Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S.

Readers might think America’s safest cities are remote communities.

Yet all but one of the top 100 safest cities (Rexburg, Idaho) are in metropolitan America, often in some of America’s most populous metros. Many of the safest cities are suburban cities big enough to be included in the study, yet just miles from the center city. These places offer the best of both worlds: incredible safety from crime plus access to good jobs, good schools and lots of big city amenities.

NeighborhoodScout’s research revealed nineteen of the safest cities are in the Boston metro region, four of which are in the top 10. Seventeen are in Illinois including Naperville, which is a large suburb of Chicago.

Zionsville, IN is the safest city in America for 2020, a suburban town which prides itself on its village-styled downtown area that is paved entirely in brick and lined with small retail stores and restaurants. Zionsville is only 14 miles from downtown Indianapolis which is one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S.

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 the number of total crimes reported to have occurred in each city, and the population of each city.

Based on the latest national data available at the time of publication, representing calendar year 2018 and released in September 2019, this report reveals interesting patterns about safety from crime in America.

Click on any city in the list below to see a full crime report and neighborhood crime map.

For more information, see our FAQ on how we rank the safest cities in America.

Population: 27,153

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 2.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 439

Major City Nearby: Indianapolis

Population: 25,008

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 2.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 385

Major City Nearby: Bridgeport

Population: 27,616

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 2.7

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 368

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 27,479

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 2.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 352

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 37,973

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 322

Major City Nearby: Worcester

Population: 33,889

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 319

Major City Nearby: Cleveland

Population: 33,534

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 305

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 33,230

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 275

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 33,792

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 272

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 26,434

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 3.7

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 270

Major City Nearby: Austin

Population: 27,896

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.0

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 249

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 148,304

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 223

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 25,905

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.5

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 221

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 30,239

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 215

Major City Nearby: Cleveland

Population: 40,931

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.7

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 210

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 43,784

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 207

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 28,687

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 205

Major City Nearby: N/A

Population: 36,403

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 4.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 202

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 45,624

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.0

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 199

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 28,835

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 193

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 31,248

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 192

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 34,897

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.5

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 179

Major City Nearby: Cleveland

Population: 28,193

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 172

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 28,967

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 172

Major City Nearby: Greeley

Population: 65,733

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 171

Major City Nearby: Seattle

Population: 68,053

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 170

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 26,945

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 169

Major City Nearby: Dallas

Population: 25,969

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 169

Major City Nearby: Manchester

Population: 25,337

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 5.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 168

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 25,103

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.0

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 165

Major City Nearby: Milwaukee

Population: 26,419

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 163

Major City Nearby: Phoenix

Population: 71,210

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 161

Major City Nearby: Miami

Population: 28,109

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 158

Major City Nearby: Cincinnati

Population: 25,272

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 157

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 25,935

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 156

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 62,727

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 156

Major City Nearby: Bridgeport

Population: 37,747

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 155

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 26,330

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 150

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 31,234

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 146

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 25,074

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 146

Major City Nearby: Racine

Population: 74,696

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 146

Major City Nearby: Detroit

Population: 40,853

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 6.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 145

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 29,673

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 140

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 50,314

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 139

Major City Nearby: Dallas

Population: 84,310

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 137

Major City Nearby: Atlanta

Population: 47,350

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 136

Major City Nearby: Dallas

Population: 26,013

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 136

Major City Nearby: Salinas

Population: 42,312

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 135

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 29,282

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 134

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 29,881

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.5

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 133

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 41,097

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.5

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 133

Major City Nearby: Bridgeport

Population: 48,325

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.5

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 132

Major City Nearby: Los Angeles

Population: 30,650

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 132

Major City Nearby: Providence

Population: 25,508

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 131

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 36,414

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 131

Major City Nearby: Columbus

Population: 29,622

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 131

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 37,921

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.7

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 129

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 44,556

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.7

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 128

Major City Nearby: New York

Population: 88,904

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 127

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 36,749

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 7.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 125

Major City Nearby: Raleigh

Population: 33,586

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.0

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 124

Major City Nearby: Cincinnati

Population: 27,135

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 123

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 27,395

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 123

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 93,510

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 123

Major City Nearby: Indianapolis

Population: 31,296

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 122

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 27,135

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 122

Major City Nearby: Pittsburgh

Population: 39,217

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 122

Major City Nearby: Atlanta

Population: 31,393

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 122

Major City Nearby: Provo

Population: 36,576

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 119

Major City Nearby: Oxnard

Population: 32,095

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 119

Major City Nearby: Ogden

Population: 30,188

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 119

Major City Nearby: St. Louis

Population: 33,032

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 118

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 30,400

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 118

Major City Nearby: Ogden

Population: 29,179

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.5

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 117

Major City Nearby: New Haven

Population: 28,661

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.5

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 117

Major City Nearby: Fayetteville

Population: 44,138

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 116

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 65,877

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 115

Major City Nearby: Minneapolis

Population: 28,115

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 115

Major City Nearby: Bridgeport

Population: 30,599

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.6

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 115

Major City Nearby: San Jose

Population: 51,585

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 115

Major City Nearby: Dallas

Population: 35,954

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.7

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 114

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 44,650

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 113

Major City Nearby: San Francisco

Population: 37,321

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.8

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 113

Major City Nearby: Orlando

Population: 26,302

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 112

Major City Nearby: Boston

Population: 75,249

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 112

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 35,237

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 8.9

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 112

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 48,647

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.0

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 110

Major City Nearby: Columbus

Population: 39,961

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 110

Major City Nearby: Provo

Population: 77,329

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 109

Major City Nearby: Dallas

Population: 40,181

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 109

Major City Nearby: Houston

Population: 38,878

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.1

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 109

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 93,362

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

Major City Nearby: Indianapolis

Population: 27,765

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

Major City Nearby: Minneapolis

Population: 59,461

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

Major City Nearby: Detroit

Population: 32,501

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.2

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 108

Major City Nearby: Pittsburgh

Population: 51,197

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 107

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 75,178

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 107

Major City Nearby: Chicago

Population: 34,977

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.3

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 107

Major City Nearby: Providence

Population: 29,880

Total Crime Rate (per 1,000 residents): 9.4

Chance of being a victim: 1 in 106

Major City Nearby: New York