Never take for granted your ability to walk down the street and feel safe at night. It’s a luxury not afforded to everyone.
NeighborhoodScout knows just how important a city’s safety is. The website just compiled its own list of the 100 safest cities in America based on crime rate statistics provided by the FBI. Only those cities with populations of 25,000 or more were considered.
10 California localities made this list: Rancho Santa Margarita (18), Aliso Viejo (52), Moorpark (66), Danville (74), Lake Forest (81), Saratoga (84), Poway (90), Rancho Palos Verdes (91), Mission Viejo (95), and Foster City (98).
37 percent of the safest cities on the list were in Massachusetts and Illinois.
Here are the top 5 safest cities in America, according to the website.
1. Ridgefield, CT
2. Bergenfield, NJ
3. Franklin, MA
4. Lexington, MA
5. Shrewsburg, MA
Data is compiled and reported by NeighborhoodScout.com. Report does not reflect statistics on all California or U.S. cities.