The 10 Safest Cities In America For 2025
We used Saturday Night Science to determine the cities in America where everyone sleeps safe and sound.
We all want the finer things in life. Love, comfort, and safety are at the top of everyone's list.
For a lot of people who live in America, safety isn't a problem, but we don't all get to live in the safest cities -- unless, of course, you live in Carmel.
The purpose of this post is to determine where the safest cities to live are in America. We used Saturday Night Science to compare the most recent FBI crime data on crimes per capita across large cities.
After analyzing 290 cities in the United States with a population of more than 100,000, we came up with this list of the safest cities in America for 2025.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Richest Cities In The US For 2025
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your city ranked. We have a long infographic to show you individual crime data for each of the safest cities.
If that's not up your alley, for more reading on safe places to live, check out:
The 10 Safest Cities In The United States
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Population: 103,013
Rank Last Year: 4 (Up 3)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 58 (1st safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 834 (7th safest)
More on Carmel: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
Taking the crown as the safest city in America for 2025 is Carmel -- a classic example of everything that makes America great.
We are talking about only having a 1 in 119.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime and a 1 in 1,716 chance of being the victim of violent crime.
That's crazy safe. Compare it to St. Louis, MO or Memphis, TN -- the most dangerous city in the country -- with roughly a 1 in 30 chance of beign the victim of a property crime.
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Population: 103,247
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 98 (7th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 609 (2nd safest)
More on Fishers: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
If you're thinking of moving to America and safety is a top priority, then you can't do much better than Fishers -- the 2nd safest in America.
Fishers is the kind of place that old timers talk about longingly -- where kids can run around during the day without adult supervision and you can leave your front door unlocked.
You only had a 1 in 164.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fishers.
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Population: 150,197
Rank Last Year: 1 (Down 2)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 63 (2nd safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 858 (9th safest)
More on Naperville: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
Welcome to Naperville. One heck of a safe and quiet place. The number of violent and property crimes is just about as low as you can get for a city this big - where you have a 1 in 1,300 chance of being the victim of a major crime.
Naperville is a Chicago suburb. But this ain't nothin like Chicago. Noooo. In Chicago, 1,400 people got shot last year. In Naperville, there were half as many car break-ins, last year, let alone people getting shot. In Chicago, your kids have to run home from school every day.
You can bet that if a missing dog, a little old lady, or even Kathy Griffin needed help in Naperville, someone would lend a helping hand, no matter what. That's the type of place this is.
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Population: 245,394
Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 3)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 99 (8th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 748 (4th safest)
More on Port St. Lucie: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
This gem of a place boasts the 4th best property crime rate and 8th best violent crime rate for 2019.
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Population: 114,696
Rank Last Year: 6 (Up 1)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 111 (14th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 823 (5th safest)
More on Allen: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
Welcome to Allen, Texas, the 5th safest city in America. So peaceful/ Allen is another Dallas suburb. It's basically right next door to Frisco. Here, you have a 1 in 1,200 chance of being the victim of some sort of crime. When someone gets rubbed out here, it's like a huge deal. There's only been five people wiped out here since 2002.
In Allen, neighbors support their local sports teams. People pitch in to help one another. And you can bet that residents in Allen are proud of their accomplishments. You and I have to worry about all sorts of stuff people in Allen don't. You know, like having our car stolen when we're at the club. Or, getting beat up because we talked to the wrong girl.
Seems like Allen is just the opposite of that lifestyle. If you live there, consider yourself lucky!
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Population: 212,716
Rank Last Year: 13 (Up 7)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 105 (11th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 907 (11th safest)
More on Mckinney: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
Everyone is trying to get in on the quality of life in McKinney, the 6th safest city in America.
The town of some 212,000 people will have to try and continue to keep McKinney a secret, lest crime starts going up simply because of people breaking down the doors to get into town.
See what we did there McKinney?
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Population: 224,777
Rank Last Year: 61 (Up 54)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 129 (20th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 704 (3rd safest)
More on Huntsville: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
Huntsville is a feel good story of safety and comfort in America.
It has 1 in 141.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime and a 1 in 769 chance of being the victim of violent crime.
That's some of the tops you'll find across the country -- nevermind just in America.
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Population: 278,495
Rank Last Year: 12 (Up 4)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 117 (17th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 935 (12th safest)
More on Gilbert: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
Welcome to Gilbert, Arizona, the 8th safest place you can live in America. Sure, there are far fewer people jam packed in Gilbert than in nearby Phoenix, so you might expect more of a sleepy place.
But look at New Mexico. There's hardly anyone in that state, and it's one of the most dangerous places in the whole country.
In Gilbert, you'd have a 1 in 1,200 chance of being a victim of a major crime. That's the 4th lowest number in the US. This smallish city has also seen its crime numbers go down over the last few years, which is a good thing. There's hardly any thefts, robberies, break-ins or other random crimes lately. The only thing you'd have to worry about is someone breaking down your door to move in with you - Gilbert's population is exploding.
Back in 1980, Gilbert had 5,000 people. Now? Two hundred and fifty five thousand.
But man, how hot is it here? Who wants to put on a mask and rob someone when it's like 100 million outside. Not us. Nuh uh.
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Population: 111,915
Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 1)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 111 (15th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 979 (14th safest)
More on Concord: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
If you're looking for a safe place to live in America, may we present Concord as an option.
While it doesn't sit at the very top of the chart for America, it still has an impressively low crime rate.
1,096 property crimes occurred here, which nets out to being the 14th best in America on a rate basis.
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Population: 123,443
Rank Last Year: 5 (Down 5)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 121 (18th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 969 (13th safest)
More on Simi Valley: Real Estate | Crime Report | Cost Of Living
And just making it into the top ten for 2025 is Simi Valley.
But we know they don't take this spot for granted -- Simi Valley residents can attest that their home town deserves to be the on list.
In total, there were 150 violent crimes and 1,197 property crimes in Simi Valley; that's really good for a place of 123,000 people and definitely something to be happy about looking forward into the New Year.
Breaking Down Crime In The Safest And Most Dangerous Cities In America
How we calculated the safest cities in America
While there are surveys and public polls on the safest cities in a state, we wanted to rely on something other than speculation and opinion. Instead, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the hard numbers from the FBI's most recent report of crime (Sept 2024). Specifically, we analyzed the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, which summarizes the number of property crimes and violent crimes in each city per year. We used two criteria:
- Violent crimes per capita (murders, assaults, rapes, armed robberies)
- Property crimes per capita (thefts, burglaries, motor vehicle thefts)
For example, there were a total of 920 crimes committed in Carmel which had a reported population of 103,013. That means the number of crimes per capita is 0.0089, which translates into a 1 in 111 chance of being the victim of a crime.
We only looked at cities that have populations of more than 100,000 people reported to the FBI in 2023. This left us with a total of 290 of the biggest cities in America to rank.
We ranked each city for each criteria from 1 to 290 where 1 in any particular category is the safest.
Next, we averaged each place's two criteria to create a Safety Index. We crowned the place with the lowest overall Safety Score, "The Safest Place In America."
The safest city, based on our criteria, is Carmel. The most dangerous city in America? Oakland, where residents had a 1 in 7 chance of being the victim of a crime.
We updated this report for 2025. This is our tenth time ranking the safest cities in America.
Summary: The Safest Cities In The USA
Looking at the data, you can tell that Carmel is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest cities in the United States are Carmel, IN, Fishers, IN, Naperville, IL, Port St. Lucie, FL, Allen, TX, Mckinney, TX, Huntsville, AL, Gilbert, AZ, Concord, NC, and Simi Valley, CA.
But as most people would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So just make sure you're informed ahead of time.
Here's a look at the most dangerous cities in America according to the data:
- Oakland
- Memphis
- St. Louis
Safest Cities In The United States For 2025
| Rank | City | Population | Violent Crimes Per 100k | Property Crimes Per 100k | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel, IN | 103,013 | 58 | 834 | |||||
| 2 | Fishers, IN | 103,247 | 98 | 609 | |||||
| 3 | Naperville, IL | 150,197 | 63 | 858 | |||||
| 4 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 245,394 | 99 | 748 | |||||
| 5 | Allen, TX | 114,696 | 111 | 823 | |||||
| 6 | Mckinney, TX | 212,716 | 105 | 907 | |||||
| 7 | Huntsville, AL | 224,777 | 129 | 704 | |||||
| 8 | Gilbert, AZ | 278,495 | 117 | 935 | |||||
| 9 | Concord, NC | 111,915 | 111 | 979 | |||||
| 10 | Simi Valley, CA | 123,443 | 121 | 969 | |||||
| 11 | Meridian, ID | 135,239 | 164 | 495 | |||||
| 12 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 123,032 | 108 | 1,116 | |||||
| 13 | Cary, NC | 182,878 | 103 | 1,230 | |||||
| 14 | Sugar Land, TX | 108,718 | 72 | 1,287 | |||||
| 15 | Surprise, AZ | 159,346 | 100 | 1,249 | |||||
| 16 | League City, TX | 115,791 | 113 | 1,219 | |||||
| 17 | Frisco, TX | 228,527 | 85 | 1,356 | |||||
| 18 | Buckeye, AZ | 112,048 | 183 | 832 | |||||
| 19 | St. George, UT | 105,930 | 167 | 1,069 | |||||
| 20 | Coral Springs, FL | 132,977 | 137 | 1,246 | |||||
| 21 | New Braunfels, TX | 111,942 | 145 | 1,239 | |||||
| 22 | Miramar, FL | 138,613 | 170 | 1,082 | |||||
| 23 | Sterling Heights, MI | 131,801 | 168 | 1,110 | |||||
| 24 | Irvine, CA | 316,132 | 86 | 1,546 | |||||
| 25 | Murrieta, CA | 115,037 | 166 | 1,220 | |||||
| 26 | Stamford, CT | 136,512 | 171 | 1,161 | |||||
| 27 | College Station, TX | 126,136 | 158 | 1,335 | |||||
| 28 | Elgin, IL | 112,470 | 224 | 882 | |||||
| 29 | Santa Clarita, CA | 218,060 | 178 | 1,222 | |||||
| 30 | Elk Grove, CA | 177,976 | 186 | 1,202 | |||||
| 31 | Menifee, CA | 112,660 | 193 | 1,169 | |||||
| 32 | Virginia Beach, VA | 453,991 | 95 | 1,656 | |||||
| 33 | Pearland, TX | 127,433 | 105 | 1,669 | |||||
| 34 | Provo, UT | 112,743 | 174 | 1,357 | |||||
| 35 | Independence, MO | 120,326 | 201 | 1,327 | |||||
| 36 | Chandler, AZ | 282,419 | 173 | 1,444 | |||||
| 37 | Carrollton, TX | 134,261 | 169 | 1,504 | |||||
| 38 | Rochester, MN | 122,035 | 162 | 1,592 | |||||
| 39 | Peoria, AZ | 200,886 | 211 | 1,292 | |||||
| 40 | Olathe, KS | 147,680 | 234 | 1,147 | |||||
| 41 | Garden Grove, CA | 168,015 | 183 | 1,437 | |||||
| 42 | Broken Arrow, OK | 119,959 | 205 | 1,354 | |||||
| 43 | Goodyear, AZ | 109,929 | 159 | 1,639 | |||||
| 44 | Sandy Springs, GA | 107,895 | 150 | 1,691 | |||||
| 45 | Plano, TX | 291,140 | 161 | 1,662 | |||||
| 46 | Bend, OR | 105,099 | 183 | 1,588 | |||||
| 47 | Grand Prairie, TX | 205,487 | 187 | 1,603 | |||||
| 48 | Aurora, IL | 176,712 | 310 | 1,093 | |||||
| 49 | Palm Bay, FL | 134,040 | 317 | 1,024 | |||||
| 50 | Carlsbad, CA | 113,796 | 198 | 1,624 | |||||
| 51 | Nampa, ID | 116,116 | 365 | 853 | |||||
| 52 | Roseville, CA | 158,084 | 245 | 1,437 | |||||
| 53 | Mcallen, TX | 145,684 | 144 | 1,948 | |||||
| 54 | Fontana, CA | 214,429 | 281 | 1,365 | |||||
| 55 | Richardson, TX | 119,008 | 125 | 2,020 | |||||
| 56 | Quincy, MA | 102,465 | 342 | 1,113 | |||||
| 57 | Jersey City, NJ | 285,117 | 284 | 1,435 | |||||
| 58 | Conroe, TX | 106,904 | 227 | 1,601 | |||||
| 59 | Round Rock, TX | 129,898 | 137 | 2,155 | |||||
| 60 | Yonkers, NY | 206,702 | 345 | 1,257 | |||||
| 61 | Chula Vista, CA | 280,748 | 346 | 1,276 | |||||
| 62 | Joliet, IL | 149,940 | 406 | 1,002 | |||||
| Lee's Summit, MO | 104,402 | 160 | 2,179 | ||||||
| 64 | Temecula, CA | 112,632 | 167 | 2,101 | |||||
| 65 | Orange, CA | 134,582 | 219 | 1,818 | |||||
| 66 | Lewisville, TX | 133,694 | 225 | 1,810 | |||||
| 67 | Clovis, CA | 126,552 | 233 | 1,768 | |||||
| 68 | Santa Rosa, CA | 176,855 | 330 | 1,469 | |||||
| 69 | Scottsdale, AZ | 243,644 | 165 | 2,208 | |||||
| 70 | Centennial, CO | 104,724 | 212 | 1,948 | |||||
| 71 | Davie, FL | 106,759 | 215 | 1,982 | |||||
| 72 | Lynn, MA | 101,144 | 460 | 987 | |||||
| 73 | El Paso, TX | 676,665 | 336 | 1,618 | |||||
| 74 | Allentown, PA | 124,782 | 288 | 1,787 | |||||
| 75 | Huntington Beach, CA | 192,292 | 216 | 2,032 | |||||
| 76 | Sunnyvale, CA | 152,031 | 247 | 1,920 | |||||
| 77 | Bridgeport, CT | 148,483 | 391 | 1,408 | |||||
| 78 | Ann Arbor, MI | 118,072 | 311 | 1,746 | |||||
| 79 | Escondido, CA | 149,837 | 383 | 1,591 | |||||
| 80 | Green Bay, WI | 105,521 | 386 | 1,528 | |||||
| Overland Park, KS | 197,728 | 203 | 2,246 | ||||||
| 82 | West Jordan, UT | 116,485 | 310 | 1,783 | |||||
| 83 | Corona, CA | 160,590 | 227 | 2,149 | |||||
| 84 | Laredo, TX | 256,542 | 425 | 1,366 | |||||
| 85 | Rio Rancho, NM | 109,992 | 411 | 1,490 | |||||
| 86 | North Las Vegas, NV | 290,751 | 262 | 2,080 | |||||
| 87 | Providence, RI | 189,590 | 309 | 1,905 | |||||
| 88 | Glendale, CA | 185,923 | 226 | 2,233 | |||||
| 89 | Manchester, NH | 114,963 | 383 | 1,677 | |||||
| 90 | Henderson, NV | 337,794 | 293 | 2,055 | |||||
| 91 | Denton, TX | 155,215 | 247 | 2,187 | |||||
| 92 | Moreno Valley, CA | 213,349 | 317 | 1,944 | |||||
| 93 | Clearwater, FL | 116,899 | 340 | 1,833 | |||||
| 94 | Salinas, CA | 159,896 | 497 | 1,285 | |||||
| 95 | Dearborn, MI | 106,747 | 301 | 2,131 | |||||
| 96 | Garland, TX | 240,051 | 228 | 2,387 | |||||
| 97 | Edinburg, TX | 106,137 | 298 | 2,181 | |||||
| 98 | El Cajon, CA | 103,569 | 469 | 1,516 | |||||
| 99 | Mesa, AZ | 515,848 | 435 | 1,625 | |||||
| 100 | Alexandria, VA | 153,897 | 228 | 2,430 | |||||