 | Zionsville, Ind. |
| 8 | Bartlett, Ill. |
| 7 | Shrewsbury, Mass. |
| 6 | Lake in the Hills, Ill. |
| 5 | Bergenfield, N.J. |
| 4 | Franklin, Mass. |
| 3 | Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. |
| 2 | Winona, Minn. |
| 1 | Ridgefield, Conn. |