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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.
Click here for the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000
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“Green Valley High School, Henderson, Nevada” courtesy of Ken Lund via Flickr
Henderson, Nevada, which ranked #6 on the list last year, dropped two spots because of its very slight increase in violent crime. Henderson had a 1.9 percent increase in its violent crime rate, which is actually encouraging given that it saw an almost 20 percent increase the previous year–although some of that increase may have been because the city started using a new, more inclusive FBI definition of rape. In 2015, Henderson saw its largest increase in the number of robberies, which went up by just over 9 percent.
Violent Crime Rate: 168/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 1/100,000 people
Population: 282,554
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:846
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 2015.
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