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Crime in America 2016: Top 10 Safest Cities Over 200,000
The top three safest cities in the United States remained the same this year, with Irvine, California taking the number one spot, Gilbert, Arizona second on the list, and Fremont, California rounding out the top three. The top 10 also featured two cities that were not included on last year's list--Irving, Texas and Chula Vista, California, at number #9 and #10, respectively. All statistics are based on 2014 data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. Look at the slideshow below to see the Top 10 Safest Cities over 200,000 people in the United States, and click here to see full Crime in America 2016 coverage.
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Fremont, California is the third safest city in America for the second year in a row. Fremont is located north of San Jose, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fremont experienced an almost negligible increase in violent crime in 2014, at just two percent. A notable decrease in violent crime in the previous year, at 12 percent, landed Fremont at the #3 spot on the safest cities list. The small increase this year was not enough to unseat the city from the third spot.
Violent Crime Rate: 125/100,000 people
Murder Rate: .44/100,000 people
Population: 227,575
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:1257
Rank Last Year: #3
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Research and analysis by Law Street’s Crime in America Team: Kevin Rizzo, Alexis Evans, and Anneliese Mahoney.
Click here for additional information on Law Street’s crime-ranking methodology.
Source:
FBI: Violent crime, population, murder, and officer statistics, measured January – December 2014.
*Fremont, California uses the FBI’s legacy definition for reporting rape. For more information, click here.
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