The Safest Cities in Every State 2023

We all want a safe place to call home. Whether you want to know how your current hometown rates or you're looking to move we've calculated the per capita crime rates of cities in every state. Here's a roundup of the cities that topped the list in each state. 

The "safest" cities rankings are intended to highlight cities with low 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.

Overall, across the US, crime rates were fairly steady year over year. The violent crime rate held at 4.0 incidents per 1,000 people and property crime dipped from 19.6 incidents per 1,000 to 19.3.

We calculated per capita crime rates for 41 states that submitted complete data to the FBI. Here's a look at how crime rates trended across the US:

• Violent crime rates held steady or decreased in 59% of states.
• 41% of states saw a jump in violent crime year over year—last year it was 68%.
• Property crime rates held steady or decreased in 61% of states.
• 39% of sates saw a jump in property crime rates—last year it was 22%.
• 16 states saw a dip in both violent and property crime rates year over year.
• 10 states saw both violent and property crime rates rise year over year.

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See the State of Safety in Maryland for 2023.

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See the State of Safety in New Jersey for 2023.

See the State of Safety in New Mexico for 2023.

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FBI Crime Data Explorer, "Documents & Downloads." Accessed February 6, 2023.

• 2021 and 2020 Crime in the United States Annual Reports
  • Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
• 2021 NIBRS Estimation Tables

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, "Offenses Known to Law Enforcement [2019]." Accessed February 6, 2023.

Bureau of Justice Statistics, "National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)." Accessed February 6, 2023.

US Census Bureau, "2021: ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables." Accessed February 6, 2023.

US Census Bureau, "2021: ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables." Accessed February 6, 2023.

SafeWise, "2022 State of Safety survey." Accessed February 6, 2023.

Gun Violence Archive, "General Methodology." Accessed February 6, 2023.

Gun Violence Archive, "Past Summary Ledgers." Accessed January 3, 2023.

Gun Violence Archive, "Congress."

• 2022 totals: Accessed January 3, 2023.
• 2021 and 2020 totals: Accessed December 19, 2022.