A Chicago suburb has been named among the safest cities in the country in a new report.

Finance site Wallethub released its listed of Safest Cities in America for 2025 and only one Illinois spot made the top 50.

The ranking looked at more than 180 cities across the U.S., including the 150 most populated cities, using data to evaluate them for community and home safety, natural disaster risks and financial safety. It used data on things like traffic fatalities per capita, assaults per capita, the unemployment rate and percentage of the population that is uninsured.

“When people think about safety in a city, their minds probably immediately go to things like the crime rate, auto fatality rate or risk of natural disasters. The safest cities in America protect residents from these threats

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