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Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities,
2006
| Safest |
Most dangerous |
| Rank |
City |
Rank |
City |
Rank |
City |
Rank |
City |
| 1. |
Brick, N.J. |
14. |
Dover, N.J. |
1. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
14. |
Trenton, N.J. |
| 2. |
Amherst, N.Y. |
15. |
Lake Forest, Calif. |
2. |
Detroit, Mich. |
15. |
Richmond, Va. |
| 3. |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
16. |
Sterling Heights, Mich. |
3. |
Flint, Mich. |
16. |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| 4. |
Newton, Mass. |
17. |
Simi Valley, Calif. |
4. |
Compton, Calif. |
17. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| 5. |
Troy, Mich. |
18. |
Roswell, Ga. |
5. |
Camden, N.J. |
18. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6. |
Colonie, N.Y. |
19. |
Lee's Summit, Mo. |
6. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
19. |
Washington, D.C. |
| 7. |
Irvine, Calif. |
20. |
Broken Arrow, Okla. |
7. |
Cleveland, Ohio |
20. |
North Charleston, S.C. |
| 8. |
Cary, N.C. |
21. |
Chino Hills, Calif. |
8. |
Oakland, Calif. |
21. |
Reading, Penn. |
| 9. |
Greece, N.Y. |
22. |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
9. |
Youngstown, Ohio |
22. |
Newark, N.J. |
| 10. |
Coral Springs, Fla. |
23. |
Edison Township, N.J. |
10. |
Gary, Ind. |
23. |
Little Rock, Ark. |
| 11. |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
24. |
Cranston, R.I. |
11. |
Richmond, Calif. |
24. |
San Bernardino, Calif. |
| 12. |
Orem, Utah |
25. |
Port St. Lucie, Fla. |
12. |
Baltimore, Md. |
25. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| 13. |
Round Rock, Texas |
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13. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
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NOTE: Cities with 75,000+ population. The rankings are
based on a city's rate for six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery,
aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
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