Safest States in the US - Public Safety Rankings

[personone]

Originally Posted by michaeltx9412

In Texas mega-cities, especially in Houston, you're more likely to die/get injured from a car wreck than getting shot. It's getting insanely dangerous to drive in both Dallas and Houston. Other than that, it's very safe to live in Texas unless you're out looking for troubles in a crime-ridden area. But even then, those tumble and weed areas aren't as dangerous as other mega-US cities (i.e. Chicago).

As you probably know, just as in Texas, that's pretty much the story for all major cities, even Chicago. The violent crime is relegated to a handful of bad neighborhoods. Last year was the first time in all my years living in Chicago where there was an uptick in violent crime even in the downtown core and nicer neighborhoods; starting with the George Floyd rioting. But even still, the vast majority of violent crime still is in those handful of bad neighborhoods.

[caliguy92832]

Originally Posted by Prickly Pear

I think metropolitan area (MSA) would bring much more light to the perspective as what the average resident of the area would experience. I cannot think of a single city in the US or the world that doesn't immediately butt up to another city and shares population (including criminals) and other similar aspects. Some cities are much poorer or wealthier than their immediate bordering neighbors but that doesn't mean the exclusively wealthy city is free of the crime or "spillover" from it's neighbor, as an example. You cannot live in a one-city bubble or neighborhood, no matter how much people want to sometimes.

Here are the metropolitan area (MSA) rankings.

These are the 50 largest metropolitan areas by population. Based on 5 year (2015-2019) average homicide rate.

1. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 205
2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 206
3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 241
4. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 266
5. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 269
6. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 278
7. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX 302
8. Raleigh-Cary, NC 308
9. Salt Lake City, UT 313
10. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT 320
11. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 326
12. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 328
13. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 466
14. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA 477
15. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 481
16. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 492
17. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 502
18. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 537
19. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 543
20. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 549
20. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 549
22. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 560
23. Pittsburgh, PA 574
24. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 577
25. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 605
26. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 624
27. Columbus, OH 683
28. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 700
29. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 720
30. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 732
31. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 754
32. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 763
33. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA 766
34. Oklahoma City, OK 811
35. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 828
36. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 845
37. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 905
37. Richmond, VA 905
39. Cleveland-Elyria, OH 924
40. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 927
41. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 932
42. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 951
43. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 954
44. Jacksonville, FL 973
45. Kansas City, MO-KS 1024
46. St. Louis, MO-IL 1309
47. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1454
48. Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1586
49. New Orleans-Metairie, LA 1788
50. Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1875

[TheEggHead]

Originally Posted by caliguy92832

Here are the metropolitan area (MSA) rankings.

These are the 50 largest metropolitan areas by population. Based on 5 year (2015-2019) average homicide rate.

1. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 205
2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 206
3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 241
4. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 266
5. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 269
6. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 278
7. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX 302
8. Raleigh-Cary, NC 308
9. Salt Lake City, UT 313
10. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT 320
11. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 326
12. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 328
13. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 466
14. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA 477
15. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 481
16. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 492
17. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 502
18. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 537
19. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 543
20. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 549
20. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 549
22. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 560
23. Pittsburgh, PA 574
24. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 577
25. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 605
26. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 624
27. Columbus, OH 683
28. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL 700
29. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 720
30. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 732
31. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 754
32. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 763
33. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA 766
34. Oklahoma City, OK 811
35. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 828
36. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 845
37. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 905
37. Richmond, VA 905
39. Cleveland-Elyria, OH 924
40. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 927
41. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 932
42. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 951
43. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 954
44. Jacksonville, FL 973
45. Kansas City, MO-KS 1024
46. St. Louis, MO-IL 1309
47. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1454
48. Birmingham-Hoover, AL 1586
49. New Orleans-Metairie, LA 1788
50. Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1875

This is the list that to me makes the most sense to use. And it matches almost perfectly with my experiences in these metro areas.

It would be interesting to see what would happen if you added in 2020 and 2021, given how much worse things got in certain places. I imagine metros like Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Denver would all be significantly lower on the list.

[caliguy92832]

Originally Posted by TheEggHead

It would be interesting to see what would happen if you added in 2020 and 2021, given how much worse things got in certain places.

Yeah, really...

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/06/95325...ndemic-in-2020

[the resident09]

Originally Posted by TheEggHead

This is the list that to me makes the most sense to use. And it matches almost perfectly with my experiences in these metro areas.

It would be interesting to see what would happen if you added in 2020 and 2021, given how much worse things got in certain places. I imagine metros like Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Denver would all be significantly lower on the list.

Your experiences in these metro areas? Do you know many people who were murdered in these metro areas? You realize this is murder rate, and not the violent crime rate per metro area. In which the hierarchy could look a bit different.