Safest Cities in Massachusetts – 2021
At the state level, Massachusetts recorded very respectable crime figures in 2018: its violent crime rate is 8% below the national rate and its property crime rate is 57% of the national level. However, this doesn’t give the full picture, as many of the Bay State’s individual cities have nearly nonexistent levels of crime: the […]
Safest Cities in Maryland – 2021
Compared to other states. Maryland’s crime situation is a bit concerning. Though property crime in the state is slightly below national levels, violent crime in the state is 27% higher than the national rate. Much of this has to do with high crime in Maryland’s largest city, Baltimore, which, in 2018, had its most violent […]
Safest Cities in California – 2021
California is in the lower half of states in terms of safety when you look at statewide crime rates. The Golden State’s violent crime rate of 4.47 is 21% higher than the national average, and its property crime rate is also higher than the national level. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 0 Law enforcement per […]
Safest Cities in Connecticut – 2021
Crime–particularly violent crime–is low in Connecticut: the state’s violent crime rate of 2.07 offenses per 1,000 people is just 56% of the nationwide rate. It should serve as no surprise, then, that crime rates in the Nutmeg State’s safest cities are among the lowest in the United States. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 0 Law […]
Safest Cities in Delaware – 2021
Delaware posted slightly concerning crime numbers in 2018: its 4.24 per 1,000 violent crime rate is about 15% higher than the national rate, though the state fared a bit better in the category of property crime, earning a rate 5% higher than national levels. With a couple exceptions, the crime situation in Delaware’s 5 safest […]
Safest Cities in Florida – 2021
Florida isn’t exactly at the bottom of the list of the safest states in the country, but it certainly isn’t at the top, either. The Sunshine State logged violent and property crime rates just a notch above national levels in both categories. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 0 Law enforcement per 1,000 Elevated levels of […]
Safest Cities in Illinois – 2021
Illinois’s crime situation is a mixed bag: its property crime rate is a touch below the national rate, while the state’s violent crime rate is about 10% higher than national levels. The statewide violent crime rate is no doubt elevated by high crime in Chicago, Illinois’s largest city, which is plagued by violent crime nearly […]
Safest Cities in Maine – 2021
Maine is one of the safest states in the nation, by a wide margin: the state’s violent crime rate is less-than-a-third of the national rate, while its property crime is at 62% of the national level. Even more impressive is the fact that crime in Maine has decreased for 7 years straight through 2018. Let’s […]
Safest Cities in Louisiana – 2021
Louisiana has a lot of qualities, however, low crime isn’t one of them. The state is plagued by the violent crime endemic to the southeastern region of the United States, and was named the most violent state in the country by USA Today for logging the highest murder rate in the country. Despite the state’s […]
Safest Cities in Kentucky – 2021
Compared to nationwide levels, Kentucky has admirably low levels of crime. The Bluegrass State’s violent crime rate of 2.12 per 1,000 is around 57% of the national rate, while the state’s rate of property crime is below average, as well. Much more impressive are the crime rates of Kentucky’s safest cities, which are a fraction […]
