The standard of a neighborhood, together with affordability and proximity to household and associates, is a major issue for homebuyers contemplating the place to stay. So, too, is security.
SmartAsset this month launched a examine of the most secure cities within the U.S. Researchers analyzed information from 200 of the nation’s largest cities throughout the metrics of violent crime and property crime per 100,000 residents on the metropolis stage, and on the county stage, mortality charges owing to visitors accidents and drug poisoning per 100,000, and proportion of the inhabitants that engages in extreme ingesting.
They ranked every metro space in each metric, giving an equal weighting to all 5, then discovered every metro space’s common rating. The metro areas with the very best common rankings positioned on the prime of the most secure cities listing.
The survey discovered that security doesn’t at all times imply a excessive price ticket; certainly, a number of the most secure cities within the rankings are comparatively inexpensive. In a fifth of the 35 cities with the very best security rankings, housing prices are lower than 20% of the median family revenue.
The survey additionally discovered that Los Angeles is the most secure massive metropolis within the U.S., rating forty sixth. These are the rankings of different giant metro areas:
- San Diego: 50
- San Antonio: 113
- Philadelphia: 115
- New York Metropolis: 126
- Dallas: 130
- Chicago: 139
- Phoenix: 148
- Houston: 157
See the gallery for the 15 most secure cities in America, in accordance with SmartAsset.