Gilbert, and Chandler Arizona are two of the nation’s safest cities according to WalletHub’s report on 2019’s Safest Cities in America. Peoria and Scottsdale landed in the top twenty.
Tucson, Arizona landed in the twenty least safe cities included in WalletHub’s report.
To determine where Americans can feel most protected against life’s hazards, including nonphysical forms of danger, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 41 metrics. The data set ranges from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to road quality.
Overall Rank (1 = Safest) |
City | Total Score | ‘Home & Community Safety’ Rank | ‘Natural-Disaster Risk’ Rank | ‘Financial Safety’ Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Columbia, MD | 85.33 | 3 | 63 | 77 |
2 | Yonkers, NY | 84.80 | 1 | 39 | 116 |
3 | Plano, TX | 83.54 | 2 | 113 | 44 |
4 | Gilbert, AZ | 83.44 | 7 | 14 | 61 |
5 | South Burlington, VT | 83.33 | 33 | 36 | 3 |
6 | Virginia Beach, VA | 83.22 | 11 | 44 | 22 |
7 | Bismarck, ND | 82.92 | 26 | 64 | 9 |
8 | Nashua, NH | 82.84 | 16 | 27 | 45 |
9 | Chandler, AZ | 82.54 | 17 | 8 | 46 |
10 | Warwick, RI | 82.17 | 20 | 22 | 76 |
11 | Chesapeake, VA | 81.96 | 15 | 69 | 38 |
12 | Scottsdale, AZ | 81.90 | 23 | 53 | 34 |
13 | Fargo, ND | 81.85 | 27 | 77 | 31 |
14 | Burlington, VT | 81.35 | 39 | 37 | 35 |
15 | Peoria, AZ | 81.16 | 28 | 26 | 79 |
16 | Madison, WI | 80.95 | 32 | 89 | 10 |
17 | Laredo, TX | 80.93 | 34 | 24 | 83 |
18 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 80.84 | 31 | 101 | 12 |
19 | Lewiston, ME | 80.75 | 56 | 12 | 30 |
20 | Aurora, IL | 80.73 | 5 | 91 | 148 |
160 | Denver, CO | 64.05 | 157 | 139 | 63 |
161 | Tucson, AZ | 63.89 | 173 | 65 | 106 |
162 | Las Vegas, NV | 63.29 | 164 | 96 | 144 |
163 | Kansas City, MO | 63.21 | 163 | 138 | 93 |
164 | Orlando, FL | 62.48 | 175 | 32 | 122 |
165 | New Orleans, LA | 62.36 | 170 | 31 | 165 |
166 | Cleveland, OH | 62.18 | 165 | 54 | 176 |
167 | Washington, DC | 62.15 | 176 | 80 | 59 |
168 | St. Petersburg, FL | 61.90 | 108 | N/A | 147 |
169 | Philadelphia, PA | 60.73 | 178 | 15 | 128 |
170 | Wichita, KS | 60.47 | 168 | 172 | 86 |
171 | Los Angeles, CA | 60.37 | 161 | 149 | 159 |
172 | Anchorage, AK | 60.29 | 174 | 161 | 72 |
173 | Jackson, MS | 59.98 | 166 | 137 | 177 |
174 | Memphis, TN | 59.90 | 172 | 85 | 175 |
175 | Oklahoma City, OK | 58.59 | 162 | 173 | 47 |
176 | Birmingham, AL | 57.70 | 171 | 136 | 178 |
177 | Little Rock, AR | 56.49 | 177 | 147 | 132 |
178 | Baton Rouge, LA | 56.26 | 182 | 90 | 138 |
179 | Detroit, MI | 56.07 | 180 | 41 | 180 |
180 | San Bernardino, CA | 53.93 | 181 | 160 | 161 |
Safest vs. Least Safe
- Irvine, California, has the fewest aggravated assault incidents (per 100,000 residents), 23.26, which is 63.5 times fewer than in Detroit, the city with the most at 1,477.78.
- Port St. Lucie, Florida, has the fewest thefts (per 1,000 residents), 9.74, which is 7.4 times fewer than in Spokane, Washington, the city with the most at 72.11.
- Washington has the most law-enforcement employees (per 100,000 residents), 643, which is six times more than in Irvine, California, the city with the fewest at 108.
- Plano, Texas, and Lincoln, Nebraska, have among the fewest pedestrian fatalities (per 100,000 residents), 0.35, which is 19 times fewer than in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the city with the most at 6.66.