Maryland town ranked among top five safest cities in America, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With the U.S. experiencing over 500 mass shootings and over 25,000 motor vehicle deaths so far this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on 2023’s Safest Cities in America.

Columbia, MD came in at No. 2 on the list. Nashua, NH was ranked the safest city. Baltimore was ranked near the bottom of the list at No. 163. St. Louis, MO came in last place.

To determine where Americans can feel most protected against life’s hazards, including nonphysical forms of danger, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 41 key metrics. The data set ranges from traffic fatalities per capita and assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and the percentage of the population that is uninsured.

Safest Cities in America	Least Safe Cities in America
1. Nashua, NH	173. Washington, DC
2. Columbia, MD	174. Los Angeles, CA
3. South Burlington, VT	175. Oklahoma City, OK
4. Gilbert, AZ	176. Memphis, TN
5. Warwick, RI	177. Oakland, CA
6. Portland, ME	178. Detroit, MI
7. Casper, WY	179. Baton Rouge, LA
8. Yonkers, NY	180. San Bernardino, CA
9. Burlington, VT	181. Fort Lauderdale, FL
10. Scottsdale, AZ	182. St. Louis, MO

Safest vs. Least Safe

Irvine, California, has the fewest aggravated assault incidents (per 100,000 residents), 22.22, which is 86.3 times fewer than in Memphis, Tennessee, the city with the most at 1,917.08.
Port St. Lucie, Florida, has the fewest thefts (per 1,000 residents), 8.26, which is 9.2 times fewer than in Salt Lake City, the city with the most at 75.93.
Washington has the most law-enforcement employees (per 100,000 residents), 624, which is 6.8 times more than in Chula Vista, California, the city with the fewest at 92.
Plano, Texas and Lincoln, Nebraska, have among the fewest pedestrian fatalities (per 100,000 residents), 0.35, which is 25.4 times fewer than in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city with the most at 8.89.

The full report is available online here at WalletHub.