Murrieta Named Among America's Safest Cities

MURRIETA, CA — Murrieta was recently named among the 50 safest cities in the United States, according to financial news site 24/7 Wall St.

Our city finished third on the overall list.

• 2018 Violent Crime Rate: 80.2 per 100,000 people
• 2018 Homicides: 2
• Poverty Rate: 8.9%
• 2018 Unemployment Rate: 3.5%

"Adjusted for population, there were just 80 violent crimes per 100,000 Murrieta residents, less than one-fourth the national violent crime rate of 369 incidents per 100,000 Americans," the report said of Murrieta. "The prevalence of property crime in Murrieta is similarly low. In 2018, there were just 1,231 burglaries, larceny-thefts, and motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 residents in Murrieta, far less than the national property crime rate of 2,200 incidents per 100,000 Americans."

Nearby Temecula came in at number 19 on the list and Corona was number 31.

To find the 50 safest cities in the United States, 24/7 Wall St. went through the FBI’s 2018 Uniform Crime Report and found the total number and rates of murder, non-negilent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

The site also used the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey to find the median household income and poverty rates for the cities.

Irvine ranked as the safest city in the nation, followed by Naperville, Illinois.

“The cities with the lowest violent crime rates tend to share several other socioeconomic characteristics as well — notably, economic prosperity. Indeed, the vast majority of the cities on the list have a low unemployment rate and a high median household income,” authors of the America’s Safest Cities report said.

Here are the top 10 safest cities in the United States:

1. Irvine, California
2. Naperville, Illinois
3. Murrieta, California
4. McAllen, Texas
5. Frisco, Texas
6. Gilbert, Arizona
7. Pearland, Texas
8. Thousand Oaks, California
9. Glendale, California
10. League City, Texas