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Safest cities in the United States

Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer

Only cities with at least 5 schools whose reporting we can verify appear here — see how we score and what this data can't tell you.

250 ranked cities

#CITYSTATESAFETY PCTLSCHOOLS SCOREDHOME VALUE
1The WoodlandsTX1007 of 23
2BrentwoodNY1008 of 13$633,120
3BrentwoodTN10011 of 14$1,410,959
4PlanoTX1008 of 71$504,391
5GrangerIN1005 of 5$425,409
6WillisTX1007 of 13$285,057
7OzarkMO1007 of 8$324,157
8MorrowGA1005 of 7$217,810
9HattiesburgMS1005 of 20$224,680
10SherwoodOR1006 of 7$633,161
11FishersIN10016 of 21$450,919
12Redondo BeachCA1006 of 13$1,495,025
13AllenTX996 of 23$497,364
14Spring HillTN9910 of 11$526,821
15StrongsvilleOH997 of 9$371,788
16BoerneTX996 of 11$560,541
17WilliamstownNJ995 of 7$378,055
18Los AlamitosCA995 of 8$1,589,621
19FairportNY998 of 8$419,775
20Locust GroveGA999 of 9$326,173
21HillsboroughNJ995 of 9
22LancasterNY995 of 6
23Coeur D'AleneID996 of 16$611,418
24MoultrieGA996 of 8$169,915
25LevittownNY995 of 12$740,175
26VersaillesKY995 of 6$360,177
27ShawneeKS995 of 8$432,970
28Mount WashingtonKY997 of 7$330,041
29SkillmanNJ995 of 5$1,061,216
30Flowery BranchGA996 of 9$428,205
31LexingtonMA995 of 11$1,626,351
32NewburghNY998 of 9$405,524
33East WenatcheeWA998 of 11$518,973
34SmyrnaTN996 of 17$405,721
35SolonOH996 of 7$472,037
36NicholasvilleKY999 of 11$327,265
37BeavertonOR9929 of 35$532,257
38ZacharyLA985 of 7$270,591
39ArnoldMO988 of 10$278,759
40WaxahachieTX9812 of 22$372,913
41GlastonburyCT985 of 7$572,682
42Cherry HillNJ989 of 20
43AnokaMN986 of 11$339,441
44NavasotaTX985 of 6$275,156
45WaukeganIL9811 of 23$247,565
46FranklinTN9818 of 26$928,567
47KirkwoodMO986 of 9$476,267
48AlbertvilleAL986 of 8$220,718
49SyossetNY986 of 9$1,134,640
50Granite BayCA985 of 6$1,176,593
51NederlandTX985 of 7$224,471
52PittsboroNC985 of 7$565,217
53HaddonfieldNJ985 of 8$861,158
54Villa RicaGA986 of 7$314,697
55TigardOR9810 of 12$611,673
56VoorheesNJ985 of 6
57Dix HillsNY986 of 11$1,231,134
58PleasantvilleNJ986 of 6$247,524
59CorbinKY987 of 12$171,534
60Happy ValleyOR987 of 8$691,900
61Union CityCA988 of 11$1,247,792
62RichmondKY9710 of 14$303,364
63VinelandNJ978 of 18$314,721
64West ChicagoIL975 of 12$394,635
65WenatcheeWA9711 of 17$498,235
66TomballTX9715 of 22$361,897
67LouisvilleCO976 of 6$841,727
68BellevueWA9724 of 32$1,470,486
69Flower MoundTX9714 of 20$616,639
70McDonoughGA9719 of 19$336,835
71TexarkanaTX976 of 23$203,306
72NewbergOR975 of 8$537,365
73HebronKY975 of 5$385,895
74Forest ParkGA976 of 8$167,448
75XeniaOH977 of 12$260,022
76NeedhamMA977 of 8$1,589,517
77BloomingtonMN9716 of 23$370,580
78JacksonGA975 of 5$287,282
79BeltonMO976 of 8$274,119
80BristowVA975 of 6$747,849
81SachseTX975 of 6$437,025
82ChannelviewTX978 of 10$214,560
83FallonNV975 of 8$396,731
84SavageMN975 of 8$434,922
85FentonMI978 of 10$369,840
86LewisvilleTX9718 of 28$395,461
87BedfordOH966 of 7$160,174
88SykesvilleMD969 of 11$566,909
89DanvilleKY966 of 11$255,060
90JasperAL966 of 9$168,968
91RidgewoodNJ966 of 10$1,264,894
92CamasWA967 of 17$754,336
93NormalIL9614 of 18$269,011
94ShermanTX969 of 11$256,924
95DickinsonTX968 of 14$271,547
96SalemOR9649 of 58$440,407
97EnumclawWA965 of 9$679,534
98GreshamOR9620 of 21$473,726
99Rocky HillCT966 of 6$418,828
100CumberlandRI966 of 13$528,986
101RoswellGA9617 of 17$666,641
102LumbertonTX965 of 5$284,357
103Saint MarysGA965 of 5$313,617
104TualatinOR966 of 7$640,238
105ManitowocWI965 of 11$244,654
106NacogdochesTX969 of 14$224,058
107Cedar ParkTX9614 of 17$473,251
108West BloomfieldMI966 of 12$466,635
109Coon RapidsMN9612 of 14$337,326
110ElkridgeMD966 of 6$489,926
111PrairievilleLA969 of 10$337,735
112ArnoldMD955 of 6$610,070
113ValdostaGA9517 of 17$215,219
114KeizerOR959 of 11$454,075
115BentonAR956 of 13$242,653
116BedfordTX957 of 8$380,246
117EvanstonIL9516 of 19$496,114
118Eagle PassTX956 of 23$222,375
119LibertyMO959 of 16$332,806
120Siler CityNC956 of 8$265,635
121Lake StevensWA958 of 13$704,136
122RustonLA958 of 10$231,864
123BeverlyMA955 of 8$779,753
124WillardMO955 of 5$276,647
125AlbanyCA955 of 6$1,269,346
126PlymouthMI956 of 12$489,863
127Palm SpringsCA956 of 7$619,612
128CantonMA956 of 8$820,574
129Yorba LindaCA9510 of 12$1,420,519
130AndersonSC9517 of 23$276,880
131ChathamIL956 of 6$308,707
132YorktownVA9511 of 12$487,061
133FairviewOR955 of 6$482,516
134Phenix CityAL9510 of 12$214,768
135BerwynIL957 of 13$325,587
136RoanokeTX945 of 6$433,091
137LawrenceburgKY945 of 6$270,554
138LaPlaceLA945 of 5
139Bell GardensCA947 of 7$699,293
140MiddleburgFL948 of 10$328,999
141WestonMA945 of 5$2,311,502
142KelsoWA948 of 11$392,699
143LaceyWA9419 of 24$518,901
144LaPorteIN946 of 12
145MedinaOH946 of 20$387,438
146TroyMO947 of 9$321,123
147MiamisburgOH945 of 10$270,749
148MethuenMA945 of 5$635,202
149SpringTX9416 of 41$368,162
150Lake OswegoOR946 of 12$898,637
151TrentonNJ9424 of 31$356,470
152PainesvilleOH9411 of 17$231,147
153Atlantic CityNJ946 of 11$221,432
154StockbridgeGA9416 of 16$293,215
155UnionKY947 of 7$468,989
156RichmondTX9428 of 39$381,154
157PortlandOR94130 of 151$540,296
158AvonCT946 of 7$594,564
159StanwoodWA946 of 9$714,750
160Eagle PointOR945 of 7$478,773
161FarmingtonMN937 of 10$406,892
162BurienWA937 of 12$647,575
163TullahomaTN935 of 10$298,536
164HarlingenTX9314 of 32$199,141
165Port ArthurTX9310 of 20$126,888
166LakewoodWA9317 of 25$526,659
167Cedar FallsIA938 of 11$271,836
168WabashIN937 of 10$190,054
169BessemerAL938 of 11$135,560
170Rowland HeightsCA937 of 7$992,381
171RepublicMO937 of 8$272,079
172The ColonyTX937 of 9$406,211
173ClarkstonMI938 of 11$437,274
174MerrickNY936 of 7$906,709
175RosenbergTX937 of 12$316,248
176WestminsterMD9310 of 17$471,982
177Hood RiverOR935 of 6$725,008
178BooneNC935 of 7$494,937
179AlhambraCA939 of 12$932,245
180La MiradaCA937 of 10$894,512
181North AndoverMA935 of 8$826,809
182HarrisonOH935 of 5$322,481
183HaysKS935 of 7$259,442
184Bonney LakeWA936 of 9$678,955
185Fuquay-VarinaNC938 of 8
186BentonKY927 of 9$184,917
187Old BridgeNJ925 of 10
188CalexicoCA9211 of 11$394,178
189LebanonKY925 of 7$233,802
190Lithia SpringsGA926 of 7$279,118
191SelmaCA928 of 12$364,481
192PleasantonCA9212 of 16$1,556,554
193San Tan ValleyAZ9215 of 16$395,552
194IndependenceKY926 of 6$333,160
195Lake CitySC925 of 5$128,685
196WarsawIN928 of 8$282,782
197DouglasGA928 of 8$186,817
198CrowleyLA925 of 6$125,777
199Pea RidgeAR925 of 5$347,679
200KyleTX929 of 13$299,898
201WestportCT926 of 8$2,111,211
202ArcadiaCA9211 of 12$1,414,461
203HamiltonNJ9220 of 26
204WascoCA928 of 9$319,511
205Santa PaulaCA9210 of 13$721,278
206PlymouthMA9212 of 15$665,167
207MckinneyTX929 of 48$482,599
208ShelbyvilleKY929 of 11$310,943
209ProsperTX926 of 13$776,414
210Buena ParkCA9112 of 14$944,693
211Pueblo WestCO9110 of 11
212NorwalkCA9113 of 22$765,009
213FraminghamMA9110 of 16$682,124
214Mt. PleasantSC9110 of 11
215Severna ParkMD917 of 8$762,573
216LincolnRI917 of 7$563,676
217AthensAL917 of 14$313,023
218LincolnCA9112 of 15$648,541
219LawndaleCA919 of 13$787,718
220SanduskyOH919 of 10$155,425
221San MarcosTX915 of 15$310,919
222ClintonSC915 of 7$169,822
223MorriltonAR915 of 5$172,921
224BothellWA9116 of 25$1,032,938
225FlorenceAL9110 of 12$216,121
226Liberty TownshipOH916 of 6
227Battle GroundWA918 of 10$611,494
228RaytownMO919 of 11$211,093
229PiquaOH916 of 6$184,686
230RedmondWA9110 of 23$1,364,438
231FayettevilleAR918 of 17$385,227
232Walla WallaWA917 of 15$424,734
233AltadenaCA915 of 8$1,114,913
234East ChicagoIN918 of 9$131,019
235Pawleys IslandSC905 of 5$549,127
236HawthorneCA9016 of 21$881,067
237LebanonOR908 of 10$396,863
238GonzalesLA908 of 8$292,500
239BoonevilleMS905 of 7$150,111
240TuttleOK905 of 5$333,626
241BrookhavenGA905 of 6$755,049
242IjamsvilleMD905 of 6$730,502
243Fort ThomasKY905 of 5$381,896
244MurrayKY906 of 12$200,220
245FlorenceSC9018 of 22$226,001
246GahannaOH908 of 12$386,534
247ReisterstownMD907 of 7$421,457
248Rock IslandIL909 of 13$128,847
249ChicopeeMA909 of 16$325,528
250CranstonRI9022 of 26$462,629

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