Top Four Safest Cities for Online Dating

#4 — San Jose, CA

Total STD Cases : 8,755

: 8,755 Total Violent Crimes : 3,242

: 3,242 Population : 1,026,908

: 1,026,908 Safety Score: 8.9

San Jose ranked well in both STDs per capita (seventh) and violent crimes per capita (fourth), so San Jose residents should feel safe about the people they meet from dating sites. But from what we’ve heard about the cost of dating in northern California, their wallets may not be so safe.

#3 — Portland, OR

Total STD Cases : 6,225

: 6,225 Total Violent Crimes : 158

: 158 Population : 632,309

: 632,309 Safety Score: 9

With a stunningly low violent crime rate and the eighth-ranked STD rate, Portland ranks as the third-safest city for online dating. Portland had the lowest violent crime rate of any city with just twenty-five crimes per 100,000 residents.

#2 — New York, NY

Total STD Cases : 19,327

: 19,327 Total Violent Crimes : 50,088

: 50,088 Population : 8,550,405

: 8,550,405 Safety Score: 9.2

The nation’s largest city also happens to be among the safest. New York coming in at number two shows some misconceptions of the big, bad city are unfounded. While the raw numbers of STD cases and violent crimes seem huge at first glance, when you consider the enormous population of New York City, you see the rates for these incidents is actually quite low.

#1 — San Antonio, TX

Total STD Cases : 804

: 804 Total Violent Crimes : 8,594

: 8,594 Population : 1,463,586

: 1,463,586 Safety Score: 9.4

Along with having the top safety score, San Antonio also ranked number one for the fewest STD cases per capita. It only saw fifty-five cases per 100,000 residents. San Antonio ranked seventeenth for violent crimes per capita, but its rate of STD cases is still low enough to put the city in the top spot on this list.