Monday, October 30, 2006

We live in the Top 10!

Ranking of Most, Least Dangerous Cities

By The Associated Press Sunday, October 29, 2006 (10-29) 21:09 PST (AP) --

A list of the safest and most dangerous cities overall, as compiled by Morgan Quitno Press, which bases the rankings on FBI figures released in June. The list starts with the safest cities and ends with the most dangerous.

Only cities that reported crime rates were included in the list. For example, New Orleans was not included this year because its police department did not report figures.

1. Brick, N.J.

2. Amherst, N.Y.

3. Mission Viejo, Calif.

4. Newton, Mass.

5. Troy, Mich.

6. Colonie, N.Y.

7. Irvine, Calif.

8. Cary, N.C.

9. Greece, N.Y.

10. Coral Springs, Fla.

11. Thousand Oaks, Calif.

12. Orem, Utah

13. Round Rock, Texas

14. Dover, N.J.

15. Lake Forest, Calif.

16. Sterling Heights, Mich.

17. Simi Valley, Calif.

18. Roswell, Ga.

19. Lee's Summit, Mo.

20. Broken Arrow, Okla.

21. Chino Hills, Calif.

22. Gilbert, Ariz.

23. Edison, N.J.

24. Cranston, R.I.

25. Port St. Lucie, Fla.

26. Sandy, Uta"

1 comment:

Gabe said...

Wow... Colonie's in our neck of the woods. And it's #8 on the list... according to this site, Colonie's 2004
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 327.2) is 190.6.

Compare that with the Saratoga Springs index on the same site: 93.4.... less than half the #8 safest place.... we must be pretty darn close to #1 on the list. :)