Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities, 2010
Updated February 12, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff

The following table ranks the safest and most dangerous cities in the United States as of 2010. The cities all have populations of more than 75,000. The rankings are based on a city's rate for six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
Safest | Most dangerous | ||||||
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Rank | City | Rank | City | Rank | City | Rank | City |
1 | Colonie, N.Y. | 14 | Frisco, Tex. | 1 | St. Louis, Mo. | 14 | Jackson, Miss. |
2 | O'Fallon, Mo. | 15 | Toms River Township, N.J. | 2 | Camden, N.J. | 15 | Little Rock, Ark. |
3 | Ramapo, N.Y. | 16 | Simi Valley, Calif. | 3 | Detroit, Mich. | 16 | Baton Rouge, La. |
4 | Mission Viejo, Calif.. | 17 | Gilbert, Ariz. | 4 | Flint, Mich. | 17 | Buffalo, N.Y. |
5 | Clarkstown, N.Y. | 18 | Thousand Oaks, Calif. | 5 | Oakland, Calif. | 18 | New Haven, Conn. |
6 | Amherst, N.Y. | 19 | St. George, Utah | 6 | Richmond, Calif. | 19 | Hartford, Conn. |
7 | Lake Forest, Calif. | 20 | Greece, N.Y. | 7 | Cleaveland, Ohio | 20 | Dayton, Ohio |
8 | Cary, N.C. | 21 | Allen, Tex. | 8 | Compton, Calif. | 21 | Kansas City, Mo. |
9 | Newton, Mass. | 22 | Brick Township, N.J. | 9 | Gary, Ind. | 22 | Washington, D.C. |
10 | Irvine, Calif. | 23 | Centennial, Colo. | 10 | Birmingham, Ala. | 23 | Newark, N.J. |
11 | Orem, Utah | 24 | Murrieta, Calif. | 11 | Baltimore, Md. | 24 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
12 | Sugar Land, Tex. | 25 | Round Rock, Tex. | 12 | Memphis, Tenn. | 25 | Atlanta, Ga. |
13 | Troy, Mich. | 13 | New Orleans, La. |
Source: www.cqpress.com.
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