Safest cities in America

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Fountain at Glendale shopping mall.
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- Total safety score: 66.15
--- Home and community safety rank: 5
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 150
--- Financial safety rank: 137

#25. Glendale, California
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- Total safety score: 66.24
--- Home and community safety rank: 17
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 137
--- Financial safety rank: 37

#24. Fremont, California
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- Total safety score: 66.34
--- Home and community safety rank: 20
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 39
--- Financial safety rank: 104

#23. Chula Vista, California
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- Total safety score: 66.71
--- Home and community safety rank: 36
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 86
--- Financial safety rank: 23

#22. Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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- Total safety score: 66.72
--- Home and community safety rank: 32
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 25
--- Financial safety rank: 84

#21. Laredo, Texas
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- Total safety score: 66.78
--- Home and community safety rank: 27
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 63
--- Financial safety rank: 50

#20. Huntsville, Alabama
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- Total safety score: 66.82
--- Home and community safety rank: 29
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 88
--- Financial safety rank: 14

#19. Madison, Wisconsin
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- Total safety score: 66.86
--- Home and community safety rank: 35
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 57
--- Financial safety rank: 10

#18. Honolulu
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Oregon-Washington Bridge in Vancouver.
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- Total safety score: 66.88
--- Home and community safety rank: 78
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 2
--- Financial safety rank: 58

#17. Vancouver, Washington
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- Total safety score: 67.01
--- Home and community safety rank: 101
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 1
--- Financial safety rank: 111

#16. Juneau, Alaska
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Nashua City Hall aerial view.
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- Total safety score: 67.03
--- Home and community safety rank: 16
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 111
--- Financial safety rank: 8

#15. Nashua, New Hampshire
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- Total safety score: 67.04
--- Home and community safety rank: 55
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 8
--- Financial safety rank: 59

#14. Missoula, Montana
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- Total safety score: 67.06
--- Home and community safety rank: 19
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 42
--- Financial safety rank: 79

#13. Chesapeake, Virginia
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- Total safety score: 67.15
--- Home and community safety rank: 33
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 74
--- Financial safety rank: 30

#12. Fargo, North Dakota
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Afternoon light illuminates the landscape at the Irvine Orange County Great Park.
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- Total safety score: 67.41
--- Home and community safety rank: 4
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 127
--- Financial safety rank: 121

#11. Irvine, California
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Summer view of beach and hotels in Virginia Beach.
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- Total safety score: 67.58
--- Home and community safety rank: 15
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 53
--- Financial safety rank: 64

#10. Virginia Beach, Virginia
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- Total safety score: 67.77
--- Home and community safety rank: 44
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 23
--- Financial safety rank: 2

#9. Portland, Maine
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- Total safety score: 68.08
--- Home and community safety rank: 1
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 11
--- Financial safety rank: 65

#8. Columbia, Maryland
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- Total safety score: 68.36
--- Home and community safety rank: 10
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 43
--- Financial safety rank: 78

#7. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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- Total safety score: 68.75
--- Home and community safety rank: 3
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 29
--- Financial safety rank: 139

#6. Yonkers, New York
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Skyline of downtown Boise.
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- Total safety score: 69.17
--- Home and community safety rank: 26
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 46
--- Financial safety rank: 19

#5. Boise, Idaho
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Burlington waterfront in summer.
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- Total safety score: 69.55
--- Home and community safety rank: 38
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 6
--- Financial safety rank: 7

#4. Burlington, Vermont
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- Total safety score: 70.33
--- Home and community safety rank: 12
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 9
--- Financial safety rank: 52

#3. Warwick, Rhode Island
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- Total safety score: 71.51
--- Home and community safety rank: 37
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 5
--- Financial safety rank: 3

#2. Casper, Wyoming
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Scenic view in Chittenden County.
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- Total safety score: 74.15
--- Home and community safety rank: 9
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 6
--- Financial safety rank: 1

#1. South Burlington, Vermont
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Portland, Maine skyline at dusk.
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