CCTV Camera World recently published its study of the 100 Safest Cities in America in 2022, which analyzed the most recent FBI crime data through 2020 and ranked destinations by measuring violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents in over 7,000 cities across the country. The results show that the Northeast is home to the majority of the safest destinations, with cities in states such as New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts appearing repeatedly.
What are the safest cities in America?
In 2022, Wayland, Massachusetts will be the safest city in the United States. The town of just under 14,000 people, located 30 minutes west of Boston, is described as a quiet, peaceful community, and it has by far the lowest overall crime rate in the country, at 7.22 per 100,000 people.
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Northport, New York (27.56 per 100,000), Milton, Wisconsin (31.57 per 100,000), Homer, New York (32.46 per 100,000), Coxsackie, New York (37.66 per 100,000), Durham, New York (37.76 per 100,000), New Hanover, New Jersey (38.17 per 100,000), Pine Plains, New York (41.68 per 100,000), Rangely, Colorado (44.37 per 100,000), and Colstrip, Montana (44.37 per 100,000) trail Wayland (44.46 per 100,000). New York stands out in this category, with ten of its cities ranking among the top 25 safest in the country.
CCTV Camera World also examined crime statistics for the country’s small (populations of 50,000 to 149,999), medium (populations of 150,000 to 500,000), and large cities (population of 500,000-plus).
El Paso, Texas, led the latter category, with crimes occurring at a rate of 2,356.7 per 100,000 people in 2020.
However, rates in three other major cities, including San Diego, New York City, and Mesa, Arizona, were lower than the national average of 2,356.7 per 100,000 people. The top ten safest large cities are Boston, Las Vegas, San Jose, Los Angeles, Fort Worth, and Sacramento, with crime rates ranging from 2,490.81 to 3,428.38 per 100,000 people.
When it comes to the nation’s safest mid-size cities, California, Florida, and Texas are among the top-ranking states.
Port St. Lucie, Florida has the highest population density at 934.85 per 100,000 people, followed by Cary, North Carolina, Santa Clarita, California, Frisco, Texas, McKinney, Texas, Gilbert, Arizona, Cape Coral, Florida, Yonkers, New York, Fontana, California, and Chula Vista, California. The crime rate in each city ranges between 1,012.95 and 1,500.93 per 100,000 people.
The Northeast once again dominates in terms of the country’s smallest cities. With a rate of only 110.85 per 100,000 people, Franklin, Massachusetts is the safest small city. The top five safest small cities are Long Beach, New York, Westford, Massachusetts, Monroe Township, New Jersey, and Bernards Township, New Jersey. Marshfield, Massachusetts, Carmel, New York, Zionsville, Indiana, Newtown, Connecticut, and Bergenfield, New Jersey round out the top ten. The crime rates in these small towns range from 176.32 to 354.7 per 100,000 people.