Best for Safety
Lowest crime rates per FBI UCR — best for families sensitive to violent and property crime.
Top 100 Cities
- #1C
Pueblo, CO
- #2C
Modesto, CA
- #3C
Pasadena, CA
- #4B
Wilmington, NC
- #5B
Birmingham, AL
- #6C
Vallejo, CA
- #7C
Visalia, CA
- #8B
Anchorage, AK
- #9C
Des Moines, IA
- #10D
Rochester, NY
- #11B
Omaha, NE
- #12B
Portland, OR
- #13B
Nampa, ID
- #14F
Jackson, MS
- #15B
Houston, TX
- #16C
Peoria, IL
- #17B
Hartford, CT
- #18A
Green Bay, WI
- #19C
Coral Springs, FL
- #20C
Fayetteville, NC
- #21B
Stockton, CA
- #22C
Waco, TX
- #23B
Milwaukee, WI
- #24F
Lancaster, CA
- #25B
Scottsdale, AZ
- #26C
West Palm Beach, FL
- #27C
Bismarck, ND
- #28B
College Station, TX
- #29C
Hialeah, FL
- #30C
Springfield, IL
- #31B
Orlando, FL
- #32C
Worcester, MA
- #33C
Miami, FL
- #34B
Minneapolis, MN
- #35C
Surprise, AZ
- #36B
Killeen, TX
- #37C
Pomona, CA
- #38D
Savannah, GA
- #39D
Mobile, AL
- #40B
San Jose, CA
- #41C
Chicago, IL
- #42B
Naperville, IL
- #43B
Billings, MT
- #44B
Fargo, ND
- #45B
Palm Bay, FL
- #46B
Pasadena, TX
- #47B
Baton Rouge, LA
- #48B
Cary, NC
- #49C
Henderson, NV
- #50B
Topeka, KS
- #51C
Tulsa, OK
- #52B
Edmond, OK
- #53C
Glendale, AZ
- #54C
Riverside, CA
- #55C
Beaumont, TX
- #56C
Brownsville, TX
- #57A
Chula Vista, CA
- #58C
Laredo, TX
- #59B
Bend, OR
- #60B
Denton, TX
- #61C
Knoxville, TN
- #62C
Dayton, OH
- #63B
Nashville, TN
- #64C
Boulder, CO
- #65A
Cincinnati, OH
- #66D
El Paso, TX
- #67C
Huntsville, AL
- #68B
Westminster, CO
- #69C
Arvada, CO
- #70D
Bakersfield, CA
- #71B
Rapid City, SD
- #72D
Columbus, OH
- #73D
Lakeland, FL
- #74C
Meridian, ID
- #75C
Akron, OH
- #76C
Arlington, TX
- #77D
Escondido, CA
- #78B
Lewisville, TX
- #79D
Warwick, RI
- #80B
Charleston, SC
- #81C
Las Vegas, NV
- #82C
Philadelphia, PA
- #83C
Tucson, AZ
- #84B
Aurora, CO
- #85B
Chattanooga, TN
- #86B
Memphis, TN
- #87A
Provo, UT
- #88C
Bridgeport, CT
- #89D
Garden Grove, CA
- #90D
Murfreesboro, TN
- #91C
Pearland, TX
- #92C
Peoria, AZ
- #93C
Richmond, VA
- #94C
Santa Rosa, CA
- #95C
San Antonio, TX
- #96C
Columbia, SC
- #97B
Grand Rapids, MI
- #98B
Overland Park, KS
- #99B
Austin, TX
- #100C
Carrollton, TX
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the top-ranked US city for safety?
The top-ranked city on Best for Safety is Pueblo, CO with a sub-score of 83/100. All rankings use federal government data only.
How is this ranking calculated?
Lowest crime rates per FBI UCR — best for families sensitive to violent and property crime. Sub-scores are normalized to 0-100, then cities are ordered from highest to lowest. See the methodology page for the full formula.
Where does the data come from?
MoveScore blends six federal data streams: FBI UCR, EPA SDWIS, EPA AQS, NCES CCD + EDFacts, Census ASPEP, and CMS HCAHPS. A city is included only if at least three of the six sources have a record for it.
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Ranking uses the individual crime sub-score, normalized to 0-100.