Safest Cities in Wyoming – 2021
As one of the least densely populated U.S. states, Wyoming is as peaceful and untouched a state as you’ll find in the country, with vast high plains in the east running into the many stunning mountain ranges in the western part of the state. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 0 Law enforcement per 1,000 Additionally, […]
Safest Cities in Minnesota – 2021
True to its friendly image, the Land of 10,000 Lakes has violent and property crime rates below national levels. What’s more, violent crime has dropped in Minnesota for the last ten years straight, including an 8% drop between 2017 and 2018. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 0 Law enforcement per 1,000 While the Twin Cities […]
Safest Cities in Mississippi – 2021
While Mississippi does have issues with poverty and education, the state compares favorably to others in the southeast region of the country in terms of crime. Though Mississippi’s property crime rate is slightly above the national average, its violent crime rate is just 63% of the national violent crime rate. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 […]
Safest Cities in Missouri – 2021
Missouri does not have one of the best safety records in the U.S.: its violent and property crime rates are both above national levels, propped up by some of the more crime-ridden urban areas in the state. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 0 Law enforcement per 1,000 However, there is good news for residents of […]
Safest Cities in New York – 2021
Though New York City has considerably low crime for a city its size, and experienced another drop in overall crime in the past year (except in a few key categories such as homicides and robberies), the Big Apple is nowhere near the top of the list of New York State’s safest cities. However, the top […]
Safest Cities in North Carolina – 2021
Overall, North Carolina’s violent and property crime rates are a bit above national levels in both categories, owing to high crime in large cities like Durham and Charlotte, where violent crime is nearly double the national rate of 3.69 offenses per 1,000. 0 Crime rate per 1,000 0 Law enforcement per 1,000 However, the Tar […]
Safest Cities in Ohio – 2021
On a whole, the outlook on crime in Ohio is fairly positive, as the state’s 2018 violent crime rate of 2.8 offenses per 1,000 people was about 24% lower than the national average, while its property crime rate was just a notch lower than nationwide levels. However, Ohio’s safest cities do even better, boasting low […]
Safest Cities in Oklahoma – 2021
Although violent crime dropped nationally in 2018, Oklahoma witnessed a 1.9% increase of its violent crime rate, and it has higher levels of rape, murder, aggravated assault, and property crime–the four major violent crime categories–than the nation, at large. In the linked news story, Christopher Hill, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of […]
Safest Cities in Pennsylvania – 2021
In spite of the fact that its largest city, Philadelphia, logged a crime rate nearly 3 times higher than the national rate in 2018, Pennsylvania recorded violent and property crime rates significantly below the national averages. This indicates that the relative safety of its smaller municipalities more than balances higher crime in the state’s urban […]
Safest Cities in Rhode Island – 2021
Rhode Island is one of the safest states in America: its violent crime rate of 2.19 offenses per 1,000 and property crime rate of 16.6 per 1,000 are significantly below national levels. What’s more, Rhode Island’s already low rate of violent crime decreased by 6.4% in 2018, a trend that shows no signs of reversing. […]
