City crime ranking

100 Safest Cities in America

Ranked by lowest violent crime rate per 100,000 population. Includes cities with 25,000+ residents.

Data updated 2026-07-13

100
Cities ranked
47.1/100K
Cutoff to make the list
352/100K
U.S. average

Westport, CT leads America's safest large cities at 3.6 violent crimes per 100,000

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, PlainCrime ranks 100 U.S. cities of 25,000+ residents by lowest violent crime rate. Westport sits at 3.6 per 100,000; every city on this list reports below 47.1 per 100,000, about 7× under the typical U.S. city, across 21 states. Participation is voluntary.

  • 100 cities ranked
  • 47.1/100K list cutoff
  • 352/100K U.S. average
  • 21 states represented

The ranking in one line

Westport, CT tops the list at 3.6 per 100,000. Every one of America's 100 safest cities reports violent crime below 47.1 per 100,000, roughly 7× safer than the typical U.S. city, and they span 21 states.

100
cities ranked
47.1/100K
highest rate that still makes the top 100
236.2/100K
cohort median across all 1,705 eligible cities (25,000+ population)
21
states represented in the top 100

Small cities can top this list with very few reported incidents in a given year; one additional or one fewer report can shift a small city's rate and rank noticeably.

Read before you rank

This ranking measures reported violent crime, not overall safety. FBI UCR/NIBRS participation is voluntary, agencies vary in how completely and consistently they submit data, and offense categories are self-classified by the reporting agency. A low rate can reflect genuinely less crime or a less complete report, treat the list as a data point about reported crime, not a certified verdict on how safe a city truly is.

Main findings from this ranking

Figures below are computed from the same FBI Uniform Crime Reporting rows that power the table. They describe reported violent crime rates, not a clinical safety verdict.

Lowest reported violent-crime rate

Westport, CT leads at 3.6 per 100,000 among cities with 25,000+ residents in the return on file.

Cutoff to make the top 100

The 100th city reports 47.1 violent crimes per 100,000 - about 7× below the national average of 352 per 100,000 used on this page.

Geographic spread

The list spans 21 states (most entries: Pennsylvania with 16).

Where the top-100 cutoff sits nationally

Distribution of violent-crime rates across every US city PlainCrime holds, with the top-100 cutoff marked.

How safe is safe? The top-100 cutoff vs. every US city

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, latest FBI UCR data

47 Safer than 89% among 7,769 US cities

Top-100 cutoff 0 2,000+ every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

In-depth look at the top 10 safest cities

Lowest violent-crime rates among cities with 25,000+ residents. Each bar links to that city's PlainCrime profile.

Top 10 safest cities

Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents, lower is safer

  1. 1
    Westport, CT 4 /100K
    27,606 residents
  2. 2
    Randolph Township, NJ 4 /100K
    27,159 residents
  3. 3
    Harrison Town, NY 6 /100K
    31,718 residents
  4. 4
    Bernards Township, NJ 10 /100K
    28,921 residents
  5. 5
    Cranberry Township, PA 11 /100K
    34,970 residents
  6. 6
    Muskego, WI 12 /100K
    25,389 residents
  7. 7
    Monroe Township, Middlesex County, NJ 12 /100K
    49,652 residents
  8. 8
    Columbus, IN 14 /100K
    51,867 residents
  9. 9
    Cheshire, CT 14 /100K
    29,399 residents
  10. 10
    Genoa Township, OH 14 /100K
    28,085 residents

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

#1: Westport, CT

Westport reports 3.6 violent crimes per 100,000 with 27,606 residents in the FBI return on file.

#2: Randolph Township, NJ

Randolph Township reports 3.7 violent crimes per 100,000 with 27,159 residents in the FBI return on file.

#3: Harrison Town, NY

Harrison Town reports 6.3 violent crimes per 100,000 with 31,718 residents in the FBI return on file.

How the 100 safest cities cluster by rate

Count of top-100 cities in each violent-crime rate band (per 100,000 residents).

Where the 100 safest cities cluster

Each bar is the number of top-100 cities whose violent-crime rate falls in that range, per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact count.

cities

What this shows Every city on this list reports under 50 violent crimes per 100,000. Nearly two-thirds (67 of 100) fall between 25 and 50, while the safest records about 3.6. The national average is roughly 352, so these cities run 9× safer than typical.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

States represented in the top 100

Every state that places at least one city on this list, ranked by entry count (same FBI UCR cohort as the main ranking).

States by number of cities among the 100 safest
# State Cities on list Share of top 100
1 Pennsylvania (PA) 16 16%
2 New Jersey (NJ) 15 15%
3 Connecticut (CT) 13 13%
4 Illinois (IL) 9 9%
5 New York (NY) 9 9%
6 Ohio (OH) 9 9%
7 Michigan (MI) 4 4%
8 Colorado (CO) 3 3%
9 Indiana (IN) 3 3%
10 Massachusetts (MA) 3 3%
11 Texas (TX) 3 3%
12 Georgia (GA) 2 2%
13 South Carolina (SC) 2 2%
14 Wisconsin (WI) 2 2%
15 Idaho (ID) 1 1%
16 Kentucky (KY) 1 1%
17 Minnesota (MN) 1 1%
18 Missouri (MO) 1 1%
19 New Hampshire (NH) 1 1%
20 Utah (UT) 1 1%
21 Washington (WA) 1 1%

Population bands inside the top 100

How the 100 safest cities split by population size. Median rate is within each band; the lead city is the safest row already in that band. The 25,000 floor keeps one-incident volatility from dominating the ranking.

Top-100 safest cities by population band
Population band Cities Median rate Safest in band
25,000-49,999 90 29.6/100K Westport, CT (3.6/100K)
50,000-249,999 10 32/100K Columbus, IN (13.5/100K)
250,000+ 0 - None in this band

Band counts: 90 small / 10 mid-size / 0 large (250,000+).

Violent offense mix in the top 100

Reported counts by FBI UCR violent category for every city on this list. Many low-rate cities report aggravated assault only; zeros are reported zeros, not missing columns.

Murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault counts for the 100 safest cities
# City Violent Murder Rape Robbery Agg. assault Assault share
1 Westport, CT 1 0 0 0 1 100%
2 Randolph Township, NJ 1 0 0 0 1 100%
3 Harrison Town, NY 2 0 0 0 2 100%
4 Bernards Township, NJ 3 0 0 0 3 100%
5 Cranberry Township, PA 4 0 0 0 4 100%
6 Muskego, WI 3 0 1 1 1 33%
7 Monroe Township, Middlesex County, NJ 6 0 0 0 6 100%
8 Columbus, IN 7 0 0 7 0 0%
9 Cheshire, CT 4 0 0 2 2 50%
10 Genoa Township, OH 4 0 2 2 0 0%
11 Middletown Township, PA 7 1 1 2 3 43%
12 Simsbury, CT 4 1 1 2 0 0%
13 Westfield, NJ 5 0 0 1 4 80%
14 Westtown-East Goshen Regional, PA 5 2 0 0 3 60%
15 Northbrook, IL 6 0 4 0 2 33%
16 Newtown, CT 5 0 0 0 5 100%
17 Wallingford, CT 8 2 0 1 5 63%
18 Moscow, ID 5 0 0 0 5 100%
19 Avon Lake, OH 5 0 1 0 4 80%
20 Raritan Township, NJ 5 1 0 0 4 80%
21 Northampton Township, PA 8 1 1 0 6 75%
22 Upper Macungie Township, PA 6 0 3 0 3 50%
23 Zionsville, IN 7 1 2 1 3 43%
24 Buffalo Grove, IL 9 0 2 2 5 56%
25 Haverford Township, PA 11 0 1 2 8 73%
26 Peachtree City, GA 9 0 1 2 6 67%
27 Farmington, CT 6 0 2 4 0 0%
28 Wilmette, IL 6 0 2 2 2 33%
29 Hampden Township, PA 8 0 3 0 5 63%
30 Warrington Township, PA 6 0 1 3 2 33%
31 Fairfield, CT 15 0 1 5 9 60%
32 Bridgewater Township, NJ 11 0 5 3 3 27%
33 Rockville Centre Village, NY 6 0 0 1 5 83%
34 Horsham Township, PA 7 0 1 1 5 71%
35 Lyon Township, MI 7 0 0 0 7 100%
36 Independence, KY 8 0 5 1 2 25%
37 Lower Providence Township, PA 7 0 0 2 5 71%
38 East Fishkill Town, NY 8 0 2 0 6 75%
39 Perrysburg, OH 7 0 5 0 2 29%
40 Bartlett, IL 11 0 5 0 6 55%
41 Sammamish, WA 18 0 8 1 9 50%
42 Lawrence Township, Mercer County, NJ 9 0 6 3 0 0%
43 Huntley, IL 8 0 4 0 4 50%
44 New Milford, CT 8 0 5 1 2 25%
45 Upper Arlington, OH 10 0 3 5 2 20%
46 Orland Park, IL 16 1 1 7 7 44%
47 Glastonbury, CT 10 0 2 1 7 70%
48 Lone Peak, UT 9 0 3 0 6 67%
49 Westlake, OH 10 0 5 0 5 50%
50 Ephrata, PA 10 0 3 1 6 60%
51 Erie, CO 11 0 2 1 8 73%
52 Paramus, NJ 8 2 0 3 3 38%
53 Lower Makefield Township, PA 10 1 0 0 9 90%
54 Edwardsville, IL 8 0 0 0 8 100%
55 Shrewsbury, MA 12 0 1 1 10 83%
56 Bethlehem Town, NY 11 1 4 1 5 45%
57 Hamilton Township, Warren County, OH 9 0 3 0 6 67%
58 Southlake, TX 10 0 2 1 7 70%
59 North Augusta, SC 9 0 1 1 7 78%
60 Oswego, IL 13 0 11 0 2 15%
61 Manalapan Township, NJ 14 0 0 0 14 100%
62 Castle Rock, CO 30 0 7 5 18 60%
63 Johns Creek, GA 29 0 2 7 20 69%
64 Melissa, TX 10 0 2 0 8 80%
65 Mason, OH 13 0 7 0 6 46%
66 Orion Township, MI 13 0 1 1 11 85%
67 Rockaway Township, NJ 10 0 0 3 7 70%
68 Bloomfield Township, MI 16 0 3 1 12 75%
69 Yorktown Town, NY 13 0 2 0 11 85%
70 South Windsor, CT 10 0 1 3 6 60%
71 North Huntingdon Township, PA 12 0 1 0 11 92%
72 Centerville, OH 10 0 2 2 6 60%
73 Northern Lancaster County Regional, PA 16 2 1 2 11 69%
74 Reading, MA 10 0 4 0 6 60%
75 Colleyville, TX 10 1 1 0 8 80%
76 Mequon, WI 10 0 1 0 9 90%
77 Rotterdam Town, NY 12 0 1 0 11 92%
78 Cottage Grove, MN 17 0 7 4 6 35%
79 Jackson Township, NJ 25 1 5 1 18 72%
80 Upper Dublin Township, PA 11 1 2 4 4 36%
81 Londonderry, NH 11 0 5 2 4 36%
82 Stafford Township, NJ 13 0 1 1 11 85%
83 Northern Regional, PA 16 1 5 1 9 56%
84 White Lake Township, MI 13 0 0 0 13 100%
85 Westfield, IN 26 0 6 3 17 65%
86 Shelton, CT 18 0 2 7 9 50%
87 Vernon, CT 13 0 4 2 7 54%
88 Kettering, OH 24 0 10 7 7 29%
89 Lancaster Town, NY 17 0 3 0 14 82%
90 Fair Lawn, NJ 16 0 2 0 14 88%
91 Ridgewood, NJ 12 0 0 2 10 83%
92 Cicero Town, NY 13 0 2 1 10 77%
93 Fort Mill, SC 17 0 5 3 9 53%
94 Nixa, MO 12 0 5 0 7 58%
95 Branford, CT 13 0 4 4 5 38%
96 Vestal Town, NY 15 0 1 2 12 80%
97 Windsor, CO 20 0 0 1 19 95%
98 Nutley Township, NJ 14 0 3 2 9 64%
99 Wellesley, MA 15 0 3 0 12 80%
100 Mundelein, IL 15 2 5 2 6 40%

Year-over-year rate change in the top 100

Violent-crime rate per 100,000 in 2024 vs 2023 for the 94 cities on this list that also cleared the same coverage floors in the prior FBI return. Median change: -8.65 points/100K (70 lower, 1 flat, 23 higher). Negative delta means a lower reported rate than the prior year, not a certified safety verdict.

Year-over-year violent crime rate change for cities on the safest-100 list
# City 2023 rate 2024 rate Delta /100K % change
1 Westport, CT state list 18.1 3.6 -14.5 -80.1%
2 Randolph Township, NJ state list 11.3 3.7 -7.6 -67.3%
3 Harrison Town, NY state list 23.3 6.3 -17 -73%
5 Cranberry Township, PA state list 23.3 11.4 -11.9 -51.1%
6 Muskego, WI state list 35.7 11.8 -23.9 -66.9%
8 Columbus, IN state list 21.3 13.5 -7.8 -36.6%
9 Cheshire, CT state list 20.6 13.6 -7 -34%
10 Genoa Township, OH state list 18.3 14.2 -4.1 -22.4%
11 Middletown Township, PA state list 46.2 15.4 -30.8 -66.7%
12 Simsbury, CT state list 19.9 15.9 -4 -20.1%
13 Westfield, NJ state list 16.4 16.1 -0.3 -1.8%
14 Westtown-East Goshen Regional, PA state list 30.3 16.9 -13.4 -44.2%
15 Northbrook, IL state list 29.7 17.9 -11.8 -39.7%
16 Newtown, CT state list 18 17.9 -0.1 -0.6%
17 Wallingford, CT state list 11.4 18.4 +7 +61.4%
18 Moscow, ID state list 15 18.7 +3.7 +24.7%
19 Avon Lake, OH state list 7.8 19.1 +11.3 +144.9%
21 Northampton Township, PA state list 20.1 20.1 0 0%
22 Upper Macungie Township, PA state list 14 20.6 +6.6 +47.1%
23 Zionsville, IN state list 21.5 21.1 -0.4 -1.9%
24 Buffalo Grove, IL state list 35.5 21.3 -14.2 -40%
25 Haverford Township, PA state list 17.8 21.8 +4 +22.5%
26 Peachtree City, GA state list 37.3 22 -15.3 -41%
27 Farmington, CT state list 33.6 22.3 -11.3 -33.6%
28 Wilmette, IL state list 33.5 22.5 -11 -32.8%
29 Hampden Township, PA state list 46.5 22.5 -24 -51.6%
30 Warrington Township, PA state list 26.9 22.8 -4.1 -15.2%
31 Fairfield, CT state list 29.9 23.4 -6.5 -21.7%
32 Bridgewater Township, NJ state list 6.4 23.4 +17 +265.6%
33 Rockville Centre Village, NY state list 47 23.6 -23.4 -49.8%
34 Horsham Township, PA state list 63.5 25.7 -37.8 -59.5%
35 Lyon Township, MI state list 46.9 26.8 -20.1 -42.9%
36 Independence, KY state list 77.7 26.9 -50.8 -65.4%
37 Lower Providence Township, PA state list 42.4 26.9 -15.5 -36.6%
38 East Fishkill Town, NY state list 53.6 27 -26.6 -49.6%
39 Perrysburg, OH state list 35.7 27.7 -8 -22.4%
40 Bartlett, IL state list 65.4 27.7 -37.7 -57.6%
41 Sammamish, WA state list 27.7 28 +0.3 +1.1%
43 Huntley, IL state list 42.4 28.1 -14.3 -33.7%
44 New Milford, CT state list 59.8 28.2 -31.6 -52.8%
45 Upper Arlington, OH state list 14 28.2 +14.2 +101.4%
46 Orland Park, IL state list 36.8 28.3 -8.5 -23.1%
47 Glastonbury, CT state list 22.7 28.4 +5.7 +25.1%
48 Lone Peak, UT state list 16.4 29.2 +12.8 +78%
49 Westlake, OH state list 44.2 29.2 -15 -33.9%
50 Ephrata, PA state list 43.9 29.4 -14.5 -33%
51 Erie, CO state list 52.1 29.7 -22.4 -43%
52 Paramus, NJ state list 26.6 29.9 +3.3 +12.4%
53 Lower Makefield Township, PA state list 30 29.9 -0.1 -0.3%
54 Edwardsville, IL state list 30.1 30 -0.1 -0.3%
55 Shrewsbury, MA state list 34.4 30.1 -4.3 -12.5%
56 Bethlehem Town, NY state list 54.5 31.5 -23 -42.2%
58 Southlake, TX state list 35.5 32.2 -3.3 -9.3%
59 North Augusta, SC state list 93.5 34.1 -59.4 -63.5%
60 Oswego, IL state list 74.1 34.3 -39.8 -53.7%
61 Manalapan Township, NJ state list 32 34.6 +2.6 +8.1%
62 Castle Rock, CO state list 22.7 35.7 +13 +57.3%
63 Johns Creek, GA state list 49.6 35.8 -13.8 -27.8%
65 Mason, OH state list 33.5 36.2 +2.7 +8.1%
66 Orion Township, MI state list 44.9 36.3 -8.6 -19.2%
67 Rockaway Township, NJ state list 60.4 36.6 -23.8 -39.4%
68 Bloomfield Township, MI state list 41.3 36.7 -4.6 -11.1%
69 Yorktown Town, NY state list 28.5 37.3 +8.8 +30.9%
70 South Windsor, CT state list 59.8 37.4 -22.4 -37.5%
71 North Huntingdon Township, PA state list 34.6 37.8 +3.2 +9.2%
72 Centerville, OH state list 46.8 38.1 -8.7 -18.6%
73 Northern Lancaster County Regional, PA state list 46.3 38.5 -7.8 -16.8%
74 Reading, MA state list 27.8 38.7 +10.9 +39.2%
75 Colleyville, TX state list 50.5 39 -11.5 -22.8%
76 Mequon, WI state list 59 39.1 -19.9 -33.7%
77 Rotterdam Town, NY state list 62.6 39.3 -23.3 -37.2%
78 Cottage Grove, MN state list 76 39.4 -36.6 -48.2%
79 Jackson Township, NJ state list 45.6 40.1 -5.5 -12.1%
80 Upper Dublin Township, PA state list 44 40.2 -3.8 -8.6%
81 Londonderry, NH state list 67 40.8 -26.2 -39.1%
82 Stafford Township, NJ state list 19.6 41.2 +21.6 +110.2%
83 Northern Regional, PA state list 56.9 41.5 -15.4 -27.1%
84 White Lake Township, MI state list 74 41.6 -32.4 -43.8%
85 Westfield, IN state list 71.4 42 -29.4 -41.2%
86 Shelton, CT state list 51.8 42.2 -9.6 -18.5%
87 Vernon, CT state list 29.2 42.3 +13.1 +44.9%
88 Kettering, OH state list 95.4 42.4 -53 -55.6%
89 Lancaster Town, NY state list 55.9 43.3 -12.6 -22.5%
90 Fair Lawn, NJ state list 73 43.7 -29.3 -40.1%
91 Ridgewood, NJ state list 37.9 44.7 +6.8 +17.9%
92 Cicero Town, NY state list 27.7 45.3 +17.6 +63.5%
93 Fort Mill, SC state list 81.7 45.9 -35.8 -43.8%
94 Nixa, MO state list 39.3 46 +6.7 +17%
95 Branford, CT state list 110.2 46.4 -63.8 -57.9%
96 Vestal Town, NY state list 50.2 46.5 -3.7 -7.4%
97 Windsor, CO state list 53.1 46.5 -6.6 -12.4%
98 Nutley Township, NJ state list 98.5 46.6 -51.9 -52.7%
99 Wellesley, MA state list 25.7 46.9 +21.2 +82.5%
100 Mundelein, IL state list 63.2 47.1 -16.1 -25.5%

Safest cities in the U.S. (full ranking)

All 100 cities ranked by lowest violent-crime rate per 100,000. Grade uses PlainCrime's safety-score bands against the national benchmark. Use the filters to slice the list without leaving the page (or open the city compare tool for a side-by-side of up to four cities).

Showing 100 of 100 cities . Rank numbers stay the national top-100 positions.

# Grade City State Population Violent Crime Rate
1 A+ Westport Connecticut crime overview 27,606
3.6/100K
2 A+ Randolph Township New Jersey crime overview 27,159
3.7/100K
3 A+ Harrison Town New York crime overview 31,718
6.3/100K
4 A+ Bernards Township New Jersey 28,921
10.4/100K
5 A+ Cranberry Township Pennsylvania crime overview 34,970
11.4/100K
6 A Muskego Wisconsin crime overview 25,389
11.8/100K
7 A+ Monroe Township, Middlesex County New Jersey 49,652
12.1/100K
8 A+ Columbus Indiana crime overview 51,867
13.5/100K
9 A+ Cheshire Connecticut 29,399
13.6/100K
10 A+ Genoa Township Ohio crime overview 28,085
14.2/100K
11 A+ Middletown Township Pennsylvania 45,516
15.4/100K
12 A+ Simsbury Connecticut 25,108
15.9/100K
13 A+ Westfield New Jersey 31,111
16.1/100K
14 A+ Westtown-East Goshen Regional Pennsylvania 29,610
16.9/100K
15 A Northbrook Illinois crime overview 33,610
17.9/100K
16 A+ Newtown Connecticut 27,890
17.9/100K
17 A+ Wallingford Connecticut 43,561
18.4/100K
18 A Moscow Idaho crime overview 26,684
18.7/100K
19 A+ Avon Lake Ohio 26,167
19.1/100K
20 A+ Raritan Township New Jersey 25,018
20/100K
21 A+ Northampton Township Pennsylvania 39,879
20.1/100K
22 A+ Upper Macungie Township Pennsylvania 29,196
20.6/100K
23 A+ Zionsville Indiana 33,121
21.1/100K
24 A+ Buffalo Grove Illinois 42,283
21.3/100K
25 A Haverford Township Pennsylvania 50,544
21.8/100K
26 A+ Peachtree City Georgia crime overview 40,820
22/100K
27 A Farmington Connecticut 26,852
22.3/100K
28 A Wilmette Illinois 26,685
22.5/100K
29 A+ Hampden Township Pennsylvania 35,576
22.5/100K
30 A+ Warrington Township Pennsylvania 26,355
22.8/100K
31 A Fairfield Connecticut 64,098
23.4/100K
32 A Bridgewater Township New Jersey 46,946
23.4/100K
33 A+ Rockville Centre Village New York 25,472
23.6/100K
34 A+ Horsham Township Pennsylvania 27,268
25.7/100K
35 A+ Lyon Township Michigan crime overview 26,094
26.8/100K
36 A+ Independence Kentucky crime overview 29,747
26.9/100K
37 A+ Lower Providence Township Pennsylvania 25,975
26.9/100K
38 A+ East Fishkill Town New York 29,607
27/100K
39 A+ Perrysburg Ohio 25,302
27.7/100K
40 A+ Bartlett Illinois 39,656
27.7/100K
41 A+ Sammamish Washington crime overview 64,358
28/100K
42 A Lawrence Township, Mercer County New Jersey 32,040
28.1/100K
43 A+ Huntley Illinois 28,439
28.1/100K
44 A+ New Milford Connecticut 28,377
28.2/100K
45 A+ Upper Arlington Ohio 35,410
28.2/100K
46 A Orland Park Illinois 56,593
28.3/100K
47 A Glastonbury Connecticut 35,249
28.4/100K
48 A+ Lone Peak Utah crime overview 30,812
29.2/100K
49 A+ Westlake Ohio 34,189
29.2/100K
50 A Ephrata Pennsylvania 34,010
29.4/100K
51 A Erie Colorado crime overview 37,055
29.7/100K
52 B Paramus New Jersey 26,745
29.9/100K
53 A+ Lower Makefield Township Pennsylvania 33,400
29.9/100K
54 A+ Edwardsville Illinois 26,663
30/100K
55 A+ Shrewsbury Massachusetts crime overview 39,837
30.1/100K
56 A Bethlehem Town New York 34,933
31.5/100K
57 A+ Hamilton Township, Warren County Ohio 28,313
31.8/100K
58 A Southlake Texas crime overview 31,095
32.2/100K
59 A+ North Augusta South Carolina crime overview 26,377
34.1/100K
60 A+ Oswego Illinois 37,893
34.3/100K
61 A+ Manalapan Township New Jersey 40,430
34.6/100K
62 A Castle Rock Colorado 84,098
35.7/100K
63 A+ Johns Creek Georgia 81,056
35.8/100K
64 A+ Melissa Texas 27,831
35.9/100K
65 A+ Mason Ohio 35,923
36.2/100K
66 A+ Orion Township Michigan 35,833
36.3/100K
67 A Rockaway Township New Jersey 27,294
36.6/100K
68 A+ Bloomfield Township Michigan 43,611
36.7/100K
69 A+ Yorktown Town New York 34,899
37.3/100K
70 A South Windsor Connecticut 26,741
37.4/100K
71 A North Huntingdon Township Pennsylvania 31,761
37.8/100K
72 A Centerville Ohio 26,281
38.1/100K
73 A+ Northern Lancaster County Regional Pennsylvania 41,609
38.5/100K
74 A+ Reading Massachusetts 25,871
38.7/100K
75 A+ Colleyville Texas 25,630
39/100K
76 A+ Mequon Wisconsin 25,586
39.1/100K
77 A Rotterdam Town New York 30,518
39.3/100K
78 A+ Cottage Grove Minnesota crime overview 43,131
39.4/100K
79 A+ Jackson Township New Jersey 62,326
40.1/100K
80 A Upper Dublin Township Pennsylvania 27,382
40.2/100K
81 A+ Londonderry New Hampshire crime overview 26,974
40.8/100K
82 A Stafford Township New Jersey 31,546
41.2/100K
83 A+ Northern Regional Pennsylvania 38,548
41.5/100K
84 A+ White Lake Township Michigan 31,222
41.6/100K
85 A+ Westfield Indiana 61,845
42/100K
86 A+ Shelton Connecticut 42,616
42.2/100K
87 A Vernon Connecticut 30,738
42.3/100K
88 A Kettering Ohio 56,562
42.4/100K
89 A Lancaster Town New York 39,290
43.3/100K
90 A Fair Lawn New Jersey 36,579
43.7/100K
91 A+ Ridgewood New Jersey 26,864
44.7/100K
92 A Cicero Town New York 28,678
45.3/100K
93 A+ Fort Mill South Carolina 37,027
45.9/100K
94 A+ Nixa Missouri crime overview 26,094
46/100K
95 A Branford Connecticut 28,000
46.4/100K
96 B Vestal Town New York 32,289
46.5/100K
97 A+ Windsor Colorado 43,050
46.5/100K
98 A+ Nutley Township New Jersey 30,014
46.6/100K
99 A+ Wellesley Massachusetts 31,973
46.9/100K
100 A Mundelein Illinois 31,876
47.1/100K

Related rankings and open data

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Open data and release cadence

Download the city-crime extract from /data (CSV/JSON matching the DB). Data vintage on this page: . Month-to-month movements appear on the city and state profiles when a new FBI return is ingested. Browse all rankings from the rankings hub or the directory.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program Cities with population under 25,000 are excluded

Methodology & notes

How we built this ranking

Four things worth knowing before you read the numbers, where the data comes from, why it is per-capita, what it can and cannot tell you, and how to cite it. For the full process and source vintage, see our methodology.

How crime is reported

City-level rates come from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, which has collected standardized offense counts from local police since 1930. Population denominators come from the U.S. Census Bureau, and a per-capita rate divides the offense count by population, then multiplies by 100,000. Violent crime here means murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault; property crime covers burglary, larceny-theft, vehicle theft, and arson.

Why per-capita, not raw counts

Raw counts mislead: a city of 8 million will always show more crime than one of 50,000 simply because it has more people. Per-capita rates put cities of any size on the same scale. We require at least 25,000 residents so a single incident can't swing the rate, in a town of 5,000, one robbery moves the rate by 20 points, which is statistically meaningless.

What the data can't tell you

UCR participation is voluntary, so some cities report only certain categories or miss a year, and the 2021 move to NIBRS temporarily cut coverage. The data also captures only crimes reported to police, the Bureau of Justice Statistics finds property crimes are reported 30–40% of the time and violent crimes 40–50%. Read these as reported crime, not total crime, still the best comparable national dataset.

Reading rankings responsibly

A ranking is most useful alongside other signals, schools, jobs, housing, and healthcare. A low rate in a small suburb doesn't by itself make a city better to live in, and a higher rate in a dense downtown may just mean more police interaction. If you cite these numbers, quote the per-100,000 rate, the year, and the source agency together, and avoid framing crime data as predictive.

Frequently asked questions

What is the safest city in America by violent crime rate? ▼
Westport, CT tops this ranking at 3.6 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, the lowest rate among cities with at least 25,000 residents, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data.
How is this ranking of the safest US cities determined? ▼
Cities are ranked by violent crime rate (murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) per 100,000 residents, using the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. Only cities with 25,000 or more residents are included, so a single incident cannot swing a small town's rate dramatically.
What violent crime rate does it take to make the top 100 safest cities list? ▼
The 100th-ranked city reports 47.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, roughly 7× below the U.S. national average of 352 per 100,000.
How many states are represented among the 100 safest cities? ▼
The top 100 safest cities span 21 different U.S. states, showing that low violent-crime rates are not concentrated in any one region.
Did reported rates in the top 100 change from 2023 to 2024? ▼
Among the 94 cities on this list with matching prior-year coverage, 70 posted a lower violent-crime rate, 23 a higher rate, and 1 were flat. The median change was -8.649999999999999 points per 100,000 residents.

Every figure on PlainCrime is rendered directly from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.