Top Ten: Safest cities in the U.S.
What makes for a safe city? Most people would probably cite a low crime rate, few blighted neighborhoods, widespread street lighting and good public roads. These factors usually reassure residents and contribute to such a determination.
“When people think about safety in a city, their minds probably immediately go to things like the crime rate, auto fatality rate or risk of natural disasters,” acknowledged Chip Lupo, an analyst with WalletHub. “The safest cities in America protect residents from these threats of bodily harm and property damage, but on top of that, they also help secure people’s financial safety.” Examples of financial safety include “minimizing the risk of fraud and identity theft, keeping the population employed and insured, and combating homelessness.”
Last fall, WalletHub considered these and additional factors and ranked 182 U.S. cities on their overall safety. The highest-ranked cities had safe roads and a high number of first responders per capita; they were low on the number of traffic fatalities per capita as well as the chances of a natural disaster happening.
Based on the criteria, the Top 10 Safest Cities in America are:
- South Burlington, Vt.
- Caspar, Wyo.
- Warwick, R.I.
- Burlington, Vt.
- Boise, Idaho
- Yonkers, N.Y.
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Columbia, Md.
- Portland, Maine
- Virginia Beach, Va.
Source: https://wallethub.com/edu/safest-cities-in-america/41926.
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