Glen Cove Named One of the Safest Cities in America

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Glen Cove has been named one of the safest cities in the country. After all, a quadruple rainbow wouldn’t just show up anywhere.

Safewise, a community-focused security organization, created a list of the 100 safest cities in the country using the most recent FBI crime data from 2013.

The data was used to analyze and rank these cities, which all have a minimum population of 10,000 people.

Out of the 100 safest cities in the country, Glen Cove was ranked number 76.

Here’s why Glen Cove made the list, according to Safewise:

“Relatively diverse, Glen Cove takes the health and safety of its residents seriously. Glen Cove supports “S.A.F.E.” (Substance Abuse Free Environment), a community organization that works with other nonprofits, city government, and local businesses to eliminate alcohol and substance abuse.”

With a population of 27,134, Glen Cove received these rankings based on violent crimes and property crimes per 1,000 people.

Here’s how the City stacked up:

• Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.62
• Property Crimes per 1,000: 5.41

According to the list, the safest town in America is Hibbing, Minnesota.

Floral Park, ranked at number 50, was the only other Long Island town that made the list.

Check out the full listing of Safewise’s 100 Safest Cities in America here.

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