Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, Peoria Safest, Tucson Least Safe Cities In U.S.

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.
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