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Fremont Named One Of The Safest Cities In CA

SafeWise compiled the list by analyzing the most recent 2017 FBI crime statistics and census population data.

Fremont places in the Top 100 of Safest Cities in California.
Fremont places in the Top 100 of Safest Cities in California. (Fremont Police Department)

FREMONT, CA — Fremont has been named in the Top 100 safest cities in the state of California, coming in at 60, according to SafeWise, an online safety resource, which analyzed data from California. For perspective, the Golden State has a total of 482 municipalities. Newark landed at 67, while Union City is 123.

To compile this report, SafeWise analysts reviewed the most recent 2017 FBI crime statistics and census population data. The evaluation is based on the number of reported violent crimes in each city per 1,000 people. If there was a tie, they also factored in the number of property crimes including burglary, and car theft. Cities that fell below identified population thresholds or failed to submit a complete FBI crime report were excluded from the ranking system.

According to the SafeWise analysis, there are 236,368 residents living in Fremont, but only 1.82 violent crimes per 1,000 people, and 21.50 property crimes per 1,000 people.

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The top 20 safest cities in California are:

  1. Danville
  2. Irvine
  3. Rancho Santa Margarita
  4. Yorba Linda
  5. Murrieta
  6. San Ramon
  7. Rancho Palos Verdes
  8. Folsom
  9. Laguna Niguel
  10. Aliso Viejo
  11. Chino Hills
  12. Eastvale
  13. Lincoln
  14. Diamond Bar
  15. Temecula
  16. Rocklin
  17. Mission Viejo
  18. Poway
  19. Pleasanton
  20. Sunnyvale

To read the complete report, visit SafeWise.

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