BALTIMORE, MD—With the U.S. experiencing over 340 mass shootings and over 26,000 motor vehicle deaths so far this year, the personal-finance company WalletHub this week released its report on 2025’s Safest Cities in America.
Baltimore was ranked near the bottom of the list, coming in at No. 178 out of 182 cities.
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.
Warwick, RI was named America’s safest city while New Orleans, LA came in dead last.
Safest Cities in America
Least Safe Cities in America
1. Warwick, RI
173. Cleveland, OH
2. Overland Park, KS
174. Philadelphia, PA
3. Burlington, VT
175. San Bernardino, CA
4. Juneau, AK
176. Houston, TX
5. Yonkers, NY
177. Fort Lauderdale, FL
6. Casper, WY
178. Baltimore, MD
7. South Burlington, VT
179. Detroit, MI
8. Columbia, MD
180. Baton Rouge, LA
9. Lewiston, ME
181. Memphis, TN
10. Salem, OR
182. New Orleans, LA
“When people think about safety in a city, their minds probably immediately go to things like the crime rate, auto fatality rate or risk of natural disasters,” said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. “The safest cities in America protect residents from these threats of bodily harm and property damage, but on top of that, they also help secure people’s financial safety. Financial safety includes things like minimizing the risk of fraud and identity theft, keeping the population employed and insured, and combating homelessness.”
“Warwick, RI, is the safest city with the third-lowest number of aggravated assaults, the seventh-lowest number of thefts, and the 32nd-lowest number of murders per capita out of the 182 cities in our study,” Lupo added. “Warwick also provides good conditions for financial safety, as it has the fourth-lowest percentage of residents without health insurance, as well as the fourth-lowest percentage who are living in poverty. On top of that, the city has the 37th-fewest fraud complaints per capita.”
The full report can be viewed online here at WalletHub.
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