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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, Kans. |
| 13. |
Round Rock, Texas |
|
|
13. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
|
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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.
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson Education,
Inc. All rights reserved.
Safest and Most Dangerous U.S.
Cities, 2007
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