Overview
- Warwick, Rhode Island ranked No. 1, followed by Overland Park, Kansas and Burlington, Vermont based on low violent and property crime, traffic safety, and financial stability indicators.
- The top 10 also features Juneau (4), Yonkers (5), Casper (6), South Burlington (7), Columbia, Md. (8), Lewiston, Maine (9), and Salem, Ore. (10).
- The bottom 10 least safe cities are New Orleans (last), Memphis, Baton Rouge, Detroit, Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, San Bernardino, Philadelphia, and Cleveland.
- Indicator highlights include Warwick’s third-lowest aggravated assault rate and seventh-lowest thefts per capita, Overland Park’s fifth-lowest pedestrian fatality rate and low unemployment, and Burlington’s low murder rate with minimal disaster risk.
- Year-over-year shifts stand out with Juneau rising from 16th in 2024 to 4th, while local snapshots show Albuquerque at 154th overall and Philadelphia at 174th, ninth from the bottom.