The following are reportedly the 50 safest cities in The United States of America, according to WalletHub.
WalletHub analyzed 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, across 41 key metrics to assess overall safety.
The three main categories include:
- Home and community safety: Law enforcement per capita, prevalence of terrorist attacks, mass shootings, murders,
- Natural disaster risk: Earthquake risk, flood risk, hurricane storm surge risk, wildfire risk
- Financial safety: Unemployment rate, uninsured population, foreclosure rate
Data is updated as of Aug. 27, 2024 and was collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, TransUnion, and other sources.
- South Burlington, the second largest city in Vermont, ranked first overall as the safest city in America. It has one of the lowest pedestrian fatality rates in the nation and one of the highest number of EMTs and paramedics per capita, according to WalletHub.
- Many of the top safest cities are concentrated in the Northeastern United States, including South Burlington, Burlington, Portland (Maine), Nashua, Warwick, and Yonkers. This region generally has lower natural disaster risks compared to other areas, contributing to higher safety scores.
Overall RankCityOverall safety score
1South Burlington, VT74.2
2Casper, WY71.5
3Warwick, RI70.3
4Burlington, VT69.6
5Boise, ID69.2
6Yonkers, NY68.8
7Cedar Rapids, IA68.4
8Columbia, MD68.1
9Portland, ME67.8
10Virginia Beach, VA67.6
11Irvine, CA67.4
12Fargo, ND67.2
13Chesapeake, VA67.1
14Missoula, MT67.0
15Nashua, NH67.0
16Juneau, AK67.0
17Vancouver, WA66.9
18Honolulu, HI66.9
19Madison, WI66.8
20Huntsville, AL66.8
21Laredo, TX66.7
22Sioux Falls, SD66.7
23Chula Vista, CA66.3
24Fremont, CA66.2
25Glendale, CA66.2
26Salem, OR66.1
27Santa Rosa, CA65.9
28Nampa, ID65.9
29Santa Clarita, CA65.8
30Brownsville, TX65.5
31Gilbert, AZ65.3
32Port St. Lucie, FL65.2
33Boston, MA65.2
34St. Paul, MN65.0
35Garden Grove, CA64.8
36Huntington Beach, CA64.8
37Oceanside, CA64.8
38Bismarck, ND64.7
39Scottsdale, AZ64.3
40Pearl City, HI64.1
41Aurora, IL64.1
42Fort Wayne, IN64.0
43San Diego, CA64.0
44Modesto, CA63.7
45Worcester, MA63.5
46Chandler, AZ63.3
47Lincoln, NE63.3
48Rancho Cucamonga, CA63.1
49Oxnard, CA63.1
50Lexington-Fayette, KY62.7