Murrieta Among Safest Places to Live in California, Report Says

MURRIETA, CA- With snowy mountains, luscious forests, beautiful beaches, farmlands and metropolitan cities, there is no question why 39 million people call California home.

Looking move somewhere within this Golden State and wondering where the safest towns are? A recent study by BackgroundCheck.org put several Bay Area towns on Top-50 Safest Cities in California.

“We’ve ranked the safest towns in the state based on FBI violent crime stats and proprietary research data,” the study reports, “While California may be home to eight of the nation’s 50 most populated cities, you may be better off looking at one of these locations to call home.”

Way to Go Murrieta, you ranked #20 Best Town in California!

Murrieta, population 103,400, considers itself the future of Southern California. Although growing fast, your chance of being affected by property crime just 1.6%.

See what else they had to say about Murrieta and other nearby areas!

--By Lindsey Hickman, Patch; Image by R Lee E via WikiMedia