Personal Finance Reports What are the Safest Cities in Each State? 1 person contributes to this content Written by Mike Brown Written by Mike Brown Expertise: Precious metals, student loans, debt, mortgages Mike Brown uses data from surveys and publicly available resources to identify emerging personal finance trends and tell unique stories. Learn more about Mike Brown Apr 06, 2023 On This Page: Top 100 Safest Cities in AlabamaTop 32 Safest Cities in AlaskaTop 100 Safest Cities in ArizonaTop 100 Safest Cities in ArkansasTop 100 Safest Cities in CaliforniaTop 100 Safest Cities in ColoradoTop 100 Safest Cities in ConnecticutTop 50 Safest Cities in DelawareTop 100 Safest Cities in FloridaTop 100 Safest Cities in GeorgiaTop 100 Safest Cities in HawaiiTop 100 Safest Cities in IdahoTop 100 Safest Cities in IllinoisTop 100 Safest Cities in IndianaTop 100 Safest Cities in IowaTop 100 Safest Cities in KansasTop 100 Safest Cities in KentuckyTop 100 Safest Cities in LouisianaTop 100 Safest Cities in MaineTop 100 Safest Cities in MarylandTop 100 Safest Cities in MassachusettsTop 100 Safest Cities in MichiganTop 100 Safest Cities in MinnesotaTop 100 Safest Cities in MississippiTop 100 Safest Cities in MissouriTop 100 Safest Cities in MontanaTop 100 Safest Cities in NebraskaTop 100 Safest Cities in NevadaTop 100 Safest Cities in New HampshireTop 100 Safest Cities in New JerseyTop 100 Safest Cities in New MexicoTop 100 Safest Cities in New YorkTop 100 Safest Cities in North CarolinaTop 100 Safest Cities in North DakotaTop 100 Safest Cities in OhioTop 100 Safest Cities in OklahomaTop 100 Safest Cities in OregonTop 100 Safest Cities in PennsylvaniaTop 100 Safest Cities in Rhode IslandTop 100 Safest Cities in South CarolinaTop 100 Safest Cities in South DakotaTop 100 Safest Cities in TennesseeTop 100 Safest Cities in TexasTop 100 Safest Cities in UtahTop 100 Safest Cities in VermontTop 100 Safest Cities in VirginiaTop 100 Safest Cities in WashingtonTop 100 Safest Cities in West VirginiaTop 100 Safest Cities in WisconsinTop 75 Safest Cities in WyomingMethodology A number of important factors play a role in deciding which neighborhood is the best to settle down in. Does this town have a good education system? Is the overall cost of living within my means? Am I going to enjoy the weather here? Are there enough things to do and places to eat to keep me entertained? Is this a place where I could see myself living? All things considered, perhaps the most important parameter when deciding where you want to live is whether or not that place is one of the safest cities in america. Everyone wants to be able to say that they live in the safest town in america. Whether you are alone or not, you want to feel secure in the early mornings, late nights, and all the time in between. LendEDU is not endorsing this, but ideally you want to live in a neighborhood where you can leave your house without locking the door and know all your possessions will be there when you get back. LendEDU’s newest report recognizes the safest towns and cities in america by each state. Using licensed data, we gathered the total crime risk score for every single town in the country. This score represents the combined risk of rape, murder, assault, robbery, burglary, larceny, and vehicle theft compared to the national average of 100. If a city posted a total crime risk score of 200 it meant that place had twice the risk of crime compared to the national average. Or, a city that recorded a score of 50 had half the risk of crime compared to the national average. A lower crime risk score meant a safer community. The tables below have ranked the safest places in america by each state according to their difference from the national average crime risk score of 100. For example, if an incredibly safe community had a -98 difference from the national average, it meant that place had a crime risk score of two. Cities that made the top of their state’s list had the highest negative difference from the national average; a higher negative difference meant a lower crime risk score, which meant a safer town. Top 100 Safest Cities in Alabama Top 32 Safest Cities in Alaska Top 100 Safest Cities in Arizona Top 100 Safest Cities in Arkansas Top 100 Safest Cities in California Top 100 Safest Cities in Colorado Top 100 Safest Cities in Connecticut Top 50 Safest Cities in Delaware Top 100 Safest Cities in Florida Top 100 Safest Cities in Georgia Top 100 Safest Cities in Hawaii Top 100 Safest Cities in Idaho Top 100 Safest Cities in Illinois Top 100 Safest Cities in Indiana Top 100 Safest Cities in Iowa Top 100 Safest Cities in Kansas Top 100 Safest Cities in Kentucky Top 100 Safest Cities in Louisiana Top 100 Safest Cities in Maine Top 100 Safest Cities in Maryland Top 100 Safest Cities in Massachusetts Top 100 Safest Cities in Michigan Top 100 Safest Cities in Minnesota Top 100 Safest Cities in Mississippi Top 100 Safest Cities in Missouri Top 100 Safest Cities in Montana Top 100 Safest Cities in Nebraska Top 100 Safest Cities in Nevada Top 100 Safest Cities in New Hampshire Top 100 Safest Cities in New Jersey Top 100 Safest Cities in New Mexico Top 100 Safest Cities in New York Top 100 Safest Cities in North Carolina Top 100 Safest Cities in North Dakota Top 100 Safest Cities in Ohio Top 100 Safest Cities in Oklahoma Top 100 Safest Cities in Oregon Top 100 Safest Cities in Pennsylvania Top 100 Safest Cities in Rhode Island Top 100 Safest Cities in South Carolina Top 100 Safest Cities in South Dakota Top 100 Safest Cities in Tennessee Top 100 Safest Cities in Texas Top 100 Safest Cities in Utah Top 100 Safest Cities in Vermont Top 100 Safest Cities in Virginia Top 100 Safest Cities in Washington Top 100 Safest Cities in West Virginia Top 100 Safest Cities in Wisconsin Top 75 Safest Cities in Wyoming Methodology All data used in this study was under license from Onboard Informatics. Onboard Informatics dataset was used for the most recent population figures, location purposes, and for the total crime risk score. To begin this study, we found the total crime risk score of every town in every state. Once this was done, we were able to separate the master sheet into 50 individual sheets broken down by state. For most states, a population cutoff was set at 5,000, meaning towns in that state with a population below 5,000 were not analyzed further. For some of the less populous states like Montana, Wyoming, or Alaska, a population cutoff was not established because these states did not have enough towns to warrant a population cutoff. Alaska and Delaware did not have a list featuring 100 towns because these states do not have 100 towns. Each state and the corresponding cities were ranked based on their total crime risk score and, more specifically, the difference between their score and the national average total crime risk score of 100. We ranked the cities in each state based on the difference of their total crime risk score and the national average of 100. These scores determined our list of the safest cities in america. For example, a city that had a total crime risk score of two was listed in the table as a -98 difference from the national average of 100 and was ranked highly on the list. A higher negative difference indicated a safer town and the town was ranked accordingly. Contrarily, a city that was listed with a difference of 75 indicated that their crime score was 175 and they were ranked lower on the list. If a city had crime score of 200 it meant they had twice the risk of crime compared to the national average and their difference listed was 100. The total crime risk score is a stand alone statistic provided by Onboard Informatics and indicates the combined risk of rape, murder, burglary, assault, robbery, larceny, and vehicle theft compared to the national average of 100. See more of LendEDU’s Research About our contributors Written by Mike Brown Mike Brown uses data from surveys and publicly available resources to identify emerging personal finance trends and tell unique stories.