America’s Safest City Neighborhoods

The Safest Neighborhood in Each of America’s 50 Biggest Cities

By NeighborhoodScout.com

Most Americans equate big cities with high crime — New York, Los Angeles, Boston. But even the cities with the highest crime rates can have relatively safe neighborhoods, and thus it is less useful to generalize about an entire city.

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Using exclusive neighborhood crime data developed by Dr. Schiller at NeighborhoodScout.com, and based on FBI data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, we found incredibly safe neighborhoods in every major American city. Some big cities offer neighborhoods that are among the safest of any place in the nation. Here we reveal for the first time the safest neighborhood in each of America’s 50 biggest cities.

The No. 1 Safest Neighborhood in Each of America’s 50 Biggest Cities
(The 50 largest U.S. cities are listed below in order of population size within the city limits. The #1 safest neighborhood in each city is shown. You can click on the neighborhood name for a neighborhood map and more details. The Crime Index indicates how safe that neighborhood is. 50 is average for America. 100 is safest among all neighborhoods in America.)

City: New York, N.Y.
Safest Neighborhood: (New York U Institute of Fine Arts / 5th Ave.)
Crime Index: 96
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 625

City: Los Angeles, Calif.
Safest Neighborhood: (Sesnon Blvd. / Tampa Ave.)
Crime Index: 95
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 588

City: Chicago, Ill.
Safest Neighborhood: (Bedford Park)
Crime Index: 97
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 1,000

City: Houston, Texas
Safest Neighborhood: (Route 6 / Westheimer Rd.)
Crime Index: 97
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 833

City: Phoenix, Arizona
Safest Neighborhood: (Parkview Estates)
Crime Index: 91
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 294

City: Philadelphia, Pa.
Safest Neighborhood: (Allens Ln. / Wissahickon Ave.)
Crime Index: 85
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 182

City: San Antonio, Texas
Safest Neighborhood: (Timberwood Park)
Crime Index: 94
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 455

City: Dallas, Texas
Safest Neighborhood: (Hillcrest Rd. / Alpha Rd.)
Crime Index: 91
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 303

City: San Diego, Calif.
Safest Neighborhood: (Carmel Mountain Rd. / Black Mountain Rd.)
Crime Index: 97
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 769

City: San Jose, Calif.
Safest Neighborhood: (English Town)
Crime Index: 94
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 500

City: Detroit, Mich.
Safest Neighborhood: (The Strand / Casino Way)
Crime Index: 59
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 57

City: San Francisco, Calif.
Safest Neighborhood: (Bay Shore Blvd. / Raymond Ave.)
Crime Index: 84
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 164

City: Jacksonville, Fla.
Safest Neighborhood: (Ortega Forest)
Crime Index: 84
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 167

City: Indianapolis, Ind.
Safest Neighborhood: (Meridian Hills/Williams Creek)
Crime Index: 89
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 263

City: Austin, Texas
Safest Neighborhood: (U.S. Route 290 / Farm-to-Market Rd. 1826)
Crime Index: 96
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 714

City: Columbus, Ohio
Safest Neighborhood: (Marble Cliff)
Crime Index: 94
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 476

City: Fort Worth, Texas
Safest Neighborhood: (Haslet)
Crime Index: 92
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 357

City: Charlotte, N.C.
Safest Neighborhood: (Providence Rd. / Colville Rd.)
Crime Index: 87
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 213

City: Memphis, Tenn.
Safest Neighborhood: (Capleville)
Crime Index: 84
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 172

City: Baltimore, Md.
Safest Neighborhood: (Glendale / Glenmont)
Crime Index: 91
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 323

City: Boston, Mass.
Safest Neighborhood: (Washington St. / Rutherford Ave.)
Crime Index: 81
Chance of Becoming a Victim Here (In One Year): 1 in 141