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CrimeContext

How Safe Is Your City — Really?

Per-capita crime rates, 5-year trends, and Safety Context Scores for 517+ US cities. Real FBI data with context — not fear-mongering.

517+
Cities Analyzed
51
States Covered
363.8
Nat'l Violent Rate/100K
2023
Latest Data Year

Why context matters: A city with 500 violent crimes and 50,000 residents has a very different story than a city with 500 violent crimes and 500,000 residents. That is why every number on CrimeContext is a per-capita rate (per 100,000 residents), and every rate is shown alongside the national average and 5-year trend. Raw crime counts without population context mislead — we never show them.

Safest Large Cities

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Florence, KY

Pop. 32K

Violent: 111.6/100KProperty: 878.8/100K
A
87

East Providence, RI

Pop. 47K

Violent: 132.8/100KProperty: 800.4/100K
A
85

North Bergen, NJ

Pop. 64K

Violent: 214.9/100KProperty: 628.7/100K
A
85

Nampa, ID

Pop. 100K

Violent: 124.9/100KProperty: 753.1/100K
A
84

Des Moines, IA

Pop. 214K

Violent: 180/100KProperty: 871.4/100K
A
83

Meriden, CT

Pop. 61K

Violent: 184.8/100KProperty: 1,132/100K
A
82

Waterbury, CT

Pop. 114K

Violent: 77.9/100KProperty: 1,974/100K
A
81

Concord, NH

Pop. 44K

Violent: 139.1/100KProperty: 1,190/100K
A
81

Cranston, RI

Pop. 83K

Violent: 122.3/100KProperty: 875.9/100K
A
81

Pocatello, ID

Pop. 57K

Violent: 229.4/100KProperty: 1,109/100K
A
81

New Britain, CT

Pop. 74K

Violent: 54.4/100KProperty: 1,242/100K
A
80

Hagerstown, MD

Pop. 44K

Violent: 163.5/100KProperty: 1,056/100K
A
80

Browse by State

Alabama

Violent: 453.6/100K

Alaska

Violent: 837.8/100K

Arizona

Violent: 449.3/100K

Arkansas

Violent: 551/100K

California

Violent: 442/100K

Colorado

Violent: 423.1/100K

Connecticut

Violent: 181.2/100K

Delaware

Violent: 424.5/100K

District of Columbia

Violent: 812/100K

Florida

Violent: 383.9/100K

Georgia

Violent: 373.1/100K

Hawaii

Violent: 253.1/100K

Idaho

Violent: 227.1/100K

Illinois

Violent: 416.4/100K

Indiana

Violent: 386.2/100K

Iowa

Violent: 285.7/100K

Kansas

Violent: 425.4/100K

Kentucky

Violent: 218.8/100K

Louisiana

Violent: 639.4/100K

Maine

Violent: 108.6/100K

How We Score Safety

What is the Safety Context Score?

The Safety Context Score grades cities from A (safest) to F based on three factors: per-capita violent crime rate vs the national average (40% weight), per-capita property crime rate vs the national average (30%), and 5-year crime trend direction (30%). Every input is a per-capita rate — never a raw count.

Where does the data come from?

All data comes from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and the Crime Data Explorer API. This is the same data used by researchers, journalists, and policymakers. We process it to always show per-capita rates with national context and multi-year trends.

Why per-capita rates instead of total crimes?

Raw crime counts are misleading. New York City will always have more total crimes than a small town, but that does not mean it is less safe per resident. Per-capita rates (per 100,000 residents) let you compare cities of any size fairly. We believe showing raw counts without population context is irresponsible — so we never do it.

How often is the data updated?

The FBI releases UCR data annually, typically with a 1-2 year lag. We update our data as soon as new FBI releases are available and recalculate all Safety Context Scores.