AURORA, Ill. - A Chicago suburb has been named one of the safest cities in America.

What we know:

West suburban Aurora landed at No. 33 overall and No. 17 for "Home & Community Safety" in WalletHub’s 2025 Safest Cities in America study.

WalletHub compared 182 of the nation’s largest cities across 41 indicators in three categories: Home & Community Safety, Natural Disaster Risk, and Financial Safety.

The study took into account factors like serious crimes per capita, the ratio of first responders per capita, tornado and hail risks, the unemployment and poverty rates, and more.

"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 fr

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