Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities, 2006
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| Safest | Most dangerous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | City | Rank | City | Rank | City | Rank | City |
| 1. | Brick, N.J. | 14. | Dover, N.J. | 1. | St. Louis, Mo. | 14. | Trenton, N.J. |
| 2. | Amherst, N.Y. | 15. | Lake Forest, Calif. | 2. | Detroit, Mich. | 15. | Richmond, Va. |
| 3. | Mission Viejo, Calif. | 16. | Sterling Heights, Mich. | 3. | Flint, Mich. | 16. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 4. | Newton, Mass. | 17. | Simi Valley, Calif. | 4. | Compton, Calif. | 17. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 5. | Troy, Mich. | 18. | Roswell, Ga. | 5. | Camden, N.J. | 18. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6. | Colonie, N.Y. | 19. | Lee's Summit, Mo. | 6. | Birmingham, Ala. | 19. | Washington, D.C. |
| 7. | Irvine, Calif. | 20. | Broken Arrow, Okla. | 7. | Cleveland, Ohio | 20. | North Charleston, S.C. |
| 8. | Cary, N.C. | 21. | Chino Hills, Calif. | 8. | Oakland, Calif. | 21. | Reading, Penn. |
| 9. | Greece, N.Y. | 22. | Gilbert, Ariz. | 9. | Youngstown, Ohio | 22. | Newark, N.J. |
| 10. | Coral Springs, Fla. | 23. | Edison Township, N.J. | 10. | Gary, Ind. | 23. | Little Rock, Ark. |
| 11. | Thousand Oaks, Calif. | 24. | Cranston, R.I. | 11. | Richmond, Calif. | 24. | San Bernardino, Calif. |
| 12. | Orem, Utah | 25. | Port St. Lucie, Fla. | 12. | Baltimore, Md. | 25. | Orlando, Fla. |
| 13. | Round Rock, Texas | 13. | Memphis, Tenn. | ||||
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.
Source: www.cqpress.com.
