Top 10 safest cities in the United States in 2022, according to WalletHub
WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 42 key indicators of safety to find where Americans might feel the most secure – in more than one sense.
Numerous factors might threaten safety in the U.S., including the continued presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, mass shootings, and traffic accidents.
The cost of inflation, is one of the biggest worries for many people right now, which reached a four-decade high this year and threatens Americans’ financial safety.
No one can, however, avoid all danger, and we accept a certain level of risk based on where we choose to live. Some cities are just better at keeping their citizens safe.
Our data set includes the percentage of residents who have had all their vaccinations, and this data set ranges from assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and road quality.
According to WalletHub, Top 10 Safest Cities in the United States (America) are as:
1. Columbia, Maryland (MD)
Total Score - 85.99
Home & Community Safety - 1
Natural-Disaster Risk - 63
Financial Safety - 92
2. Nashua, New Hampshire (NH)
Total Score - 84.44
Home & Community Safety - 11
Natural-Disaster Risk - 27
Financial Safety - 2
3. Laredo, Texas (TX)
Total Score - 83.96
Home & Community Safety - 4
Natural-Disaster Risk - 24
Financial Safety - 107
4. Portland, Maine (ME)
Total Score - 83.49
Home & Community Safety - 16
Natural-Disaster Risk - 11
Financial Safety - 8
5. Warwick, Rhode Island (RI)
Total Score - 83.19
Home & Community Safety - 5
Natural-Disaster Risk - 22
Financial Safety - 98
6. Yonkers, New York (NY)
Total Score - 83.19
Home & Community Safety - 3
Natural-Disaster Risk - 39
Financial Safety - 113
7. Gilbert, Arizona (AZ)
Total Score - 82.04
Home & Community Safety - 12
Natural-Disaster Risk - 14
Financial Safety - 60
8. Burlington, Vermont (VT)
Total Score - 81.90
Home & Community Safety - 27
Natural-Disaster Risk - 37
Financial Safety - 11
9. Raleigh, North Carolina (NC)
Total Score - 81.46
Home & Community Safety - 19
Natural-Disaster Risk - 55
Financial Safety - 24
10. Lewiston, Maine (ME)
Total Score - 81.40
Home & Community Safety - 33
Natural-Disaster Risk - 12
Financial Safety - 21