Are You Living in Safe or Not Safe City?

Americans fear falling to victims of cybercrime, identity theft and home burglaries topping the list of crime worries among Americans, according to the most recent Gallup polls. Among the Gallup polls the findings revealed Americans continue to worry most about cybercrimes with 71% worry about the hacking of personal data, 67% about identity theft. When it comes to their homes 39% worry their homes being burglarized when they are not home.

The personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018's Safest Cities in America.

To determine where Americans can feel most protected against life’s hazards, including nonphysical forms of danger, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 39 key metrics. The data set ranges from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to road quality.

Safest vs. Least Safe

• Irvine, California, has the fewest aggravated assault incidents (per 100,000 residents), 23.90, which is 63.6 times fewer than in Detroit, the city with the most at 1,519.55.
• Yonkers, New York, has the fewest thefts (per 1,000 residents), 11.38, which is eight times fewer than in Springfield, Missouri, the city with the most at 90.80.
• Washington has the most law-enforcement employees (per 100,000 residents), 645, which is 5.9 times more than in Irvine, California, the city with the fewest at 109.
• Lincoln, Nebraska, has among the fewest pedestrian fatalities (per 100,000 residents), 0.36, which is 18.6 times fewer than in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the city with the most at 6.71.

To read the full report and your city’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/safest-cities-in-america/41926/

Courtesy: WalletHub

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