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    Alexia Chianis

    Home Safety News Authors Alexia Chianis

    Wanderlust junky and mom of two, Alexia is a former police officer and U.S. Army Captain who draws on her experiences to write about a myriad of safety topics.

    Posts by Alexia Chianis

    Safest Cities Indiana

    Indiana’s 20 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Nov 6, 2018 | Focus on Community

    We ranked the safest cities in Indiana based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!

    Safest Cities Virginia

    Virginia’s 20 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Nov 6, 2018 | Focus on Community

    We ranked the safest cities in Virginia based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!

    Safest Cities in Washington

    Washington’s 20 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Oct 5, 2018 | Focus on Community

    We ranked the safest cities in Washington based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!

    Big Sur is a sparsely populated region of the central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean.

    California’s 50 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Oct 29, 2018 | Focus on Community

    We ranked the safest cities in California based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!

    Safest Cities in North Carolina

    North Carolina’s 20 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Sep 21, 2018 | Focus on Community

    We ranked the safest cities in North Carolina based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!

    Scenic Mississippi

    Mississippi’s 10 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Oct 26, 2018 | Focus on Community

    We ranked the safest cities in Mississippi based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!

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    Arizona’s 20 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Oct 23, 2018 | Editorials, Focus on Community, General Safety, Reports
    As you might expect, crime rates vary from state to state, and even region to region. For example, based on the most recent FBI crime report, the Western region of the US had a higher...
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    Alaska’s 5 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Oct 26, 2018 | Focus on Community
    Like the rest of the US, Alaska experienced an uptick in violent crime from 2015 to 2016, according to the most recent FBI crime report. However, Alaska’s murder rate decreased over the same time period,...
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    Wisconsin’s 20 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Aug 21, 2018 | Focus on Community
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    Colorado’s 20 Safest Cities of 2018
    Alexia Chianis | Oct 26, 2018 | Focus on Community

    We ranked the safest cities in Colorado based on the FBI’s most recent data on violent crimes and property crimes. See if your city made the list!