Is It Safe? City Safety Guides
Data-driven safety guides for America's biggest cities. Each guide includes a safety grade, crime statistics, neighborhood context, and a verdict on whether the city is safe to visit or live in.
Key Insights
- →Safety guides for America's 10 largest cities by population
- →Each guide includes a safety grade (A-F), crime breakdown, and year-over-year trends
- →All data sourced from FBI crime statistics
- →Search 9,700+ cities using the full city database for other locations
Is New York Safe?
New York, NY · Pop. 8.3M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is Los Angeles Safe?
Los Angeles, CA · Pop. 3.9M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is Chicago Safe?
Chicago, IL · Pop. 2.7M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is Houston Safe?
Houston, TX · Pop. 2.3M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is Phoenix Safe?
Phoenix, AZ · Pop. 1.6M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is Philadelphia Safe?
Philadelphia, PA · Pop. 1.6M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is San Antonio Safe?
San Antonio, TX · Pop. 1.5M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is San Diego Safe?
San Diego, CA · Pop. 1.4M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is Dallas Safe?
Dallas, TX · Pop. 1.3M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Is Austin Safe?
Austin, TX · Pop. 1.0M · Crime rate, safety grade & guide
Understanding Crime in America
In 2024, the US recorded approximately 1.22 million violent crimes — a rate of 359.1 per 100,000 residents. That's a 5.4% decrease from the prior year, continuing a multi-year decline from the pandemic-era spike.
Homicides fell to 16,935 (4.98 per 100K) — significantly below the 2020 peak of 6.8 per 100K. Property crime also declined, with theft, burglary, and motor vehicle theft all trending downward.
However, crime varies enormously by city. Some cities with populations under 100,000 have violent crime rates 10× the national average, while many mid-sized cities are safer than the average suburb.
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE), Uniform Crime Reporting Program
🗺️ Murder Map
Where homicides are concentrated across America
🏡 Safest Places to Live
The lowest-crime cities in every state
📉 The Crime Decline
Why crime has been falling for 30 years
⚖️ Compare Cities
Side-by-side crime comparison for any two cities
📊 Safety Score
Calculate a composite safety rating for any city
🏛️ State Rankings
All 50 states ranked by crime rate
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