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what are the safest places to live in the united states of america?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The top 20 safest communities to live among the large metro areas are:

    1. Boise City-Nampa, Idaho

    2. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

    3. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada

    4. Honolulu, Hawaii

    5. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

    6. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, Pennsylvania

    7. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

    8. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Maryland

    9. Syracuse, New York

    10. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California

    11. El Paso, Texas

    12. Albany-Troy-Schenectady, New York

    13. Rochester, New York

    14. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

    15. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks- Ventura, California

    16. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York

    17. Nassau-Suffolk, New York

    18. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

    19. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut.

    20. New Haven-Milford, Connecticut.

    The top 20 safest places to live among mid-size cities are:

    1. Las Cruces, New Mexico

    2. Rockingham County-Strafford County, New Hampshire

    3. Huntington, West Virginia.-Ashland, Kentucky

    4. Bellingham, Washington

    5. Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont

    6. Lynchburg, Virginia

    7. Medford, Oregon

    8. Prescott, Arizona

    9. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

    10. Binghamton, New York

    11. Provo-Orem, Utah

    12. St. Cloud, Minnesota

    13. Fargo, North Dakota

    14. Hagerstown, Maryland -Martinsburg, West Virginia

    15. Olympia, Washington

    16. Charlottesville, Virginia

    17. Chico, California

    18. Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Washington

    19. Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire

    20. Duluth, Minnesota

    The top 20 safest communities to live among the small towns are:

    1. St. George, Utah

    2. Bend, Oregon

    3. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia

    4. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

    5. Ithaca, New York

    6. Morgantown, West Virginia

    7. Logan, Utah

    8. Winchester, Virginia

    9. Harrisonburg, Virginia

    10. Idaho Falls, Idaho

    11. Madera, California

    12. Glens Falls, New York

    13. Wenatchee, Washington

    14. Bangor, Maine

    15. Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

    16. State College, Pennsylvania

    17. Billings, Montana

    18. Cumberland, Maryland

    19. Lewiston, Idaho

    20. Pocatello, Idaho

  • 1 decade ago

    Smaller towns. Personally I'd want to live in a strong church based society for safety, but not a big city. Perhaps out in the country somewhere.

    Sorry I don't have any names to add, but that's some base criteria

  • 1 decade ago

    Ramapo, New York

    Mission Viejo, California

  • celexa
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Wyoming, Colorado, Hawii.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Milton, Georgia

  • 1 decade ago

    Northern Minnesota. That's where I live. There hasn't been a murder since I've been born here, or anywhere in a 300 mile radius.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hawaii.

  • 1 decade ago

    Kentucky. Nothing ever happens here :[

  • 1 decade ago

    colorado.

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