Naperville Among Safest Cities in US to Raise a Child

NAPERVILLE, IL — Naperville has been named one of the safety cities in the U.S. to raise a child.

According to Safewise, violent crime data from the most recent FBI Crime Report was analyzed, as well as sex offender populations, state graduation rates and school rankings.

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“We also looked for unique programs that were kid-friendly and unique,” Safewise said on its website.

Cities with fewer than 10,000 people were eliminated, as well as cities that did not complete an FBI crime report.

Naperville came in at No.19 on the list.

Naperville has been touted for its family friendliness before it made it on our “30 Safest Cities to Raise Kids in America.” Since 1997, it’s been named one of the top five “kid-friendliest” cities in the nation. A lot of this has to do with the education system. The Digital Learning Initiative (DLI) has equipped classrooms with advanced technology to aid in faster and more dynamic learning. Naperville is close to implementing this technology in all K-12th grade classrooms, so the community’s students can flourish.

The top five cities are Middletown Township, New Jersey; Irvine, California; Greenwich, Connecticut; Fishers, Indiana; and in the No. 1 spot is Carmel, Indiana.