2022’s Safest Cities in America
With the U.S. experiencing over 500 mass shootings this year and the COVID-19 pandemic persisting, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2022’s Safest Cities in America.
To determine where Americans can feel most protected against life’s hazards, including nonphysical forms of danger, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 42 key metrics. The data set ranges from the percentage of residents who are fully vaccinated and assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and road quality.
Safest Cities in America
| Rank | City |
| 1 | Columbia, MD |
| 2 | Nashua, NH |
| 3 | Laredo, TX |
| 4 | Portland, ME |
| 5 | Warwick, RI |
| 6 | Yonkers, NY |
| 7 | Gilbert, AZ |
| 8 | Burlington, VT |
| 9 | Raleigh, NC |
| 10 | Lewiston, ME |
I see one of my most visited places in my home state North Carolina, Raleigh, made the list. I love visiting Raleigh, I actually will be visiting it a lot in the next few weeks as I will attending a ton of events there. In fact, I just back from there yesterday, where I attended a media tasting event for the North Carolina State Fair.
Least Safe Cities in America
| Rank | City |
| 173 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 174 | Jackson, MS |
| 175 | Oakland, CA |
| 176 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 177 | Memphis, TN |
| 178 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 179 | Detroit, MI |
| 180 | San Bernardino, CA |
| 181 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 182 | St. Louis, MO |
Safest vs. Least Safe
- Irvine, California, has the fewest aggravated assault incidents (per 100,000 residents), 22.22, which is 86.3 times fewer than Memphis, Tennessee, the city with the most at 1,917.08.
- Port St. Lucie, Florida, has the fewest thefts (per 1,000 residents), 8.26, which is 9.2 times fewer than in Salt Lake City, the city with the most at 75.93.
- Washington has the most law-enforcement employees (per 100,000 residents), 624, which is 6.8 times more than Chula Vista, California, the city with the fewest at 92.
- Gilbert, Arizona, has among the fewest pedestrian fatalities (per 100,000 residents), 0.40, which is 25.3 times fewer than Little Rock, Arkansas, the city with the most at 10.10.
To read the full report and your city’s rank, please visit here.
