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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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Plano, Texas, moved one spot from #6 to #7 on this year’s list. Plano is located in the northeast corner of Texas, just outside of Dallas. Plano saw a 17 percent increase in crime this year. That increase appeared to be present across all categories of violent crime, with noticeable increases in the number of robberies and aggravated assaults. This is the second year in a row that Plano has seen an increase in its violent crime rate, but it remains on the top 10 safest cities list.
Violent Crime Rate: 165.2/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 1/100,000 people
Population: 277,822
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:796
Rank Last Year: #6
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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.
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