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Report: Saratoga Among Safest Places to Live in California
A new study ranks Saratoga #4 Safest Town in California based on crime statistics and other data.
By Lindsey Hickman
Los Altos - With snowy mountains, luscious forests, beautiful beaches, farmlands and metropolitan cities, there is no question why 39 million people call California home.
Looking to move somewhere within this Golden State and wondering where the safest towns are? A recent study by BackgroundCheck.org put several Bay Area towns on Top-50 Safest Cities in California.
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“We’ve ranked the safest towns in the state based on FBI violent crime stats and proprietary research data,” the study reports.
“While California may be home to eight of the nation’s 50 most populated cities, you may be better off looking at one of these locations to call home.”
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Way to Go Saratoga, you ranked #4 Safest City in California!
Saratoga is one of the safest cities in California. According to the study, the violent crime rate is just 29.3 and the chances of being affected by property crime in Saratoga well under 1%.
See what else the report had to say about Saratoga and other nearby areas!
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