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These were the safest cities in 2012:
1. Irvine, Calif. had a murder rate 80% below average; rape rate 86% below average; robbery rate 86% below average.
2. Fremont, Calif. had a murder rate 81% below average; rape rate 76% below average; robbery rate 47% below average.
3. Plano, Texas had a murder rate 92% below average; rape rate 28% below average; robbery rate 65% below average.
4. Madison, Wisc. had a murder rate 73% below average; unreported rape data; and robbery rate 11% below average.
5. Irving, Texas had a murder rate 72% below average; rape rate 55% below average; and robbery rate 47% below average.
6. Scottsdale, Ariz. has a murder rate 71% below average; rape rate 26% below average; and robbery rate 55% below average.
7. Boise, Idaho has a murder rate 90% below average; rape rate 35% above average; and robbery rate 73% below average.
8. Henderson, Nev. has a murder rate 68% below average, rape rate 13% below average; and robbery rate 43% below average.
9. Chandler Ariz. has a murder rate 65% below average; rape rate 1% below average; and robbery rate 46% below average.
10. Chula Vista, Calif. has a murder rate 32% below average; rape rate 50% below average; and robbery rate 20% below average.
11. Hialeah, Fla. has a murder rate 63% below average; rape rate 36% below average; and robbery rate 2% below average.
12. Virginia Beach, Va. has a murder rate equal to average; rape rate 52% below average; and robbery rate 36% below average.
13. Garland, Texas has a murder rate 37% below average; rape rate 25% below average; and robbery rate 12% below average.
14. El Paso, Texas has a murder rate 28% below average; rape rate 2% above average; and robbery rate 39% below national average.
15. Fontana, Calif. has a murder rate 47% below average, rape rate 42% below average; and robbery rate 27% above average.
16. Oxnard, Calif. has a murder rate 5% below average; rape rate 85% below average; and robbery rate 32% above average.
17. Reno, Nev. has a murder rate 35% below average; rape rate 46% below average; and robbery rate 25% above average.
18. Chesapeake, Va. has a murder rate 12% above average; rape rate 41% below average; and robbery rate 22% below average.
19. Laredo, Texas has a murder rate 31% below average; rape rate 24% above average; and robbery rate 34% below average.
20. San Diego, Calif. has a murder rate 25% below average; rape rate 15% below average; and robbery rate 0.3% below average.
RE: We’re Number 9
How’s the weather out there during the summer months?
Stable households that have guns also contribute to low crime rate in Irvine.
I call BS on Virginia Beach too. Incidents with the Amish there are well-known.
When I was Active Duty US Navy in San Diego we used to call S. San Diego County- Chula Juana(Chula Vista),Nasty City(National City) and Veneral Beach(Imperial Beach).
Fontana and Oxnard are among the safest cities in America? If so, why aren’t Compton, Calif. and East St. Louis, Ill. on the list?
Biased poll. Not ONE city in the Southeast?