Sorry. El Paso does not pass the smell test.
Neither does Chula Vista.
FROM THE LIST....
14. El Paso, Texas has a murder rate 28% below average; rape rate 2% above average; and robbery rate 39% below national average.
El Paso surprises me too. But....
In February 2013, El Paso was ranked as the safest large city in the United States for the third straight year according to the annual City Crime Rankings by CQ Press. El Paso has been in the study’s top three large cities with the lowest crime rates since 1997.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas
When the locals call for assistance in either of these towns a great number of “green-shirts” converge from all directions to help out. The BP helicopters are a great thing to have around as well.