2022 Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.
It’s the 10-year anniversary of the Top 100 Safest Cities in America List!
Since the original list was released in January 2012, we have seen 225 unique locations make the coveted Safest Cities list. Notably, only 14 cities have made an appearance on every list. Rexburg, ID, Franklin, MA, and Friendswood, TX are just a few that have all stood the test of time, appearing on our list year-after-year.
Franklin, Massachusetts is the Safest City in America for the second year straight. With only 6 violent crimes and 36 property crimes, Franklin has an overall crime rate of 1.3 per 1,000 residents. It is worth noting that Franklin first appeared on our list in 2012 and has made the list every year since. This year, Franklin is joined by 24 other Massachusetts based cities, making up a full quarter of the list. Newcomer, Avon Lake, OH, a city on Lake Erie just west of Cleveland is the third safest city with a violent crime rate of 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Avon Lake’s population has increased by 11% since the 2010 Census to 25,206 residents qualifying them for our Safest Cities list this year.
As a reminder, our research reveals the 100 safest cities in America with 25,000 or more people, based on the total number of property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. Data used for this research are 1) the number of total crimes reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city, and 2) the population of each city. Based on the latest national data available at the time of publication, representing calendar year 2020 and released in September 2021, this report reveals interesting patterns about safety from crime in America.
For more information, see our FAQ on how we rank the safest cities in America.
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1. Franklin, MA
- Population: 33,261
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 1.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 792
- Major City Nearby: Boston
2. Long Beach, NY
- Population: 35,029
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 1.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 594
- Major City Nearby: New York
3. Avon Lake, OH
- Population: 25,206
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 2.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 442
- Major City Nearby: Cleveland
4. Rexburg, ID
- Population: 39,409
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 2.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 358
- Major City Nearby: N/A
5. Zionsville, IN
- Population: 30,603
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 306
- Major City Nearby: Indianapolis
6. Marshfield, MA
- Population: 35,825
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 300
- Major City Nearby: Boston
7. Bergenfield, NJ
- Population: 28,321
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.5
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 289
- Major City Nearby: New York
8. Arlington, MA
- Population: 46,308
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.5
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 282
- Major City Nearby: Boston
9. Florence, AZ
- Population: 26,785
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 273
- Major City Nearby: Phoenix
10. Lexington, MA
- Population: 34,454
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 271
- Major City Nearby: Boston
11. Shrewsbury, MA
- Population: 38,325
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 268
- Major City Nearby: Worcester
12. Bridgewater, MA
- Population: 28,633
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 265
- Major City Nearby: Boston
13. Milton, MA
- Population: 28,630
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 253
- Major City Nearby: Boston
14. Ridgefield, CT
- Population: 25,033
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 250
- Major City Nearby: Bridgeport
15. Cliffside Park, NJ
- Population: 25,693
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 249
- Major City Nearby: New York
16. Needham, MA
- Population: 32,091
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 228
- Major City Nearby: Boston
17. Wellesley, MA
- Population: 29,550
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 217
- Major City Nearby: Boston
18. Rockville Centre, NY
- Population: 26,016
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 217
- Major City Nearby: New York
19. Reading, MA
- Population: 25,518
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 213
- Major City Nearby: Boston
20. South Kingstown, RI
- Population: 31,931
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.9
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 206
- Major City Nearby: Providence
21. North Andover, MA
- Population: 30,915
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.9
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 203
- Major City Nearby: Boston
22. Weston, FL
- Population: 68,107
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 199
- Major City Nearby: Miami
23. Billerica, MA
- Population: 42,119
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.1
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 198
- Major City Nearby: Boston
24. Rochester Hills, MI
- Population: 76,300
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 192
- Major City Nearby: Detroit
25. Independence, KY
- Population: 28,676
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 190
- Major City Nearby: Cincinnati
26. Beverly, MA
- Population: 42,670
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 190
- Major City Nearby: Boston
27. Melrose, MA
- Population: 29,817
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 188
- Major City Nearby: Boston
28. North Royalton, OH
- Population: 31,322
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 186
- Major City Nearby: Cleveland
29. Johns Creek, GA
- Population: 82,453
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 185
- Major City Nearby: Atlanta
30. Ridgewood, NJ
- Population: 25,979
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.5
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 183
- Major City Nearby: New York
31. Harrison, NY
- Population: 28,218
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.5
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 181
- Major City Nearby: New York
32. Gloucester, MA
- Population: 29,729
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 177
- Major City Nearby: Boston
33. Milton, GA
- Population: 41,296
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 174
- Major City Nearby: Atlanta
34. Westfield, NJ
- Population: 31,032
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 170
- Major City Nearby: New York
35. Amherst, MA
- Population: 39,263
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 167
- Major City Nearby: Boston
36. Newton, MA
- Population: 88,923
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.1
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 164
- Major City Nearby: Boston
37. Colleyville, TX
- Population: 26,057
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 160
- Major City Nearby: Dallas
38. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Population: 47,949
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 158
- Major City Nearby: Los Angeles
39. Friendswood, TX
- Population: 41,213
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 153
- Major City Nearby: Houston
40. Carmel, IN
- Population: 99,757
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 153
- Major City Nearby: Indianapolis
41. Little Elm, TX
- Population: 46,453
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 151
- Major City Nearby: Dallas
42. Danville, CA
- Population: 43,582
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 149
- Major City Nearby: San Francisco
43. Cumberland, RI
- Population: 36,405
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 147
- Major City Nearby: Providence
44. Sammamish, WA
- Population: 67,455
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 147
- Major City Nearby: Seattle
45. Moorpark, CA
- Population: 36,284
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.9
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 145
- Major City Nearby: Oxnard
46. Sayreville, NJ
- Population: 45,345
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 14
- Major City Nearby: New York
47. Wakefield, MA
- Population: 27.090
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 143
- Major City Nearby: Boston
48. Milford, MA
- Population: 30,379
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 149
- Major City Nearby: Worcester
49. Fishers, IN
- Population: 98,977
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 143
- Major City Nearby: Indianapolis
50. Sebastian, FL
- Population: 25,054
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 142
- Major City Nearby: Vero Beach
51. Rosemount, MN
- Population: 25,650
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.1
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 141
- Major City Nearby: Minneapolis
52. Londonderry, NH
- Population: 25,826
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 140
- Major City Nearby: Boston
53. Merrimack, NH
- Population: 26,632
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 139
- Major City Nearby: Manchester
54. Wylie, TX
- Population: 57,526
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 139
- Major City Nearby: Dallas
55. North Providence, RI
- Population: 34,114
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 139
- Major City Nearby: Providence
56. New Milford, CT
- Population: 28,115
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 139
- Major City Nearby: N/A
57. Belmont, MA
- Population: 27,295
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 137
- Major City Nearby: Boston
58. Fair Lawn, NJ
- Population: 34,927
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 136
- Major City Nearby: New York
59. Caledonia, WI
- Population: 25,361
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 136
- Major City Nearby: Racine
60. Waltham, MA
- Population: 65,218
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.5
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 134
- Major City Nearby: Boston
61. Oviedo, FL
- Population: 40,059
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.5
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 134
- Major City Nearby: Orlando
62. De Pere, WI
- Population: 25,410
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.5
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 133
- Major City Nearby: Green Bay
63. Bella Vista, AR
- Population: 30,104
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 132
- Major City Nearby: Fayetteville
64. Wallingford, CT
- Population: 44,396
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 132
- Major City Nearby: New Haven
65. Novi, MI
- Population: 66,243
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 131
- Major City Nearby: Detroit
66. Cheshire, CT
- Population: 28,733
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 131
- Major City Nearby: New Haven
67. Saratoga, CA
- Population: 31,051
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 130
- Major City Nearby: San Jose
68. Brentwood, TN
- Population: 45,373
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 129
- Major City Nearby: Nashville
69. Perrysburg, OH
- Population: 25,041
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 129
- Major City Nearby: Toledo
70. Port Chester, NY
- Population: 31,693
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 129
- Major City Nearby: New York
71. Royal Oak, MI
- Population: 58,211
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 129
- Major City Nearby: Detroit
72. Hillard, OH
- Population: 37,114
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 128
- Major City Nearby: Columbus
73. Westfield, IN
- Population: 46,410
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 128
- Major City Nearby: Indianapolis
74. Socorro, TX
- Population: 34,306
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.8
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 128
- Major City Nearby: El Paso
75. Farmington Hills, MI
- Population: 83,986
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.9
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 127
- Major City Nearby: Detroit
76. Lodi, NJ
- Population: 26,206
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.9
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 127
- Major City Nearby: New York
77. Flower Mound, TX
- Population: 75,956
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 126
- Major City Nearby: Dallas
78. Syracuse, UT
- Population: 32,141
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 126
- Major City Nearby: Ogden
79. Aliso Viejo, CA
- Population: 52,176
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 125
- Major City Nearby: Los Angeles
80. Dublin, OH
- Population: 49,328
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 125
- Major City Nearby: Columbus
81. Southlake, TX
- Population: 31,265
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 125
- Major City Nearby: Dallas
82. Watertown, MA
- Population: 35,329
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.0
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 124
- Major City Nearby: Boston
83. Brandon, MS
- Population: 25,138
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 124
- Major City Nearby: Jackson
84. Bluffton, SC
- Population: 27,716
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 124
- Major City Nearby: Bluffton
85. Keller, TX
- Population: 45,776
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 122
- Major City Nearby: Dallas
86. Ossining, NY
- Population: 27,551
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.2
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 122
- Major City Nearby: New York
87. Saratoga Springs, UT
- Population: 37,696
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 121
- Major City Nearby: Provo
88. Medina, OH
- Population: 26,094
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 120
- Major City Nearby: Cleveland
89. Hutto, TX
- Population: 27,577
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.3
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 120
- Major City Nearby: Austin
90. Norwood, MA
- Population: 31,611
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 120
- Major City Nearby: Boston
91. Rahway, NJ
- Population: 29,556
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 120
- Major City Nearby: New York
92. Coventry, RI
- Population: 35,688
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 119
- Major City Nearby: Providence
93. Easton, MA
- Population: 25,058
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 119
- Major City Nearby: Providence
94. Mequon, WI
- Population: 25,142
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.6
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 116
- Major City Nearby: Milwaukee
95. Taunton, MA
- Population: 59,408
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 116
- Major City Nearby: Providence
96. Ramsey, MN
- Population: 27,646
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 115
- Major City Nearby: Minneapolis
97. Peekskill, NY
- Population: 25,431
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 115
- Major City Nearby: New York
98. Bountiful, UT
- Population: 45,762
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 115
- Major City Nearby: Ogden
99. Muskego, WI
- Population: 25,032
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 114
- Major City Nearby: Milwaukee
100. Greenwich, CT
- Population: 63,518
- Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7
- Chance of being a victim: 1 in 114
- Major City Nearby: Bridgeport
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