Safest, Least Safe Cities In CA: 2018 List

CALIFORNIA – WalletHub has released its annual "Safest Cities in America" report, and once again, many cities in California did not make the cut. Like last year, only five California cities ranked among the top 50 safest cities in the country, according to the personal finance website.

The study looked at 182 cities, including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, across 39 key indicators of safety. Analysts examined home and community safety, financial safety, and natural disaster risk factors.

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Columbia, Maryland, ranked as the safest city in the country, while St. Louis, Missouri, ranked as the least safe city.

Irvine ranked as the safest city in California, coming in 30th on the list. Irvine has the fewest aggravated assaults per 100,000 residents at 23.90, which is 63.6 times fewer than in Detroit, the city with the most at 1,519.55, according to WalletHub.

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As for the remaining top five safest cities in the Golden State, Fremont followed at No. 33, Chula Vista at No. 39, Glendale at No. 44 and Rancho Cucamonga at No. 45.

Some of California's biggest cities ranked among the least safe, according to the study. San Francisco ranked at No. 152, Oakland at No. 154 and Los Angeles at No. 174. San Bernardino ranked as the least safe city in the state at No. 180.

The top 10 safest cities in the U.S.:

1. Columbia, Maryland
2. South Burlington, Vermont
3. Plano, Texas
4. Virginia Beach, Virginia
5. Warwick, Rhode Island
6. Gilbert, Arizona
7. Yonkers, New York
8. Bismarck, North Dakota
9. Nashua, New Hampshire
10. Boise, Idaho

The top 10 least safe cities in the U.S.:

1. St. Louis, Missouri
2. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3. San Bernardino, California
4. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
5. Little Rock, Arkansas
6. Detroit, Michigan
7. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8. Wichita, Kansas
9. Los Angeles, California
10. Jackson, Mississippi

See how California cities ranked, from best to worst, below. National rankings are in parenthesis.

1. Irvine (30)
2. Fremont (33)
3. Chula Vista (39)
4. Glendale (44)
5. Rancho Cucamonga (45)
6. San Diego (56)
7. Santa Rosa (60)
8. Huntington Beach (61)
9. Oceanside (74)
10. Moreno Valley (82)
11. Santa Clarita (83)
12. Garden Grove (84)
13. Fontana (88)
14. San Jose (89)
15. Ontario (90)
16. Oxnard (T-97)
17. Anaheim (99)
18. Riverside (104)
19. Sacramento (116)
20. Long Beach (117)
21. Fresno (118)
22. Santa Ana (119)
23. Modesto (126)
24. Bakersfield (150)
25. Stockton (151)
26. San Francisco (152)
27. Oakland (154)
28. Los Angeles (174)
29. San Bernardino (180)

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