Two Hampton Roads cities among top 20 on safest U.S. cities list
By Chrysnel Banzouzi,
9 hours ago
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — WalletHub recently compiled a list of the safest cities in the U.S. in 2024. The study examined more than 180 cities across 41 key indicators of safety, including traffic fatalities, assaults per capita, unemployment rate and percentage of the population that is uninsured.
Some cities in the Hampton Roads area make an appearance on the list.
Virginia Beach was ranked the tenth safest city in America. Chesapeake follows closely behind at No. 13. Newport News appears further down the list at No. 87. Norfolk is the last city in the Hampton Roads area to appear on the list at No. 98.
See the full list below:
Overall Rank*
City
Total Score
Home & Community Safety Rank
Natural-Disaster Risk Rank
Financial Safety Rank
1
South Burlington, VT
74.15
9
6
1
2
Casper, WY
71.51
37
5
3
3
Warwick, RI
70.33
12
9
52
4
Burlington, VT
69.55
38
6
7
5
Boise, ID
69.17
26
46
19
6
Yonkers, NY
68.75
3
29
139
7
Cedar Rapids, IA
68.36
10
43
78
8
Columbia, MD
68.08
1
11
65
9
Portland, ME
67.77
44
23
2
10
Virginia Beach, VA
67.58
15
53
64
11
Irvine, CA
67.41
4
127
121
12
Fargo, ND
67.15
33
74
30
13
Chesapeake, VA
67.06
19
42
79
14
Missoula, MT
67.04
55
8
59
15
Nashua, NH
67.03
16
111
8
16
Juneau, AK
67.01
101
1
111
17
Vancouver, WA
66.88
78
2
58
18
Honolulu, HI
66.86
35
57
10
19
Madison, WI
66.82
29
88
14
20
Huntsville, AL
66.78
27
63
50
21
Laredo, TX
66.72
32
25
84
22
Sioux Falls, SD
66.71
36
86
23
23
Chula Vista, CA
66.34
20
39
104
24
Fremont, CA
66.24
17
137
37
25
Glendale, CA
66.15
5
150
137
26
Salem, OR
66.13
72
13
20
27
Santa Rosa, CA
65.94
50
20
48
28
Nampa, ID
65.92
49
16
60
29
Santa Clarita, CA
65.82
2
150
159
30
Brownsville, TX
65.54
21
95
71
31
Gilbert, AZ
65.33
7
155
27
32
Port St. Lucie, FL
65.20
25
56
132
33
Boston, MA
65.19
57
31
13
34
St. Paul, MN
65.03
51
44
47
35
Garden Grove, CA
64.82
14
127
120
36
Huntington Beach, CA
64.79
22
127
102
37
Oceanside, CA
64.78
34
39
95
38
Bismarck, ND
64.69
59
65
12
39
Scottsdale, AZ
64.27
18
155
21
40
Pearl City, HI
64.08
6
57
4
41
Aurora, IL
64.05
24
62
151
42
Fort Wayne, IN
64.04
42
32
114
43
San Diego, CA
64.01
43
39
81
44
Modesto, CA
63.69
77
21
56
45
Worcester, MA
63.46
52
80
22
46
Chandler, AZ
63.27
31
155
24
47
Lincoln, NE
63.25
56
115
26
48
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
63.12
30
166
92
49
Oxnard, CA
63.05
47
59
122
50
Lexington-Fayette, KY
62.72
54
73
40
51
Moreno Valley, CA
62.72
28
68
167
52
West Valley City, UT
62.68
58
82
55
53
Hialeah, FL
62.63
11
116
174
54
Spokane, WA
62.59
85
24
35
55
Cheyenne, WY
62.46
70
114
6
56
Amarillo, TX
62.14
53
154
33
57
Jersey City, NJ
62.02
68
17
147
58
Overland Park, KS
61.94
65
118
28
59
Cape Coral, FL
61.88
23
132
166
60
Manchester, NH
61.77
67
111
9
61
Bridgeport, CT
61.72
62
28
156
62
Grand Prairie, TX
61.67
8
179
118
63
Anchorage, AK
61.63
128
3
18
64
Providence, RI
61.26
69
47
86
65
Des Moines, IA
61.11
73
50
105
66
Omaha, NE
60.97
83
96
38
67
Charlotte, NC
60.80
48
135
74
67
North Las Vegas, NV
60.80
40
103
180
69
Peoria, AZ
60.66
46
143
36
70
Ontario, CA
60.32
41
166
142
71
Billings, MT
60.31
106
37
34
72
Winston-Salem, NC
60.17
74
97
66
73
Pembroke Pines, FL
60.01
13
174
169
74
Durham, NC
59.98
63
148
29
75
Santa Ana, CA
59.92
61
127
138
76
Columbus, GA
59.78
82
48
112
77
Las Cruces, NM
59.76
81
60
97
78
Lubbock, TX
59.72
75
120
39
79
Irving, TX
59.55
39
178
96
80
Fontana, CA
59.51
45
166
149
81
Rapid City, SD
59.35
97
98
16
82
Raleigh, NC
59.07
66
165
31
83
Anaheim, CA
59.05
76
127
128
84
Reno, NV
58.92
114
26
91
85
Mesa, AZ
58.91
71
155
43
86
Fort Smith, AR
58.72
92
106
15
87
Newport News, VA
58.68
99
30
99
88
Grand Rapids, MI
58.66
96
64
76
89
Minneapolis, MN
57.90
102
133
42
90
Lewiston, ME
57.88
144
4
11
91
Plano, TX
57.85
64
171
53
92
Tempe, AZ
57.79
80
155
32
93
Huntington, WV
57.79
132
14
70
94
New Haven, CT
57.78
112
36
85
95
Rochester, NY
57.71
100
67
93
96
Henderson, NV
57.54
86
103
162
97
Newark, NJ
57.05
88
35
179
98
Norfolk, VA
56.98
103
79
87
99
Riverside, CA
56.80
98
68
124
100
Arlington, TX
56.72
60
181
119
101
St. Petersburg, FL
56.55
115
45
109
102
San Jose, CA
56.46
117
99
75
103
Sacramento, CA
56.35
125
54
98
104
Wichita, KS
56.21
116
91
44
105
Long Beach, CA
56.17
91
150
155
106
Augusta, GA
55.99
79
89
88
107
Stockton, CA
55.79
123
52
135
108
Springfield, MO
55.61
129
51
68
109
Tulsa, OK
55.55
107
119
102
110
Corpus Christi, TX
55.54
140
18
41
111
Fresno, CA
55.42
93
176
145
112
Greensboro, NC
55.31
110
123
90
113
San Francisco, CA
55.24
149
10
69
114
Columbia, SC
55.22
95
126
154
115
Aurora, CO
55.22
120
93
134
116
Tampa, FL
55.13
87
147
153
117
Montgomery, AL
55.11
118
34
165
118
Portland, OR
55.07
150
19
17
119
Charleston, SC
54.83
113
145
62
120
Glendale, AZ
54.77
105
155
73
121
Fort Worth, TX
54.64
84
177
152
122
El Paso, TX
54.62
122
78
110
123
New York, NY
54.60
127
66
115
124
Miami, FL
54.60
89
116
178
125
Mobile, AL
54.39
90
170
146
126
Seattle, WA
54.32
146
22
63
127
Knoxville, TN
54.32
124
90
94
128
Indianapolis, IN
54.31
134
33
131
129
San Antonio, TX
54.23
108
162
100
130
Tallahassee, FL
53.97
111
139
123
131
Dover, DE
53.94
121
76
141
132
Garland, TX
53.79
94
173
126
133
Gulfport, MS
53.78
109
144
107
134
Salt Lake City, UT
53.76
139
82
61
135
Tacoma, WA
53.61
155
12
44
136
Bakersfield, CA
53.43
130
109
143
137
Cincinnati, OH
53.39
126
102
116
138
Austin, TX
52.87
131
142
46
139
Chicago, IL
52.42
104
140
177
140
Buffalo, NY
52.17
138
108
49
141
Toledo, OH
51.98
137
72
136
142
Fayetteville, NC
51.88
119
164
129
143
Akron, OH
51.56
133
113
150
144
Charleston, WV
51.44
156
55
5
145
Albuquerque, NM
51.34
147
110
77
146
Tucson, AZ
51.33
152
27
80
147
Nashville, TN
51.08
135
149
82
148
Kansas City, MO
50.87
154
38
72
149
Phoenix, AZ
50.83
136
155
66
150
Louisville, KY
50.63
141
134
89
151
Pittsburgh, PA
50.52
153
84
25
152
Oklahoma City, OK
50.19
143
141
57
153
Wilmington, DE
49.48
142
121
130
154
Las Vegas, NV
48.79
145
103
173
155
Shreveport, LA
48.43
148
75
171
156
Milwaukee, WI
48.08
159
49
106
157
Colorado Springs, CO
47.95
151
180
51
158
Chattanooga, TN
47.19
160
77
54
159
Columbus, OH
46.35
161
85
108
160
Birmingham, AL
46.08
157
94
160
161
Denver, CO
45.88
167
81
101
162
Los Angeles, CA
45.20
158
150
161
163
St. Louis, MO
44.07
173
15
127
164
Jacksonville, FL
43.00
164
124
163
165
Atlanta, GA
42.93
163
163
140
166
Dallas, TX
42.88
162
172
132
167
Jackson, MS
42.31
166
125
164
168
Orlando, FL
42.05
169
122
144
169
Little Rock, AR
42.01
168
146
117
170
Richmond, VA
41.06
174
70
125
171
Houston, TX
41.01
165
182
157
172
Washington, DC
39.72
178
92
83
173
San Bernardino, CA
39.55
170
166
168
174
Philadelphia, PA
39.43
175
87
158
175
Oakland, CA
39.42
176
137
113
176
Cleveland, OH
39.33
171
107
172
177
Baltimore, MD
38.39
179
61
170
178
New Orleans, LA
37.53
181
71
175
179
Baton Rouge, LA
36.23
182
136
148
180
Fort Lauderdale, FL
36.06
172
174
176
181
Detroit, MI
35.49
177
100
182
182
Memphis, TN
34.81
180
101
181
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I actually looked up crime maps for Norfolk and Newport News. Newport News is consistently mostly red whereas Norfolk has small areas of red but it's mostly beige meaning property crimes. The worst area in Norfolk is by MacArthur Center.
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