America’s safest cities

City safety — or lack thereof — can lead to great disparity in quality of life and return on dollars invested by residents, businesses and government alike. With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked 50 of the largest U.S. cities to determine the safest based on violent crime, property crime, vehicular deaths, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking. Access to safety data can help Americans weigh the tradeoffs between locations, lifestyles and opportunities when considering where to take a job, buy a home, raise a family or retire.

Key Findings

San Jose, California, is the safest major city. San Jose ranked among the top 10 for every safety metric considered. Relative to its adult population, San Jose had the third-fewest violent crimes (5,185 total) and fifth-f

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