Which is the safest city in America? NYC suburb ranks in the top 5
Warwick, Rhode Island named safest city in US, according to new ranking
- WalletHub has published its annual ranking of the safest cities in America, evaluating over 180 U.S. cities using 41 key safety indicators.
- The ranking considered three primary metrics: home and community safety, natural disaster risk, and financial safety.
- Warwick, Rhode Island, was named the safest city, scoring highly due to low rates of aggravated assaults, murders, and thefts, alongside good financial safety.
- Yonkers, New York, a city north of Manhattan, secured the fifth position overall, particularly excelling in home and community safety.
- Other top-ranking cities included Overland Park, Kansas (second), Burlington, Vermont (third), and Juneau, Alaska (fourth), with New York City ranking 117th.