National ranking · Top 100 · data updated July 2026

The 100 Safest Cities in America

Ranking the top 100 US cities by crime rate (per 100,000), drawn straight from FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.

100
Cities ranked
#1
Worcester
16.5
Crime Rate (per 100,000)

Data updated July 2026

The headline finding

Worcester, MA tops this list at 16.5 crime rate (per 100,000), making the top 100 requires no worse than 318.7.

Worcester, MA
#1 · 16.5
318.7
#100 cutoff
100
cities in this ranking

Every figure here is read live from the same FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data rendered in the table below.

A note on this ranking: Crime rate reflects reported incidents submitted to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program -- agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive measure of danger. It is not adjusted for population exposure (tourism, commuters, daytime population) or case mix.

These 100 cities span 27 states. New Jersey has the most entries on this list: 18 (18% of the total). New Jersey state page.

How we calculate the state breakdown

The state count and leader above are a live tally of this list's own 100 rows, grouped by state. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Top 12 cities by crime rate (per 100,000)

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Crime Rate (per 100,000)

What this shows Worcester, Massachusetts ranks #1 with the lowest crime rate (per 100,000); the full top 100 is listed below.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of July 2026

Lower crime rate is safer.

Rank City Crime Rate (per 100,000)
1 Worcester , MA 16.5
2 Savannah , GA 20.3
3 Matawan , NJ 20.5
4 Campton Hills , IL 55.7
5 Turtle Creek , PA 61.6
6 Cottleville , MO 64.9
7 Munroe Falls , OH 81
8 Pendleton , IN 84.3
9 Emerson , NJ 94.6
10 Columbus , IN 96.4
11 Clinton , MA 100.8
12 Margaret , AL 105.4
13 Broadview Heights , OH 106.6
14 Frostburg , MD 115.2
15 Allendale , NJ 115.5
16 Sioux Center , IA 127.3
17 Hawthorn Woods , IL 137.3
18 New Martinsville , WV 138.6
19 St. Clairsville , OH 141.8
20 Ulysses , KS 143.7
21 South River , NJ 147.8
22 Mount Arlington , NJ 148.3
23 Orono , ME 150.3
24 St. John , IN 153.3
25 Scituate , MA 157
26 Pingree Grove , IL 166.8
27 Weiser , ID 177.6
28 Round Lake Park , IL 180.8
29 Long Beach , NY 182.5
30 Lindenhurst , IL 188.5
31 Fair Haven , NJ 197.9
32 Alpine , TX 198.8
33 Asbury , IA 199.2
34 Northborough , MA 200.3
35 Porter , IN 211.3
36 Plum , PA 214.2
37 Ringwood , NJ 215.1
38 Oradell , NJ 215.5
39 Smithfield , UT 218.6
40 Enoch , UT 219.8
41 Wanaque , NJ 223
42 Senoia , GA 223.6
43 Algona , IA 226.5
44 Lowell , IN 227.7
45 Manhattan , IL 229.1
46 Monticello , IL 231.7
47 Orange City , IA 233
48 Old Tappan , NJ 238.8
49 Trenton , OH 242.9
50 Gilberts , IL 247
51 Poplar Bluff , MO 248.3
52 Hopatcong , NJ 251.3
53 Grovetown , GA 253.1
54 Murrysville , PA 256.4
55 Nolensville , TN 257.4
56 Whispering Pines , NC 257.8
57 Imperial , CA 259.3
58 Grafton , OH 260.7
59 Hillsdale , NJ 263.1
60 North Branch , MN 263.6
61 Park Ridge , NJ 263.8
62 Flatwoods , KY 263.9
63 Durham , NH 265
64 Rye , NY 267.2
65 Yorktown , IN 271
66 Canonsburg , PA 271.2
67 Evansville , WI 273.5
68 Bridgewater , MA 274.9
69 Sharon , MA 277.2
70 Bergenfield , NJ 280.5
71 Western Springs , IL 280.5
72 Mount Horeb , WI 283.7
73 Manchester , MD 287.4
74 Norwalk , IA 288.7
75 Franklin Park , PA 289.2
76 Selinsgrove , PA 290.2
77 Fox Chapel , PA 292.5
78 Homer Glen , IL 293.2
79 Sunbury , PA 295.2
80 Cicero , IN 296.3
81 New Providence , NJ 298.9
82 Zionsville , IN 298.9
83 Calipatria , CA 299
84 Church Hill , TN 301
85 Bedford , IN 302.8
86 Dumont , NJ 303.8
87 Sandwich , IL 305
88 Ridgefield , CT 305
89 Westwood , NJ 305.9
90 Pitman , NJ 307.6
91 Avon Lake , OH 309.5
92 Piedmont , OK 312
93 Salem , UT 312.1
94 Olmsted Falls , OH 312.6
95 Chester , IL 313.1
96 Brecksville , OH 313.3
97 Kronenwetter , WI 314
98 Waunakee , WI 315.3
99 Mayfield Heights , OH 318.3
100 Odessa , MO 318.7

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023 vintage, released December 2024), the underlying dataset behind this ranking spans 28,702 U.S. incorporated places and census-designated places nationally; this page shows the top 100 by crime rate (per 100,000). See our methodology for the full data-collection process.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Verify directly with the source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES.

What to do with the safest cities in america list

Use this ranking to narrow the field, then dig into the specific places you're considering.

  • Worcester, MA leads this list at 16.5 -- see its full profile before drawing conclusions from the rank alone. Worcester profile
  • Put two specific cities side by side across every tracked metric, not just this one ranking. Compare cities
  • See every ranked city in Massachusetts together, not just how Worcester compares nationally. Massachusetts state page

Crime rate reflects reported incidents submitted to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program -- agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive measure of danger. It is not adjusted for population exposure (tourism, commuters, daytime population) or case mix.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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