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Crime in America 2017: Top 10 Safest Cities Over 200,000
Irvine, California, and Gilbert, Arizona, remained the two safest cities in the United States with populations over 200,000 for the fourth year in a row. Newcomers to this year's list included Glendale, California, which previously wasn't included because its population was below the 200,000 person threshold, and Scottsdale, Arizona, which was not included in the FBI's statistics last year. While the overall rate of violent crime rose by a small margin in the United States--roughly 3 percent--the safest cities were a mixed bag, with both notable increases and decreases in violent crime rates.
All statistics are based on 2015 data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. Check out the slideshow below for the Top 10 Most Safest Cities Over 200,000.
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After a 16 percent increase in violent crime Fremont, California moved down two spots to #5. With the exception of aggravated assault, every category of violent crime increased slightly last year. Fremont went from zero murders in 2014 to two murders last year, which remains remarkably low for a city with 232,000 people. There were 151 robberies in Fremont last year, which amounts to an increase of about 27 percent. The number of reported rapes also increased, however, Fremont changed the definition used to report rape incidents during the 2014 calendar year, so a direct comparison with the 2015 numbers would be inappropriate.
Violent Crime Rate: 145/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 1/100,000 people
Population: 232,427
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:1,291
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 2015.
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