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| Place | Safety Score | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Provo | 94.3 177 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 2nd | McAllen | 90.6 126 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 3rd | Boise, Idaho | 88.9 289 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 4th | Virginia Beach | 88.4 100 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 5th | Honolulu | 87.4 181 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 6th | Tampa | 85.3 334 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 7th | El Paso | 83.1 289 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 8th | Allentown | 82 264 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 9th | Providence | 76.2 287 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 10th | Charleston | 75.8 279 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 11th | Madison | 75.4 214 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 12th | Sarasota | 74.8 380 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 13th | Lakeland | 71.9 370 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 14th | San Diego | 70.8 374 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 15th | Portland, Maine | 69.7 245 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 16th | Poughkeepsie | 66.6 560 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 17th | Ogden | 62.2 445 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 18th | Miami | 60.3 358 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 19th | Worcester | 59 602 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 20th | Melbourne | 57.4 452 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 21st | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 56.4 446 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 22nd | Oxnard | 54.9 557 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 23rd | Huntsville, AL | 54.9 399 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 23rd | Raleigh | 54.9 395 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 25th | Omaha | 53.8 350 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 26th | Columbus | 52.3 380 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 27th | Hartford | 50.6 459 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 28th | Las Vegas | 49.8 412 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 29th | Jacksonville, Florida | 49.5 519 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 30th | Bakersfield | 49.1 496 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 31st | Riverside | 48.4 535 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 32nd | Harrisburg | 48.4 634 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 33rd | Boston | 47 583 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 34th | Pittsburgh | 46.2 468 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 35th | San Jose, California | 43.7 505 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 36th | New Haven | 43.6 399 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 37th | Reno | 43 551 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 38th | Austin | 42.6 422 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 39th | Greenville, SC | 41.5 466 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 40th | Phoenix | 40.5 696 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 41st | New York | 39.8 660 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 42nd | San Francisco | 39.7 486 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 43rd | Richmond | 38.2 441 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 44th | Rochester, New York | 36.5 572 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 45th | Vancouver, Washington | 36.1 556 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 46th | Knoxville | 35.4 685 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 47th | Sacramento | 34.7 720 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 48th | Des Moines | 33.2 642 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 49th | Oklahoma City | 32.9 681 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 50th | Dallas, Texas | 32.5 577 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 51st | Durham | 32.1 507 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 52nd | Los Angeles, California | 31.7 670 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 53rd | Fresno | 30.8 720 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 54th | Charlotte, NC | 30.3 559 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 55th | Augusta, Georgia | 29.6 547 violent crimes per 100k | 2024 |
| 56th | San Antonio, Texas | 29.6 532 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 57th | Syracuse | 29.3 612 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 58th | Colorado Springs | 27.8 690 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 58th | Greensboro | 27.8 702 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 60th | Grand Rapids | 27.5 894 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 61st | Stockton | 26.4 1,029 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 62nd | Indianapolis | 26 769 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 63rd | Chattanooga | 26 680 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 64th | Albany | 25.7 832 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 65th | Toledo | 25.3 872 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 66th | Winston-Salem | 24.6 744 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 67th | Louisville | 24.5 674 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 68th | Milwaukee | 23.9 1,145 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 69th | Atlanta, Georgia | 23.1 736 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 69th | Washington DC | 23.1 749 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 71st | Akron | 22.8 871 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 72nd | Spokane | 20.9 613 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 72nd | Buffalo | 20.9 729 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 74th | Columbia, South Carolina | 20.3 791 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 75th | Cincinnati | 17.4 785 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 75th | Tulsa | 17.4 833 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 77th | Seattle | 15.2 706 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 78th | Houston, Texas | 13.4 884 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 79th | Portland | 13 702 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 80th | Asheville | 12.6 753 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 81st | Nashville | 12.3 962 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 82nd | Philadelphia | 11.9 830 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 83rd | Denver | 10.1 882 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 84th | Albuquerque | 8.6 1,024 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 85th | Salt Lake City | 8.3 862 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 86th | Cleveland | 7.6 1,365 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 87th | Dayton | 7.6 1,230 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 88th | Baltimore | 6.9 1,351 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 88th | Detroit | 6.9 1,654 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 90th | Kansas City | 6.6 1,376 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 91st | Minneapolis | 6.5 1,004 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 91st | Little Rock | 6.5 1,485 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 93rd | Wichita | 4.7 1,209 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 94th | Birmingham | 4.3 1,239 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 95th | St. Louis | 2.9 1,230 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 96th | Memphis | 0.7 1,853 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| Place | Safety Score | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Maine | 98.6 95 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 1st | New Hampshire | 98.6 119 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 3rd | Rhode Island | 97.1 146 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 4th | Connecticut | 95.3 111 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 5th | Idaho | 94.6 221 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 6th | Wyoming | 94.2 188 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 7th | New Jersey | 92.1 199 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 8th | Kentucky | 90.3 214 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 9th | Wisconsin | 90 245 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 10th | Virginia | 89.5 210 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 11th | Iowa | 88.4 238 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 12th | Utah | 88.1 225 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 13th | Nebraska | 86.8 223 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 14th | Pennsylvania | 86.7 229 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 15th | Massachusetts | 86 301 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 16th | Minnesota | 85.2 226 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 17th | Vermont | 85.2 220 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 18th | North Dakota | 80.9 240 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 19th | Georgia | 80.7 301 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 20th | Hawaii | 79.4 214 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 21st | Ohio | 79.1 288 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 22nd | Illinois | 78 258 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 23rd | Alabama | 73.7 353 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 24th | Michigan | 73.4 431 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 25th | Delaware | 71.5 352 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 26th | New York | 70.8 368 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 27th | Arizona | 70.1 383 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 28th | North Carolina | 69.7 331 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 29th | Montana | 69 422 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 30th | Texas | 68.6 349 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 31st | Washington | 66.4 292 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 32nd | Maryland | 65 365 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 33rd | South Carolina | 64.6 389 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 34th | Oregon | 63.5 319 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 35th | Missouri | 62.1 426 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 36th | Oklahoma | 61.1 412 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 37th | California | 59.9 435 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 38th | Nevada | 59.5 384 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 39th | Tennessee | 58.2 499 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 40th | Arkansas | 55.7 535 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 41st | Kansas | 54.2 476 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 42nd | Colorado | 53.4 438 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 43rd | Alaska | 39.4 736 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
| 44th | New Mexico | 38 648 violent crimes per 100k | 2025 |
Each city’s number comes from its own police department’s FBI file. For each of the two cities below, that file carries far fewer crimes than the department’s own count, so their rates can’t be compared with other cities’. We leave them off the list rather than rank them on a number the city’s own records contradict.
| City | Why it’s left off |
|---|---|
| Chicago, Illinois | The FBI’s 2025 file counts 11,417 violent crimes for its police department; the city’s own data counts 21,909 violent index crimes that year (FBI Crime Data Explorer; the City of Chicago’s data portal, read September 25, 2026). |
| Jackson, Mississippi | Its police department’s FBI file carries 26 of the 63 homicides the department itself investigated in 2025 (FBI Crime Data Explorer; WLBT, January 1, 2026). |
Eight more cities are left off because their police departments’ 2025 FBI files are missing months, or read far below the state or too far from the year before to trust: Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Cape Coral, Florida; Daytona Beach, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; Orlando, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; and Tucson, Arizona.
The FBI’s crime file counts only the police agencies that sent in their numbers. In these six states, those agencies covered under 90% of residents in 2025 (the US as a whole, 96%), so a low FBI rate can mean missing reports, not less crime. We leave them off the list rather than call any of them safe. The homicide rate beside each is the CDC’s, counted from death certificates, not police reports.
| State | FBI coverageshare of residents, 2025 | Homicide rateper 100,000, CDC 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 78% | 15.22nd-highest of the 50 states |
| Mississippi | 81.5% | 19.7the highest of the 50 states |
| Florida | 84.4% | 5.528th-highest of the 50 states |
| West Virginia | 87.3% | 5.9tied for 22nd-highest of the 50 states |
| Indiana | 87.6% | 7.314th-highest of the 50 states |
| South Dakota | 89.7% | 6.6tied for 19th-highest of the 50 states |
Coverage: FBI Crime Data Explorer, percent of population covered, monthly average for 2025. Homicide rates: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, age-adjusted, 2024, ranked among the 50 states.
The Honest Local, Safety across America, every city and state, October 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/crime
Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved October 5, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.
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