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Safest Cities in Wisconsin, 2021

Among the 50 states, Wisconsin does pretty well in terms of safety, recording the 13th lowest property crime rate and 22nd lowest violent crime rate. However, Wisconsin’s safety record is much more impressive when you look at its individual cities: 45 of the state’s cities scored a 0.2 or higher on our Safety Index, which indicates low violent and property crime rates below national averages. Furthermore, 6 Wisconsin cities scored a 0.6 or above on the Safety Index, placing them among the safest in the country.

Cedarburg is Wisconsin’s safest city. A modestly-sized suburb of Milwaukee located in Ozaukee County, Cedarburg logged remarkably low crime rates, including a near non-existent 0.09 per 1,000 violent crime rate, and a property crime rate about one-third of the Wisconsin state average.

At second place, Monroe is not far behind. The famed “Swiss Cheese Capital of the USA” recorded just 16 violent crimes in 2017 which calculates into a 1.49 per 1,000 violent crime rate, which is under half of the state average.

Sharing the #3 spot are Grafton, of Ozaukee County and New Berlin, of Waukesha County. Both cities earned a high 0.68 score on the Safety Index based on remarkably low violent crime rates below 0.35 per 1,000, along with very respectable property crime rates.

Two more Wisconsin cities distinguished themselves through Safety Index scores above a 0.6: Mequon and Muskego. Both cities have populations around 25,000 and recorded violent crime rates a mere fraction of the U.S. national average.

Safest Cities in Wisconsin, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	Cedarburg	0.78
2	Monroe	0.76
3	Grafton	0.68
4	New Berlin	0.68
5	Mequon	0.61
6	Muskego	0.6
7	Middleton	0.59
8	Burlington	0.58
9	Oconomowoc	0.55
10	Menomonee Falls	0.53
11	Oregon	0.52
12	Marshfield	0.51
13	Marinette	0.5
14	Whitefish Bay	0.48
15	Greendale	0.46
16	Waupun	0.46
17	Ashwaubenon	0.45
18	Waunakee	0.45
19	Kaukauna	0.44
20	Franklin	0.44
21	Town of Menasha	0.43
22	Fox Valley Metro	0.42
23	Cudahy	0.41
24	Sun Prairie	0.41
25	Port Washington	0.41
26	Hartford	0.35
27	Waukesha	0.35
28	Verona	0.35
29	Whitewater	0.33
30	Fort Atkinson	0.32
31	Brookfield	0.31
32	Pleasant Prairie	0.31
33	Hobart-Lawrence	0.3
34	Watertown	0.3
35	Caledonia	0.3
36	Oak Creek	0.3
37	De Pere	0.28
38	Plover	0.27
39	Shorewood	0.26
40	Beaver Dam	0.26
41	Mount Pleasant	0.25
42	Stevens Point	0.25
43	West Bend	0.24
44	Hudson	0.23
45	Neenah	0.2
46	South Milwaukee	0.18
47	Two Rivers	0.18
48	Chippewa Falls	0.17
49	Stoughton	0.17
50	Portage	0.15
51	River Falls	0.15
52	Baraboo	0.14
53	Onalaska	0.13
54	Glendale	0.13
55	Everest Metropolitan	0.13
56	Wauwatosa	0.13
57	Platteville	0.1
58	Greenfield	0.08
59	Menasha	0.08
60	Appleton	0.08
61	Wausau	0.06
62	Fond du Lac	0.04
63	Sheboygan	0.04
64	Menomonie	0.04
65	Oshkosh	0.02
66	Fitchburg	-0.01
67	Eau Claire	-0.03
68	Wisconsin Rapids	-0.03
69	Manitowoc	-0.04
70	Superior	-0.07
71	Kenosha	-0.08
72	West Allis	-0.11
73	Madison	-0.11
74	Janesville	-0.16
75	Brown Deer	-0.17
76	Grand Chute	-0.21
77	Green Bay	-0.22
78	La Crosse	-0.22
79	Beloit	-0.28
80	Racine	-0.35
81	Milwaukee	-1.78

Methodology

We used the most recent FBI crime statistics to create state rankings. There were initially 7,430 cities in the data set. After filtering out the cities with populations of less than 10,000, 2,929 cities remained. We then calculated violent crime rates and property crime rates by dividing the crime numbers by the population to get rates per 1,000. We also calculated the ratio of law enforcement workers to per 1,000. These were weighted with -50% for the violent crime rate, -25% for the property crime rate, and +25% for the law enforcement rate. The resulting metric gave us a the safety index score. The higher this number more safe the city is.

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Safest Cities in Wyoming, 2021

Good news for Wyoming residents: the Cowboy state is among the top ten safest in the country based on its low violent and property crime rates. This is reflected in the performance of Wyoming’s cities on our Safety Index, which utilizes FBI crime statistics and law enforcement employee data to calculate the safety of a community.

Just 2 of Wyoming’s 10 cities with a population over 10K received negative Safety Index scores (Cheyenne and Rock Springs), indicating higher than average crime rates, meaning that the other 8 performed very favorably. Of the 8 Wyoming cities to earn a positive Safety Index score, 4 truly distinguished themselves, earning a 0.5 or higher. Let’s take a closer look at Wyoming’s 4 safest cities.

Our pick for the safest city in Wyoming is Sheridan, a community in the northern part of the state located halfway between Yellowstone Park and Mount Rushmore that is known for its strong rodeo and cowboy culture. The city logged just 8 violent crimes in 2017, which amounts to a very low 0.44 per 1,000 violent crime rate, less than a quarter of Wyoming’s already low state average.

Placing #2 in the list of ranking of Wyoming’s safest cities is Green River, of the wonderfully named Sweetwater County. The mining and energy hub recorded a terrific 1.63 per 1,000 violent crime rate along with a property crime rate below 10 per 1,000. At #3 Jackson, county seat of Teton County and gateway to the Grand Teton National Park, fared nearly as well, posting violent and property crime rates below the national averages in both categories.

Laramie is the 4th of our 4 Wyoming cities to achieve that lofty goal of a 0.5 Safety Index score or higher. The city of over 32K recorded just 30 violent crimes in 2017, for a violent crime rate of less than 1 incident per 1,000 residents.

Safest Cities in Wyoming, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	Sheridan	0.57
2	Green River	0.55
3	Jackson	0.54
4	Laramie	0.52
5	Gillette	0.44
6	Evanston	0.4
7	Casper	0.14
8	Riverton	0.03
9	Rock Springs	-0.14
10	Cheyenne	-0.28

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Safest Cities in Ohio, 2021

Though Ohio is in the midrange of U.S. states in terms of crime rates, with the 25th lowest property crime rate and 18th lowest violent crime rate, a considerable number of its cities earned very high scores on our Safety Index, which factors in FBI crime stats and law enforcement employment numbers to judge the safety of a community.

In all, 50 Ohio cities earned a Safety Index score of 0.3 or above, meaning they are very safe communities to live in, while 13 recorded a 0.6 or above, placing them in the upper echelon of U.S. cities in terms of safety. Let’s look at Ohio’s five safest cities to see the best the Buckeye State has to offer.

Maumee is Ohio’s safest city, earning a remarkably high 0.98 Safety Index score. The cozy community of around 14K logged a violent crime rate of 0.36 per 1,000, which is less than a tenth of the national average.

Similarly sized Brecksville recorded even more impressive crime rates, including a 0.15 per 1,000 rate of violent crime and 3.87 per 1,000 rate of property crime. Brecksville is in the #2 position because its ratio of law enforcement officers to residents is lower than #1 Maumee’s.

Ranking third, Cleveland suburb Solon continues Ohio’s streak of low-crime communities, managing a very low 0.56 violent crimes per 1,000 residents. At number four, Wickliffe is not far behind: the city of 12.6K recorded just 9 violent crimes in 2017 for a 0.77 Safety Index score.

New Albany rounds out Ohio’s top five safest communities. The Columbus area suburb recorded less than fifteen violent and property crimes combined in 2017.

Safest Cities in Ohio, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	Maumee	0.98
2	Brecksville	0.97
3	Solon	0.83
4	Wickliffe	0.82
5	New Albany	0.79
6	Sylvania	0.76
7	Worthington	0.68
8	Macedonia	0.67
9	Aurora	0.66
10	Bedford Heights	0.65
11	Blue Ash	0.61
12	Lyndhurst	0.6
13	Perrysburg Township	0.6
14	Amherst	0.59
15	Centerville	0.55
16	Tiffin	0.54
17	Seven Hills	0.53
18	Avon Lake	0.51
19	Springboro	0.51
20	Powell	0.5
21	North Ridgeville	0.5
22	Clayton	0.5
23	Hilliard	0.49
24	Miamisburg	0.49
25	Harrison	0.49
26	Brunswick	0.49
27	Berea	0.48
28	Bedford	0.44
29	Streetsboro	0.43
30	Strongsville	0.42
31	Poland Township	0.42
32	Mason	0.42
33	North Olmsted	0.41
34	Upper Arlington	0.39
35	Pierce Township	0.38
36	Richmond Heights	0.38
37	Tallmadge	0.38
38	Mentor	0.36
39	Kettering	0.36
40	Monroe	0.35
41	Gahanna	0.35
42	Clearcreek Township	0.35
43	Vandalia	0.35
44	Cambridge	0.34
45	Eastlake	0.33
46	Copley Township	0.33
47	Wadsworth	0.33
48	Toledo	0.31
49	Shawnee Township	0.31
50	Kent	0.3
51	Norton	0.28
52	Delhi Township	0.27
53	Lakewood	0.26
54	Ashland	0.26
55	Bowling Green	0.24
56	Bexley	0.23
57	Parma	0.23
58	Van Wert	0.2
59	Troy	0.2
60	Cuyahoga Falls	0.19
61	Union Township, Clermont County	0.19
62	Stow	0.18
63	Cleveland Heights	0.18
64	Xenia	0.17
65	Miami Township, Clermont County	0.17
66	West Carrollton	0.14
67	Delaware	0.14
68	Beavercreek	0.12
69	Defiance	0.12
70	Forest Park	0.09
71	Fairfield	0.08
72	Greenville	0.08
73	Fairborn	0.07
74	Springfield Township, Hamilton County	0.05
75	Englewood	0.05
76	Austintown	0.04
77	Huber Heights	0.04
78	Reading	0.03
79	Salem	0.02
80	Mount Vernon	-0.02
81	American Township	-0.03
82	Zanesville	-0.07
83	Reynoldsburg	-0.09
84	Sidney	-0.1
85	Elyria	-0.16
86	Findlay	-0.18
87	Wilmington	-0.19
88	Colerain Township	-0.22
89	Urbana	-0.22
90	Fairfield Township	-0.23
91	Alliance	-0.23
92	Piqua	-0.27
93	Sandusky	-0.28
94	Washington Court House	-0.31
95	Heath	-0.32
96	Lancaster	-0.34
97	Wooster	-0.43
98	Barberton	-0.44
99	Steubenville	-0.51
100	Columbus	-0.56
101	Youngstown	-0.59
102	Hamilton	-0.62
103	Circleville	-0.63
104	Lorain	-0.66
105	Cincinnati	-0.83
106	Warren	-0.85
107	Akron	-0.86
108	Whitehall	-0.94
109	Middletown	-0.94
110	Lima	-1.01
111	Springfield	-1.26

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Safest Cities in Oklahoma , 2021

Although Oklahoma’s statewide crime rates are not very impressive (the state is 40th in property crime and 39th in violent crime), many of the Sooner State’s cities are very safe, logging low rates of violent and property crime. Here’s a glance at Oklahoma’s five safest cities.

Weatherford earns the honor of being named Oklahoma’s safest city on the strength of a violent crime rate of just 1.64 per 1,000, which is less than half of the national average. The city’s below average property crime rate is not bad, either.

In the #2 spot is Elk City, a city in Beckham County with remarkably low crime numbers. The city, a stop along Historic U.S. Route 66, logged a mere 9 violent crimes in 2017 for an average below 1 violent crime per 1,000. Elk City’s property crime rate is less impressive, yet still below the national average.

Oklahoma City suburb Yukon is #3 in the ranking of Oklahoma’s safest cities. Yukon’s violent crime rate is less than a third of the Oklahoma state average, making it a safe, family friendly community to settle down in for those commuting into OKC for work.

Fourth place, Miami is the capital city of Oklahoma’s Miami Tribe as well as that of four other Native tribes. While its crime rates are not as impressive as those of the state’s top three safest cities, Miami still logged violent and property crime rates under state and national averages.

At #5 is El Reno, another Oklahoma City suburb that posted a 2.77 per 1K violent crime rate and 17.2 per 1K property crime rate.

Safest Cities in Oklahoma, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	Weatherford	0.58
2	Elk City	0.56
3	Yukon	0.45
4	Miami	0.37
5	El Reno	0.31
6	Guymon	0.31
7	Newcastle	0.31
8	Mustang	0.3
9	Guthrie	0.27
10	Edmond	0.24
11	Claremore	0.23
12	Duncan	0.22
13	Owasso	0.21
14	Broken Arrow	0.18
15	Altus	0.18
16	Bixby	0.16
17	Sand Springs	0.15
18	Choctaw	0.15
19	Stillwater	0.14
20	Sapulpa	0.14
21	Jenks	0.11
22	Moore	0.09
23	Glenpool	0.05
24	Bartlesville	0.03
25	Bethany	-0.06
26	Midwest City	-0.07
27	Norman	-0.1
28	Woodward	-0.1
29	Tahlequah	-0.11
30	Enid	-0.14
31	Ada	-0.2
32	Warr Acres	-0.38
33	Chickasha	-0.44
34	Durant	-0.45
35	Ardmore	-0.64
36	McAlester	-0.65
37	Ponca City	-0.88
38	Okmulgee	-0.95
39	Oklahoma City	-1
40	Del City	-1.03
41	Lawton	-1.04
42	Muskogee	-1.59
43	Tulsa	-1.61
44	Shawnee	-1.63

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Safest Cities in Oregon , 2021

Oregon is an outlier among U.S. states due its starkly contrasting rates of violent and property crime. Its violent crime rate of 2.82 per 1,000 is good for 15th lowest in the nation, yet its property crime rate is 7th highest in the U.S.

Regardless, a handful of Oregon cities are very safe and family friendly communities, with 8 of them scoring above a 0.2 on our Safety Index, which factors in FBI crime data along with law enforcement employment numbers to rate the safety of a given community. A score of 0.2 or higher indicates a very favorable level of public safety and crime rates below national averages. However, four Oregon cities truly distinguished themselves with Safety Index scores higher than 0.3. Let’s take a closer look at them.

Oregon’s safest community is Newberg-Dundee, actually two cities in the Portland area combined for statistical purposes. Newberg-Dundee logged an impressive violent crime rate of 1.42 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Lake Oswego is Oregon’s second safest city. The affluent Clackamas County community recorded very impressive crime rates well below state and national averages, making it one of the best places in the state to live. In particular, Lake Oswego’s violent crime rate of 0.38 per 1,000 (about a tenth of the national average) stands out as an admirable achievement.

La Grande, a city of around 13K in the northeast part of the state, ranks #3 on the list, earning a Safety Index score of 0.36 based on the strength of its low rate of violent crime. #4 Sherwood bests La Grande in both violent and property crimes, which are some of the lowest in the state. Sherwood is kept out a higher position in the ranking due to its low ratio of law enforcement employees to residents, although with such a low rate of crime, perhaps a large police force is unnecessary.

Safest Cities in Oregon, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	Newberg-Dundee	0.54
2	Lake Oswego	0.43
3	La Grande	0.36
4	Sherwood	0.31
5	Monmouth	0.25
6	Canby	0.24
7	Milwaukie	0.21
8	Beaverton	0.2
9	Albany	0.18
10	Silverton	0.13
11	St. Helens	0.05
12	Corvallis	0.04
13	Bend	0.02
14	Hillsboro	0
15	Tualatin	0
16	Tigard	-0.01
17	Hermiston	-0.02
18	McMinnville	-0.03
19	Prineville	-0.04
20	Forest Grove	-0.05
21	Keizer	-0.09
22	Dallas	-0.09
23	Lebanon	-0.11
24	Central Point	-0.11
25	Cottage Grove	-0.17
26	Ashland	-0.17
27	Grants Pass	-0.21
28	Redmond	-0.23
29	Springfield	-0.38
30	Woodburn	-0.39
31	Gresham	-0.44
32	Eugene	-0.44
33	Salem	-0.47
34	Klamath Falls	-0.48
35	Roseburg	-0.51
36	Medford	-0.94
37	Portland	-0.97
38	Coos Bay	-1

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Safest Cities in Pennsylvania, 2021

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Among the 50 states, Pennsylvania fares very well in terms of safety: the Keystone State’s violent crime rate is 21st lowest in the nation, while its property crime rate is 8th lowest. Pennsylvania’s overall safety looks more impressive when we examine its cities on an individual basis.

We gave each of Pennsylvania’s cities with a population over 10,000 a score on our Safety Index, which factors in FBI crime data as well as law enforcement employee numbers, and 99 of the state’s cities scored a 0.3 or above, indicating a high level of safety and crime rates considerably below national averages. What’s more, 7 Pennsylvania cities earned a score of 0.6 or higher on the Safety Index, placing them among the safest cities in the country to settle down in and raise a family.

Munhall is Pennsylvania’s safest city, garnering a 0.71 Safety Index score on the strength of an extremely low violent crime rate of 0.54 per 1,000 and a property crime rate a quarter of the national average. With a Safety Index score of 0.7, Willistown Township is close behind. The small community of near 11K didn’t log a single violent crime in 2017.

Whitemarsh Township is third in the ranking of Pennsylvania’s safest cities. The Philadelphia suburb posted an admirable 0.56 per 1k violent crime rate. Another suburb of Pennsylvania, Whitehall, lands at #4 with some of the most impressively low crime rates in the state. Whitehall logged just 4 violent crimes in 2017, the latest year for which complete statistics are available.

Three further Pennsylvania communities, Lower Merion Township, Cecil Township, and Horsham Township, truly distinguished themselves as extremely safe places to live, with each recording violent crime rates a small fraction of the nationwide average.

Safest Cities in Pennsylvania, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	Munhall	0.71
2	Willistown Township	0.7
3	Whitemarsh Township	0.68
4	Whitehall	0.67
5	Lower Merion Township	0.63
6	Cecil Township	0.62
7	Horsham Township	0.62
8	Upper Providence Township, Delaware County	0.59
9	Upper St. Clair Township	0.59
10	Jefferson Hills Borough	0.58
11	Central Bucks Regional	0.56
12	Lower Moreland Township	0.56
13	Silver Spring Township	0.56
14	West Mifflin	0.52
15	Tredyffrin Township	0.52
16	Upper Southampton Township	0.51
17	East Whiteland Township	0.5
18	Buckingham Township	0.5
19	Mount Lebanon	0.5
20	Towamencin Township	0.49
21	Upper Dublin Township	0.49
22	Forks Township	0.48
23	Warwick Township, Bucks County	0.48
24	Derry Township, Dauphin County	0.47
25	Easttown Township	0.47
26	West Chester	0.47
27	Ferguson Township	0.46
28	South Fayette Township	0.46
29	Upper Saucon Township	0.46
30	South Park Township	0.46
31	Northampton Township	0.46
32	Newtown Township, Delaware County	0.46
33	Newtown Township, Bucks County	0.46
34	Emmaus	0.45
35	Upper Allen Township	0.45
36	Lower Salford Township	0.44
37	New Britain Township	0.43
38	Upper Macungie Township	0.42
39	Upper Gwynedd Township	0.42
40	Franklin Park	0.42
41	Adams Township, Butler County	0.42
42	Ephrata	0.42
43	Upper Uwchlan Township	0.41
44	Haverford Township	0.41
45	Peters Township	0.41
46	Penn Township, Westmoreland County	0.41
47	Meadville	0.41
48	Buffalo Valley Regional	0.4
49	Northwest Lancaster County Regional	0.4
50	Northern Berks Regional	0.4
51	Patton Township	0.39
52	Murrysville	0.39
53	Radnor Township	0.38
54	West Hempfield Township	0.38
55	Doylestown Township	0.38
56	Lower Burrell	0.38
57	Lower Makefield Township	0.38
58	Hampton Township	0.38
59	Bethel Park	0.38
60	Aston Township	0.37
61	Montgomery Township	0.37
62	Northern Regional	0.37
63	Lansdale	0.37
64	McCandless	0.37
65	Upper Merion Township	0.37
66	Plumstead Township	0.36
67	Palmer Township	0.36
68	Warrington Township	0.36
69	Upper Moreland Township	0.36
70	Moon Township	0.36
71	Pennridge Regional	0.36
72	Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County	0.35
73	Lower Gwynedd Township	0.35
74	North Fayette Township	0.35
75	West Deer Township	0.35
76	Franconia Township	0.34
77	Plymouth Township, Montgomery County	0.34
78	Salisbury Township	0.34
79	West Lampeter Township	0.34
80	Cranberry Township	0.34
81	Springfield Township, Montgomery County	0.34
82	St. Marys City	0.33
83	Phoenixville	0.33
84	West Hills Regional	0.33
85	Penn Township, York County	0.32
86	New Hanover Township	0.32
87	Marple Township	0.32
88	Uwchlan Township	0.32
89	Lower Saucon Township	0.32
90	Hatfield Township	0.32
91	West Goshen Township	0.31
92	Baldwin Borough	0.31
93	North Strabane Township	0.31
94	State College	0.31
95	Spring Township, Berks County	0.3
96	Whitpain Township	0.3
97	Nether Providence Township	0.3
98	Elizabeth Township	0.3
99	Robinson Township, Allegheny County	0.3
100	Shaler Township	0.29
101	Hampden Township	0.29
102	Amity Township	0.29
103	West Norriton Township	0.29
104	Bethlehem Township	0.29
105	Exeter Township, Berks County	0.29
106	East Pennsboro Township	0.29
107	Easton	0.28
108	East Hempfield Township	0.28
109	Limerick Township	0.28
110	Cumru Township	0.27
111	North Huntingdon Township	0.27
112	Douglass Township, Montgomery County	0.27
113	Harrison Township	0.27
114	Manheim Township	0.27
115	Waynesboro	0.26
116	Hilltown Township	0.26
117	Southwestern Regional	0.26
118	Logan Township	0.25
119	Warminster Township	0.25
120	Ridley Township	0.25
121	North Versailles Township	0.24
122	Westtown-East Goshen Regional	0.24
123	Northern Lancaster County Regional	0.24
124	Bensalem Township	0.22
125	North Middleton Township	0.22
126	Wyomissing	0.21
127	Middletown Township	0.21
128	Ross Township	0.21
129	Greensburg	0.2
130	Springfield Township, Delaware County	0.2
131	South Whitehall Township	0.19
132	Northern York Regional	0.18
133	Mifflin County Regional	0.18
134	Slate Belt Regional	0.18
135	East Lampeter Township	0.18
136	Northeastern Regional	0.18
137	Monroeville	0.17
138	Southern Regional York County	0.16
139	Lehigh Township, Northampton County	0.16
140	Colonial Regional	0.15
141	Columbia	0.15
142	Carlisle	0.15
143	Lower Pottsgrove Township	0.15
144	Falls Township, Bucks County	0.15
145	Elizabethtown	0.15
146	West Whiteland Township	0.13
147	Abington Township, Montgomery County	0.13
148	Richland Township, Bucks County	0.13
149	Millcreek Township, Erie County	0.13
150	Newberry Township	0.12
151	Scott Township, Allegheny County	0.12
152	Bloomsburg Town	0.12
153	Coal Township	0.12
154	Scranton	0.12
155	Lower Providence Township	0.11
156	York Area Regional	0.11
157	Hopewell Township	0.1
158	Manor Township, Lancaster County	0.1
159	Lower Allen Township	0.1
160	Muhlenberg Township	0.1
161	Plum	0.08
162	Washington Township, Franklin County	0.07
163	Lower Paxton Township	0.07
164	Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County	0.06
165	East Norriton Township	0.05
166	Kingston	0.05
167	Rostraver Township	0.05
168	Hermitage	0.05
169	Bristol Township	0.03
170	Butler Township, Butler County	0.02
171	Upper Chichester Township	0.02
172	Berwick	0.01
173	Pocono Township	0.01
174	Hanover	0
175	Sandy Township	-0.01
176	Nanticoke	-0.04
177	Fairview Township, York County	-0.04
178	Erie	-0.05
179	Hazleton	-0.05
180	Altoona	-0.05
181	Spring Garden Township	-0.07
182	Whitehall Township	-0.07
183	Hanover Township, Luzerne County	-0.07
184	Richland Township, Cambria County	-0.08
185	Springettsbury Township	-0.09
186	Center Township	-0.09
187	Lansdowne	-0.09
188	North Lebanon Township	-0.1
189	West Manchester Township	-0.1
190	Pocono Mountain Regional	-0.11
191	Caln Township	-0.15
192	Lebanon	-0.15
193	Chambersburg	-0.15
194	Stroud Area Regional	-0.16
195	Norristown	-0.21
196	Lower Southampton Township	-0.24
197	Upper Darby Township	-0.25
198	Pottsville	-0.29
199	Williamsport	-0.29
200	Washington, Washington County	-0.29
201	Allentown	-0.37
202	Penn Hills	-0.38
203	Swatara Township	-0.39
204	Philadelphia	-0.4
205	Pittsburgh	-0.44
206	Sharon	-0.45
207	New Kensington	-0.51
208	Wilkes-Barre	-0.57
209	Butler	-0.61
210	Reading	-0.65
211	Bethlehem	-0.7
212	Pottstown	-0.76
213	Johnstown	-0.84
214	Indiana	-0.91
215	Lancaster	-0.92
216	Wilkinsburg	-0.99
217	Yeadon	-1.07
218	Harrisburg	-1.12
219	York	-1.14
220	Chester	-1.97
221	Darby	-2.43
222	McKeesport	-2.8

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Safest Cities in Rhode Island, 2021

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With the 9th lowest violent and property crime rates in the nation, Rhode Island can definitely lay claim to being one of the safest states to live in. Of all of the state’s cities, just 4 (Central Falls, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, and Providence) recorded violent crime rates above the national average. The rest enjoy low rates of both violent and property crime, though 7 cities truly distinguished themselves through earning a Safety Index score above 0.7, putting them in the upper echelon of safe cities in the United States.

Narragansett is Rhode Island’s safest community. The coastal resort town, whose population is known to double in size during the summer months, recorded a violent crime rate of just 0.64 per 1,000, Furthermore, Narragansett logged a property crime rate of 6.94 per 1,000, which is unusually low for a resort community. Following closely behind is #2 East Greenwich, the wealthiest municipality in Rhode Island, which boasts a violent crime rate even lower than Narragansett.

Ranking #3 is Scituate, a modestly-sized town in Providence County that logged just 5 violent crimes and 43 property crimes in 2017, followed by #4 Smithfield, a city that boasts a similar violent crime rate yet slightly higher property crime rate.

Three other Rhode Island cities, South Kingstown, Glocester, and Middletown, earned a Safety Index of 0.7, based on the strength of violent and property crime rates a mere fraction of national averages in each category. Of these, Glocester has the lowest amount of crime, posting a 0.29 per 1,000 violent crime rate and 3.26 property crime rate (lower than the overall U.S. violent crime rate).

Safest Cities in Rhode Island, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	Narragansett	0.99
2	East Greenwich	0.93
3	Scituate	0.78
4	Smithfield	0.72
5	South Kingstown	0.71
6	Glocester	0.71
7	Middletown	0.7
8	Portsmouth	0.69
9	Bristol	0.69
10	Tiverton	0.68
11	Westerly	0.61
12	North Providence	0.61
13	Barrington	0.6
14	Warwick	0.56
15	Johnston	0.56
16	North Kingstown	0.55
17	Warren	0.55
18	Newport	0.5
19	North Smithfield	0.5
20	Cumberland	0.49
21	Burrillville	0.47
22	East Providence	0.45
23	Cranston	0.42
24	Coventry	0.42
25	Lincoln	0.31
26	West Warwick	0.3
27	Central Falls	-0.16
28	Pawtucket	-0.16
29	Woonsocket	-0.19
30	Providence	-0.28

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Safest Cities in South Carolina, 2021

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Although it’s not one of the safer states in the country, South Carolina is home to a number of communities that are quite safe and family-friendly. In total, 9 South Carolina cities scored a 0.25 or higher on our Safety Index, which factors in FBI crime statistics and law enforcement employee numbers to determine the safety of a given community.

A score of 0.25 or higher indicates a high level of safety and crime rates below national averages, i.e., a suitable community to settle down and raise a family in. Let’s look at some of South Carolina’s safest cities.

North Myrtle Beach is the safest city in South Carolina, according to our Safety Index. While property crime is high in the beachside community, it logged a violent crime rate below the state average and features one of the most well staffed police forces around, boasting a law enforcement to resident ratio of 9.17 per 1,000 residents.

Second is Clemson, home to Clemson University, boasts considerably lower crime rates than #1 North Myrtle Beach, logging a very low 0.49 per 1,000 violent crime rate and 19.16 per 1,000 property crime rate. Clemson is kept out of the top spot only because of its lower ratio of police to residents, yet depending on your perspective, it may actually be the safest city in the state.

Two other South Carolina cities, Tega Cay (#3) and Charleston (#4), scored above a 0.5 on the Safety Index, with each city logging violent and property crime rates below state and national averages. Tega Cay boasts a lower violent crime rate, yet Charleston offers a considerably higher ratio of police officers to residents.

Safest Cities in South Carolina, 2019

Rank	City	Safety Index
1	North Myrtle Beach	0.91
2	Clemson	0.59
3	Tega Cay	0.58
4	Charleston	0.55
5	Aiken	0.43
6	Bluffton	0.4
7	North Augusta	0.29
8	Mount Pleasant	0.25
9	Mauldin	0.25
10	Lexington	0.07
11	Summerville	-0.07
12	Hanahan	-0.09
13	Goose Creek	-0.11
14	Port Royal	-0.2
15	Greer	-0.21
16	Greenville	-0.35
17	Moncks Corner	-0.36
18	Orangeburg	-0.4
19	Anderson	-0.41
20	Irmo	-0.44
21	Beaufort	-0.45
22	Sumter	-0.5
23	Newberry	-0.55
24	Gaffney	-0.58
25	Conway	-0.64
26	Forest Acres	-0.71
27	Columbia	-0.94
28	Easley	-0.95
29	North Charleston	-1.06
30	West Columbia	-1.46
31	Myrtle Beach	-1.69
32	Florence	-2.07
33	Greenwood	-2.29

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