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American cities visage a range of safety concerns, and the risks can change considerably depending on location.
In several cities, natural disasters specified as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods stance the top threats to locals. In others, safety concerns may alternatively center on financial safety or the general safety of homes and communities.
WalletHub compared a total of 182 cities — the 150 largest cities in the US, affirmative at smallest two of the most populous cities in all province — to decide the safest and least-safe cities in the US.
WalletHub examined 41 safety indicators throughout three categories: residence and community safety, natural-disaster risk, and financial safety.
To measure residence and community safety, WalletHub looked at factors including infringement rates, traffic and pedestrian fatalities, and the figure of emergency responders per capita.
The natural-disaster hazard ranking was resolute by cities' risk-index scores for natural disasters specified as earthquakes, tornadoes, and wildfires.
The financial safety ranking considered factors specified as poorness and unemployment rates, as fine as character theft complaints per capita.
To behavior its analysis, WalletHub looked at data from sources including the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Here are the top 10 safest and least-safe cities in the US.
1. Juneau, Alaska
Out of the 182 cities WalletHub examined, Juneau was classified the safest city in the US. It classified 46th in residence and community safety, fourth in financial safety, and archetypal in natural-disaster risk.
Juneau featured the lowest murder charge and lowest pedestrian fatality rate, and there have been no recorded extremist attacks or terrorist-related incidents in the former decade. The hazard of natural disasters in Juneau is particularly low, alongside the second-lowest hazard of flooding and tornadoes.
Financially, Juneau has the 21st-lowest percent of residents below the poorness line.
2. Warwick, Rhode Island
As the second-safest city in the US, Warwick's residence and community safety was classified ninth, its natural-disaster hazard was classified fifth, and its financial safety was classified 46th.
Warwick had the fourth-lowest figure of annoyed assaults per capita and the sixth-lowest figure of thefts per capita.
3. Overland Park, Kansas
Overland Park rounded out the top three safest cities in the US, alongside its residence and community safety ranking fourth and its financial safety ranking seventh.
The Kansas City suburb placed 138th in WalletHub's natural-disaster-risk category. The greater Kansas City area had received 88 tornado warnings by June 2026, ABC affiliate KMBC reported.
However, Overland Park had the 19th-lowest pedestrian fatality charge and the 15th-lowest traffic fatality charge among the 182 cities WalletHub analyzed. It additionally had the 14th-lowest unemployment charge in the nation and the third-lowest portion of residents who are living in poverty.
4. Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is comparatively harmless from natural disasters, alongside its natural-disaster hazard classified third overall. Its financial safety was classified 24th, and its residence and community safety was classified 43rd.
5. South Burlington, Vermont
South Burlington, Vermont, tied alongside Burlington for third location in natural-disaster risk. The two cities are lone miles apart.
South Burlington's financial safety classified higher, in sixth place. Its residence and community safety classified lesser than Burlington's, at 51st.
6. Virginia Beach, Virginia
WalletHub classified Virginia Beach 22nd in residence and community safety, 10th in natural-disaster risk, and 55th in financial safety.
7. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
In Cedar Rapids, the city's residence and community safety classified 10th, its natural-disaster hazard classified 23rd, and its financial safety classified 42nd.
8. Casper, Wyoming
Casper's financial safety ranking placed it in the top 10, in ninth place. Its natural-disaster hazard classified 19th, and its residence and community safety classified 32nd.
9. Boise, Idaho
Boise was classified No. 33rd in residence and community safety, 41st in natural-disaster risk, and fifth in financial safety.
10. Yonkers, New York
WalletHub's ranking named Yonkers as the 10th-safest city in the US. Out of 182 cities, it classified third in residence and community safety, 59th in natural-disaster risk, and 108th in financial safety.
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173. St. Louis, Missouri
Out of the 182 cities WalletHub examined, St. Louis classified 177th in residence and community safety and 146th in financial safety.
The Missouri city classified comparatively fine in its natural-disaster hazard ranking, however, coming in at 34th.
174. Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland classified fine in WalletHub's natural-disaster hazard rating, coming in at 74th.
In the financial safety category, the city classified 153rd. The lowest category it was classified in was the residence and community category, ranking 175th.
175. Houston, Texas
Houston's financial safety ranking placed the city 163rd. Its natural-disaster hazard classified 170th, and its residence and community safety classified 171st.
176. Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville was classified 170th in residence and community safety, 177th in natural-disaster risk, and 166th in financial safety.
177. Detroit, Michigan
WalletHub classified Detroit 173rd in residence and community safety and 67th in natural-disaster risk.
It was classified the smallest harmless city in the US for financial safety, coming in at 182nd.
178. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia, the city's residence and community safety classified 176th, its natural-disaster hazard classified 137th, and its financial safety classified 159th.
179. Memphis, Tennessee
WalletHub classified Memphis as the second-worst city for financial safety, coming in at 181st, rearward Detroit.
The city classified 179th in residence and community safety, and jumped to 60th in the natural-disaster hazard category.
180. Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore was classified 180th in residence and community safety. It classified 174th in financial safety, and performed improved in the natural-disaster hazard category, placing 106th.
181. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ranked the second-least-safe city in the US, Baton Rouge came in 181st for residence and community safety, 130th for natural-disaster risk, and 144th for financial safety.
182. New Orleans, Louisiana
Out of the 182 cities WalletHub examined, New Orleans is considered the smallest harmless city in the US, mostly because of its residence and community safety, anywhere it classified the smallest safe, and its financial safety, anywhere it classified 172nd.
As a hurricane-prone city, New Orleans classified improved in the natural-disaster hazard category, however, coming in at 104th.
