Safest Metro Area's Nationwide (rates, crime, places, metropolitan)

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The ranking takes into consideration crime statistics, extreme weather, risk of natural disasters, housing depreciation, foreclosures, air quality, terrorist threats, environmental hazards, life expectancy, mortality rates from cancer and motor vehicle accidents, and job loss numbers in 379 U.S. municipalities.



Large Metro Areas (500,000 or more residents)

1. Pittsburgh, Pa.

2. Rochester, N.Y.

3. El Paso, Texas

4. Syracuse, N.Y.

5. Bethesda–Gaithersburg–Frederick, Md.

6. Buffalo–Niagara Falls, N.Y.

7. Wichita, Kan.

8. Omaha, Neb.–Council Bluffs, Iowa

9. Denver–Aurora, Colo.

10. Austin–Round Rock, Texas

11. Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk, Conn.

12. Albany–Schenectady–Troy, N.Y.

13. McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, Texas

14. Nassau–Suffolk counties, N.Y.

15. Honolulu, Hawaii

16. Madison, Wis.

17. Colorado Springs, Colo.

18. Oklahoma City, Okla.

19. Des Moines–West Des Moines, Iowa

20. Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, Minn.

[killakoolaide]

since when is Bethesda Its own metro area?

[lammius]

Originally Posted by killakoolaide

since when is Bethesda Its own metro area?

I think it's referring to the metropolitan division that includes Montgomery and Frederick counties. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/metr...bsa2004_MD.pdf

Interesting that 25% of them are in New York.

[Davy-040]

Wasn't Buffalo in the top 20 of most dangerous places in the USA last year?

[RickAdams]

I agree with this actually Well Anything in the Flordia Area Scratch off because i was almost hit 85 times in one afternoon and in Michigan

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Wasn't Buffalo in the top 20 of most dangerous places in the USA last year?

It's for the metro area or division and I believe that crime has gone down in the city of Buffalo.

I believe it about the Syracuse area, as outside of occational heavy snow(in which the area is equipped for it), you can avoid any of the other risks, by and large.