The Safest Cities in Every State 2025

Everyone wants to feel safe at home. Whether you're checking in on your current city or scouting out a new one, we've crunched the numbers on crime rates across the country. Here's a look at the safest city in every state—did yours make the cut?

The "safest" cities rankings are intended to highlight cities with low per capita crime rates and ignite conversation and action around how to make all cities and communities safer.

For the purposes of city ranking reports, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

We analyze crime data each year to provide a clearer picture of safety across the country. While the nationwide crime rate estimates from the FBI have been inconsistent in recent years, we still look at the most reliable data available to identify trends. However, due to concerns about the accuracy of these national figures, we have not included state-level crime rates in our 2025 reports.

National crime trends: 2025

• Property crime rate: 19.1 per 1,000 people (8% decrease year over year)
• Violent crime rate: 3.6 per 1,000 people (10% decrease year over year)

Even with reported overall declines in both violent and property crime, not all states followed the trend:

• 15 states saw an increase in violent crime
• 16 states experienced a rise in property crime
• 9 states reported higher rates of both violent and property crime

While these numbers provide a broad perspective, we understand that crime trends can vary significantly by location—and reported crime data is just one measure that doesn't represent the overall safety of a community. By focusing on city-level crime data, we aim to give a more accurate and actionable look at safety in communities across the U.S.

We base our rankings on violent and property crime rates, calculated per 1,000 residents for a fair comparison. Cities must meet reporting and population criteria to be included, and some states may be excluded due to incomplete data.

It's not our intention to denigrate any community or to ignore real safety issues that may exist for residents in a town with a low per capita crime rate. 

We understand that crime data, on its own, misses many nuances that contribute to safety—or the lack thereof. To provide deeper insight, we include findings from our annual State of Safety survey, launched in 2018. This research helps us understand how people feel about safety in their communities. It has evolved to address current and emerging trends like package theft, gun violence, and natural disasters. We also strive to collect a representative demographic sample of Americans.

Ultimately, our goal is to highlight cities with lower crime rates and spark conversations about safety perceptions and community challenges, while offering potential solutions to help us all feel safer at home and in our communities.

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