Cities Getting Safer
Cities where total crime rates have decreased more than 3% over the past 5 years
124 cities · FBI UCR 2023 with 5-year lookback
About trend data: The 5-year trend shows the percentage change in total crime rate (violent + property) over the most recent 5-year period. A negative number means crime decreased. Trends are one factor (30% weight) in the Safety Context Score.
| # | City | Population | 5-Year Trend | Violent/100K | Property/100K | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pueblo, CO | 112K | -15.0% | 172.8 | 1,219 | A |
| 2 | Modesto, CA | 218K | -15.0% | 191 | 1,347 | A |
| 3 | Pasadena, CA | 139K | -15.0% | 172.8 | 1,567 | A |
| 4 | Birmingham, AL | 201K | -15.0% | 191 | 1,732 | A |
| 5 | Vallejo, CA | 122K | -15.0% | 172.8 | 1,915 | A |
| 6 | Visalia, CA | 141K | -15.0% | 172.8 | 1,915 | A |
| 7 | Portland, OR | 653K | -15.0% | 209.2 | 1,896 | B |
| 8 | Omaha, NE | 486K | -15.0% | 191 | 2,116 | B |
| 9 | Pasadena, TX | 152K | -15.0% | 432 | 1,741 | B |
| 10 | Chula Vista, CA | 275K | -15.0% | 477.5 | 1,924 | B |
| 11 | Glendale, AZ | 248K | -15.0% | 477.5 | 1,924 | B |
| 12 | Beaumont, TX | 115K | -15.0% | 432 | 2,089 | B |
| 13 | Columbus, OH | 906K | -15.0% | 523 | 2,107 | B |
| 14 | Virginia Beach, VA | 459K | -15.0% | 620.7 | 2,405 | C |
| 15 | Houston, TX | 2.3M | -14.0% | 215.5 | 1,918 | B |
| 16 | Orlando, FL | 308K | -14.0% | 340 | 1,847 | B |
| 17 | Pomona, CA | 151K | -14.0% | 437.2 | 1,410 | B |
| 18 | Chicago, IL | 2.7M | -14.0% | 372.3 | 2,023 | B |
| 19 | Denton, TX | 148K | -14.0% | 437.2 | 2,106 | B |
| 20 | Aurora, CO | 386K | -14.0% | 483.2 | 2,328 | B |
| 21 | Bridgeport, CT | 149K | -14.0% | 566.8 | 1,845 | B |
| 22 | Fishers, IN | 101K | -14.0% | 566.8 | 1,845 | B |
| 23 | San Bernardino, CA | 222K | -14.0% | 626.5 | 2,424 | C |
| 24 | Wilmington, NC | 115K | -13.0% | 183.2 | 1,253 | A |
| 25 | Waco, TX | 138K | -13.0% | 312.8 | 1,340 | B |
| 26 | Hialeah, FL | 223K | -13.0% | 345.7 | 1,481 | B |
| 27 | Naperville, IL | 150K | -13.0% | 442.4 | 1,427 | B |
| 28 | Palm Bay, FL | 120K | -13.0% | 442.4 | 1,427 | B |
| 29 | Billings, MT | 117K | -13.0% | 442.4 | 1,427 | B |
| 30 | Baton Rouge, LA | 228K | -13.0% | 345.7 | 2,251 | B |
| 31 | Meridian, ID | 118K | -13.0% | 572 | 1,514 | B |
| 32 | Lubbock, TX | 264K | -13.0% | 632.2 | 1,674 | C |
| 33 | Anchorage, AK | 291K | -12.0% | 208.2 | 1,405 | B |
| 34 | Des Moines, IA | 214K | -12.0% | 208.2 | 1,405 | B |
| 35 | Rochester, NY | 211K | -12.0% | 208.2 | 1,405 | B |
| 36 | Bakersfield, CA | 403K | -12.0% | 494.7 | 1,597 | B |
| 37 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 178K | -12.0% | 447.6 | 2,141 | B |
| 38 | Warwick, RI | 83K | -12.0% | 516.4 | 1,682 | B |
| 39 | Philadelphia, PA | 1.6M | -12.0% | 541.8 | 1,749 | B |
| 40 | Tallahassee, FL | 196K | -12.0% | 577.2 | 1,880 | C |
| 41 | Jackson, MS | 154K | -11.0% | 193.5 | 1,636 | B |
| 42 | Peoria, IL | 113K | -11.0% | 193.5 | 1,636 | B |
| 43 | Hartford, CT | 121K | -11.0% | 193.5 | 1,984 | B |
| 44 | League City, TX | 115K | -11.0% | 193.5 | 1,984 | B |
| 45 | Scottsdale, AZ | 241K | -11.0% | 213.9 | 2,193 | B |
| 46 | West Palm Beach, FL | 117K | -11.0% | 323.1 | 1,375 | B |
| 47 | Nashville, TN | 689K | -11.0% | 391.2 | 2,086 | B |
| 48 | Charlotte, NC | 875K | -11.0% | 548.1 | 2,191 | C |
| 49 | Providence, RI | 191K | -11.0% | 582.4 | 1,897 | C |
| 50 | Evansville, IN | 117K | -11.0% | 582.4 | 2,246 | C |
| 51 | Nampa, ID | 100K | -10.0% | 198.7 | 1,306 | B |
| 52 | Green Bay, WI | 107K | -10.0% | 198.7 | 1,654 | B |
| 53 | Milwaukee, WI | 577K | -10.0% | 240.6 | 1,580 | B |
| 54 | El Paso, TX | 679K | -10.0% | 397.5 | 2,107 | B |
| 55 | Cincinnati, OH | 309K | -10.0% | 362.9 | 2,309 | B |
| 56 | Akron, OH | 190K | -10.0% | 457.9 | 1,828 | B |
| 57 | Garden Grove, CA | 173K | -10.0% | 587.5 | 1,219 | B |
| 58 | San Antonio, TX | 1.5M | -10.0% | 397.5 | 2,529 | C |
| 59 | Norman, OK | 128K | -10.0% | 587.5 | 1,915 | C |
| 60 | Stockton, CA | 321K | -9.0% | 225.4 | 1,462 | B |
| 61 | Fayetteville, NC | 209K | -9.0% | 225.4 | 1,462 | B |
| 62 | Lancaster, CA | 174K | -9.0% | 203.9 | 1,671 | B |
| 63 | Sterling Heights, MI | 134K | -9.0% | 203.9 | 2,019 | B |
| 64 | Miami, FL | 442K | -9.0% | 225.4 | 2,232 | B |
| 65 | Henderson, NV | 320K | -9.0% | 368.6 | 1,558 | B |
| 66 | Topeka, KS | 127K | -9.0% | 333.5 | 1,758 | B |
| 67 | Knoxville, TN | 191K | -9.0% | 333.5 | 2,106 | B |
| 68 | Arvada, CO | 124K | -9.0% | 463.1 | 1,497 | B |
| 69 | Boulder, CO | 106K | -9.0% | 463.1 | 1,497 | B |
| 70 | Murfreesboro, TN | 153K | -9.0% | 463.1 | 1,845 | B |
| 71 | Miramar, FL | 135K | -9.0% | 463.1 | 2,193 | C |
| 72 | Kansas City, MO | 508K | -9.0% | 560.6 | 2,655 | C |
| 73 | Burlington, VT | 45K | -8.0% | 187.1 | 1,199 | B |
| 74 | Tempe, AZ | 181K | -8.0% | 209.1 | 1,340 | B |
| 75 | Coral Springs, FL | 134K | -8.0% | 209.1 | 1,340 | B |
| 76 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 205K | -8.0% | 231.1 | 1,481 | B |
| 77 | College Station, TX | 121K | -8.0% | 209.1 | 1,689 | B |
| 78 | Killeen, TX | 153K | -8.0% | 209.1 | 2,037 | B |
| 79 | San Jose, CA | 1.0M | -8.0% | 253.1 | 2,044 | B |
| 80 | Tulsa, OK | 413K | -8.0% | 374.4 | 1,578 | B |
| 81 | Escondido, CA | 151K | -8.0% | 468.3 | 1,514 | B |
| 82 | Elk Grove, CA | 176K | -8.0% | 468.3 | 1,863 | C |
| 83 | Springfield, MO | 169K | -8.0% | 597.9 | 1,253 | C |
| 84 | Oceanside, CA | 176K | -8.0% | 597.9 | 1,601 | C |
| 85 | Amarillo, TX | 200K | -8.0% | 660.8 | 1,385 | C |
| 86 | Fargo, ND | 126K | -7.0% | 214.3 | 2,054 | B |
| 87 | Riverside, CA | 315K | -7.0% | 236.8 | 2,270 | B |
| 88 | Irvine, CA | 308K | -7.0% | 236.8 | 2,270 | B |
| 89 | Lakeland, FL | 113K | -7.0% | 343.9 | 2,141 | B |
| 90 | Tyler, TX | 106K | -7.0% | 603.1 | 1,271 | C |
| 91 | Gainesville, FL | 141K | -7.0% | 473.5 | 2,228 | C |
| 92 | Tampa, FL | 400K | -7.0% | 523.3 | 2,078 | C |
| 93 | Ann Arbor, MI | 124K | -7.0% | 603.1 | 1,619 | C |
| 94 | Lakewood, NJ | 135K | -7.0% | 603.1 | 1,619 | C |
| 95 | Indianapolis, IN | 888K | -7.0% | 730.1 | 1,538 | C |
| 96 | Springfield, IL | 114K | -6.0% | 219.5 | 1,375 | B |
| 97 | Minneapolis, MN | 430K | -6.0% | 242.6 | 1,520 | B |
| 98 | Worcester, MA | 207K | -6.0% | 242.6 | 1,520 | B |
| 99 | Savannah, GA | 148K | -6.0% | 219.5 | 1,723 | B |
| 100 | Surprise, AZ | 142K | -6.0% | 219.5 | 1,723 | B |
| 101 | Cary, NC | 175K | -6.0% | 219.5 | 2,071 | B |
| 102 | Tucson, AZ | 543K | -6.0% | 422.6 | 1,770 | B |
| 103 | Carrollton, TX | 133K | -6.0% | 478.7 | 1,549 | C |
| 104 | Boise, ID | 236K | -6.0% | 385.8 | 2,386 | C |
| 105 | Plano, TX | 285K | -6.0% | 529.1 | 1,712 | C |
| 106 | St. Petersburg, FL | 258K | -6.0% | 672.3 | 1,424 | C |
| 107 | San Diego, CA | 1.4M | -6.0% | 736.3 | 2,402 | C |
| 108 | Mobile, AL | 187K | -5.0% | 224.6 | 1,741 | B |
| 109 | Laredo, TX | 255K | -5.0% | 248.3 | 1,924 | B |
| 110 | Dayton, OH | 138K | -5.0% | 354.3 | 1,480 | B |
| 111 | Huntsville, AL | 215K | -5.0% | 248.3 | 2,309 | B |
| 112 | Arlington, TX | 394K | -5.0% | 391.5 | 1,635 | B |
| 113 | Las Vegas, NV | 647K | -5.0% | 271.9 | 2,529 | B |
| 114 | Pearland, TX | 126K | -5.0% | 483.9 | 1,219 | B |
| 115 | Santa Rosa, CA | 178K | -5.0% | 483.9 | 1,219 | B |
| 116 | Clearwater, FL | 117K | -5.0% | 354.3 | 2,176 | C |
| 117 | Honolulu, HI | 351K | -5.0% | 534.8 | 1,347 | C |
| 118 | Spokane, WA | 229K | -5.0% | 534.8 | 1,732 | C |
| 119 | Newport News, VA | 186K | -5.0% | 613.5 | 1,306 | C |
| 120 | Bismarck, ND | 74K | -4.0% | 205.6 | 1,262 | B |
| 121 | Richmond, VA | 227K | -4.0% | 397.3 | 1,655 | B |
| 122 | San Francisco, CA | 874K | -4.0% | 435.1 | 1,812 | C |
| 123 | Cheyenne, WY | 65K | -4.0% | 553.5 | 1,495 | C |
| 124 | Baltimore, MD | 586K | -4.0% | 592 | 1,918 | C |
All rates per 100,000 residents. Source: FBI UCR 2023.