Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities,
2007
Safest
Most dangerous
Rank
City
Rank
City
Rank
City
Rank
City
1.
Mission Viejo, Calif.
14.
Cary, N.C.
1.
Detroit, Mich.
14.
Compton, Calif.
2.
Clarkstown, N.Y.
15.
Greece, N.Y.
2.
St. Louis, Mo.
15.
Youngstown, Ohio
3.
Brick, N.J.
16.
Chino Hills, Calif.
3.
Flint, Mich.
16.
Cincinnati, Ohio
4.
Amherst, N.Y.
17.
Coral Springs, Fla.
4.
Oakland, Calif.
17.
Gary, Ind.
5.
Sugar Land, Texas
18.
Troy, Mich.
5.
Camden, N.J.
18.
Kansas City, Mo.
6.
Colonie, N.Y.
19.
Farmington Hills, Mich.
6.
Birmingham, Ala.
19.
Dayton, Ohio
7.
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
20.
Centennial, Colo.
7.
North Charleston, S.C.
20.
Newark, N.J.
8.
Newton, Mass.
21.
Glendale, Calif.
8.
Memphis, Tenn.
21.
Philadelphia, Penn.
9.
Toms River, N.J.
22.
Broken Arrow, Okla.
9.
Richmond, Calif.
22.
Atlanta, Ga.
10.
Lake Forest, Calif.
23.
Parma, Ohio
10.
Cleveland, Ohio
23.
Jackson, Mo.
11.
Irvine, Calif.
24.
Sterling Heights, Mich.
11.
Orlando, Fla.
24.
Buffalo, N.Y.
12.
Orem, Utah
25.
Simi Valley, Calif.
12.
Baltimore, Md.
25.
Kansas City, KS
13.
Round Rock, Texas
13.
Little Rock, Ark.
NOTE: Cities with 75,000+ population. The rankings are
based on a city's rate for six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery,
aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
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