Where Do Boise and Nampa Rank On The Safest Cities In The U.S. List
Many years ago when I first moved to Boise I was blown away at how many people would leave their cars running while they went inside the convenience store at gas stations out here. One time I stopped a guy and said " Hey you left your car running" he looked at me and said " You must not be from around here". At that moment I realized this was going to be different. Fast forward ten years and a ton of California, Arizona and Texas transplants and our little corner of the world has changed. I was in shock to find out that one of my friends still doesn't lock her front door... as in never... as in there might as well not be a lock on the front door. That particular conversation got my curiosity going and I decided to do some research and fins out exactly how safe Boise and Nampa really are. WalletHub.com to the rescue, according to a recent study Boise is the 18th safest city in America while Nampa is ranked the 50th. Check out the full list below as well as the methodology. This might make you think twice about locking your doors or leaving your car running.
Safest Cities in the U.S.
Overall Rank (1 = Safest) | City | Total Score | ‘Home & Community Safety’ | ‘Natural-Disaster Risk’ | ‘Financial Safety’ |
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1 | Columbia, MD | 84.52 | 4 | 63 | 7 |
2 | South Burlington, VT | 83.99 | 6 | 36 | 21 |
3 | Plano, TX | 81.20 | 3 | 113 | 30 |
4 | Nashua, NH | 80.80 | 10 | 27 | 67 |
5 | Lewiston, ME | 80.59 | 19 | 12 | 32 |
6 | Burlington, VT | 80.55 | 17 | 37 | 29 |
7 | Salem, OR | 80.03 | 11 | 70 | 57 |
8 | Virginia Beach, VA | 79.68 | 9 | 44 | 63 |
9 | Raleigh, NC | 79.55 | 21 | 55 | 13 |
10 | Gilbert, AZ | 79.00 | 29 | 14 | 16 |
11 | Portland, ME | 78.92 | 28 | 11 | 34 |
12 | Warwick, RI | 78.79 | 14 | 22 | 104 |
13 | Chesapeake, VA | 78.27 | 15 | 69 | 72 |
14 | Vancouver, WA | 78.09 | 22 | 87 | 38 |
15 | Fremont, CA | 78.00 | 5 | 157 | 27 |
16 | Bismarck, ND | 77.92 | 54 | 64 | 2 |
17 | Chandler, AZ | 77.64 | 40 | 8 | 10 |
18 | Boise, ID | 77.01 | 58 | 71 | 1 |
19 | Irvine, CA | 76.67 | 1 | 150 | 120 |
20 | Scottsdale, AZ | 76.62 | 45 | 53 | 18 |
21 | Juneau, AK | 76.48 | 69 | 50 | 22 |
22 | Worcester, MA | 76.45 | 32 | 17 | 84 |
23 | Manchester, NH | 76.26 | 41 | 30 | 62 |
24 | Yonkers, NY | 76.25 | 20 | 39 | 138 |
25 | Peoria, AZ | 76.19 | 53 | 26 | 28 |
26 | Winston-Salem, NC | 76.17 | 60 | 40 | 59 |
27 | Pearl City, HI | 76.00 | 2 | N/A | 12 |
28 | Durham, NC | 75.98 | 48 | 42 | 24 |
29 | Rochester, NY | 75.66 | 37 | 4 | 103 |
30 | Madison, WI | 75.62 | 52 | 89 | 11 |
31 | Mesa, AZ | 75.25 | 57 | 18 | 40 |
32 | Oceanside, CA | 75.12 | 12 | 144 | 87 |
33 | Cheyenne, WY | 75.12 | 63 | 97 | 15 |
34 | Buffalo, NY | 75.07 | 46 | 5 | 90 |
35 | Chula Vista, CA | 74.95 | 18 | 132 | 95 |
36 | Lincoln, NE | 74.63 | 64 | 105 | 3 |
37 | Fargo, ND | 74.46 | 87 | 77 | 8 |
38 | Newport News, VA | 74.44 | 42 | 21 | 110 |
38 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 74.44 | 50 | 101 | 49 |
40 | Tempe, AZ | 74.33 | 78 | 9 | 39 |
41 | Greensboro, NC | 74.30 | 61 | 33 | 68 |
42 | San Diego, CA | 74.29 | 26 | 130 | 79 |
43 | Brownsville, TX | 74.21 | 71 | 2 | 100 |
44 | Cape Coral, FL | 74.18 | 27 | 111 | 135 |
45 | Casper, WY | 74.05 | 92 | 20 | 60 |
46 | Dover, DE | 74.05 | 74 | 1 | 118 |
47 | Huntington Beach, CA | 73.97 | 8 | 170 | 108 |
48 | Missoula, MT | 73.86 | 55 | 108 | 73 |
49 | Laredo, TX | 73.82 | 84 | 24 | 69 |
50 | Nampa, ID | 73.66 | 107 | 49 | 14 |
51 | Sioux Falls, SD | 73.48 | 82 | 103 | 4 |
52 | Santa Rosa, CA | 73.21 | 24 | 153 | 92 |
53 | Charlotte, NC | 73.19 | 77 | 57 | 45 |
54 | Grand Prairie, TX | 73.08 | 43 | 112 | 96 |
55 | Spokane, WA | 72.98 | 98 | 19 | 33 |
56 | San Jose, CA | 72.94 | 35 | 169 | 26 |
57 | Glendale, AZ | 72.79 | 102 | 13 | 55 |
58 | Santa Clarita, CA | 72.76 | 7 | 168 | 165 |
59 | Grand Rapids, MI | 72.65 | 85 | 7 | 85 |
60 | Fort Wayne, IN | 72.64 | 76 | 59 | 89 |
61 | Norfolk, VA | 72.62 | 39 | 81 | 147 |
62 | Aurora, IL | 72.57 | 38 | 91 | 143 |
63 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 72.46 | 25 | 159 | 93 |
64 | Henderson, NV | 72.27 | 49 | 95 | 121 |
65 | Huntington, WV | 72.22 | 88 | 47 | 83 |
66 | Irving, TX | 71.99 | 56 | 125 | 86 |
67 | Bridgeport, CT | 71.98 | 65 | 16 | 163 |
68 | Garden Grove, CA | 71.84 | 13 | 171 | 154 |
69 | Sacramento, CA | 71.76 | 51 | 119 | 91 |
70 | Glendale, CA | 71.76 | 16 | 151 | 161 |
71 | Oxnard, CA | 71.63 | 34 | 148 | 116 |
72 | Omaha, NE | 71.41 | 93 | 107 | 17 |
73 | New Haven, CT | 71.40 | 86 | 6 | 144 |
74 | Fayetteville, NC | 71.22 | 83 | 51 | 139 |
75 | Overland Park, KS | 71.10 | 105 | 121 | 6 |
76 | Salt Lake City, UT | 71.06 | 103 | 116 | 9 |
77 | Anaheim, CA | 71.05 | 23 | 154 | 155 |
78 | Colorado Springs, CO | 70.97 | 79 | 126 | 36 |
79 | Portland, OR | 70.65 | 96 | 86 | 71 |
80 | Arlington, TX | 70.58 | 67 | 122 | 101 |
81 | Des Moines, IA | 70.39 | 73 | 143 | 36 |
82 | Tampa, FL | 70.33 | 70 | 92 | 142 |
83 | Richmond, VA | 70.30 | 89 | 75 | 126 |
84 | Moreno Valley, CA | 70.27 | 33 | 166 | 137 |
85 | Tallahassee, FL | 70.23 | 108 | 28 | 115 |
86 | Corpus Christi, TX | 70.17 | 126 | 3 | 76 |
87 | Billings, MT | 70.09 | 143 | 58 | 23 |
88 | Gulfport, MS | 70.09 | 90 | 56 | 167 |
89 | Santa Ana, CA | 70.07 | 31 | 167 | 152 |
90 | Las Cruces, NM | 69.88 | 114 | 66 | 132 |
91 | Toledo, OH | 69.88 | 91 | 60 | 148 |
92 | Huntsville, AL | 69.80 | 80 | 142 | 52 |
93 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 69.77 | 72 | 48 | 173 |
94 | San Antonio, TX | 69.74 | 99 | 73 | 114 |
95 | Fort Worth, TX | 69.69 | 68 | 134 | 107 |
96 | Columbus, GA | 69.66 | 97 | 38 | 158 |
97 | Providence, RI | 69.65 | 112 | 10 | 122 |
98 | Ontario, CA | 69.46 | 44 | 156 | 128 |
99 | Austin, TX | 69.44 | 116 | 98 | 43 |
100 | Fort Smith, AR | 69.03 | 133 | 94 | 58 |
101 | Reno, NV | 68.96 | 81 | 158 | 51 |
102 | Rapid City, SD | 68.80 | 130 | 129 | 19 |
103 | Fontana, CA | 68.79 | 47 | 163 | 136 |
104 | Phoenix, AZ | 68.79 | 139 | 25 | 65 |
105 | Akron, OH | 68.68 | 101 | 68 | 164 |
106 | Minneapolis, MN | 68.55 | 106 | 131 | 50 |
107 | Pittsburgh, PA | 68.39 | 123 | 72 | 82 |
108 | Augusta, GA | 68.38 | 153 | 61 | 125 |
109 | Aurora, CO | 68.36 | 95 | 133 | 80 |
110 | Fresno, CA | 68.25 | 104 | 117 | 113 |
111 | Knoxville, TN | 68.24 | 122 | 78 | 102 |
112 | Riverside, CA | 68.21 | 62 | 164 | 117 |
113 | North Las Vegas, NV | 68.09 | 94 | 99 | 149 |
114 | Mobile, AL | 68.08 | 121 | 43 | 156 |
115 | Tulsa, OK | 67.82 | 120 | 120 | 53 |
116 | Seattle, WA | 67.75 | 124 | 141 | 5 |
117 | Charleston, WV | 67.67 | 152 | 45 | 70 |
118 | Boston, MA | 67.64 | 144 | 35 | 74 |
119 | Honolulu, HI | 67.63 | 30 | N/A | 78 |
120 | Jacksonville, FL | 67.60 | 134 | 62 | 106 |
121 | Louisville, KY | 67.49 | 125 | 106 | 75 |
122 | Nashville, TN | 67.39 | 128 | 115 | 66 |
123 | San Francisco, CA | 67.27 | 136 | 123 | 25 |
124 | Amarillo, TX | 67.27 | 110 | 162 | 47 |
125 | Columbia, SC | 67.16 | 135 | 83 | 109 |
126 | Long Beach, CA | 66.95 | 66 | 152 | 162 |
127 | Houston, TX | 66.88 | 115 | 102 | 140 |
128 | Modesto, CA | 66.73 | 119 | 135 | 77 |
129 | New York, NY | 66.66 | 141 | 34 | 130 |
130 | Atlanta, GA | 66.53 | 111 | 82 | 169 |
131 | Jersey City, NJ | 66.27 | 129 | 84 | 151 |
132 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 66.06 | 36 | N/A | 99 |
133 | Cincinnati, OH | 65.94 | 138 | 76 | 141 |
134 | Montgomery, AL | 65.88 | 131 | 93 | 172 |
135 | Wilmington, DE | 65.85 | 151 | 23 | 145 |
136 | Hialeah, FL | 65.79 | 75 | 128 | 181 |
137 | Garland, TX | 65.71 | 145 | 110 | 94 |
138 | Springfield, MO | 65.58 | 149 | 127 | 31 |
139 | Tacoma, WA | 65.28 | 137 | 145 | 61 |
140 | Charleston, SC | 65.24 | 132 | 165 | 48 |
141 | Bakersfield, CA | 65.11 | 118 | 146 | 111 |
142 | St. Paul, MN | 65.07 | 59 | N/A | 44 |
143 | Albuquerque, NM | 64.91 | 146 | 88 | 133 |
144 | El Paso, TX | 64.51 | 156 | 74 | 98 |
145 | Chicago, IL | 64.51 | 140 | 79 | 168 |
146 | Tucson, AZ | 64.46 | 162 | 65 | 54 |
147 | Columbus, OH | 64.14 | 158 | 46 | 97 |
148 | Indianapolis, IN | 63.83 | 147 | 124 | 105 |
149 | Wichita, KS | 63.79 | 127 | 172 | 88 |
150 | Newark, NJ | 63.68 | 142 | 29 | 178 |
151 | Milwaukee, WI | 63.40 | 155 | 52 | 157 |
152 | Kansas City, MO | 63.34 | 150 | 138 | 81 |
153 | Miami, FL | 63.06 | 113 | 118 | 182 |
154 | Stockton, CA | 62.73 | 148 | 140 | 123 |
155 | Baltimore, MD | 62.28 | 163 | 67 | 134 |
156 | Shreveport, LA | 62.17 | 154 | 100 | 170 |
157 | Lubbock, TX | 61.92 | 168 | 114 | 41 |
158 | West Valley City, UT | 61.53 | 109 | N/A | 20 |
159 | Orlando, FL | 61.41 | 166 | 32 | 146 |
160 | Washington, DC | 61.14 | 172 | 80 | 56 |
161 | Dallas, TX | 61.11 | 165 | 104 | 119 |
162 | Cleveland, OH | 60.66 | 157 | 54 | 176 |
163 | Las Vegas, NV | 59.94 | 167 | 96 | 150 |
164 | New Orleans, LA | 59.52 | 169 | 31 | 171 |
165 | Denver, CO | 59.43 | 170 | 139 | 64 |
166 | Philadelphia, PA | 59.00 | 178 | 15 | 129 |
167 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 58.98 | 117 | N/A | 35 |
168 | Oakland, CA | 58.88 | 160 | 155 | 131 |
169 | Little Rock, AR | 58.42 | 159 | 147 | 159 |
170 | St. Petersburg, FL | 57.89 | 100 | N/A | 127 |
171 | Anchorage, AK | 57.82 | 173 | 161 | 42 |
172 | Los Angeles, CA | 57.61 | 161 | 149 | 166 |
173 | Chattanooga, TN | 57.51 | 177 | 109 | 124 |
174 | Oklahoma City, OK | 56.12 | 164 | 173 | 46 |
175 | Memphis, TN | 56.11 | 174 | 85 | 177 |
176 | Baton Rouge, LA | 55.67 | 182 | 90 | 112 |
177 | Jackson, MS | 55.59 | 171 | 137 | 175 |
178 | Detroit, MI | 55.11 | 181 | 41 | 174 |
179 | Birmingham, AL | 53.71 | 175 | 136 | 180 |
180 | San Bernardino, CA | 53.14 | 180 | 160 | 153 |
181 | St. Louis, MO | 40.60 | 179 | N/A | 160 |
182 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 38.96 | 176 | N/A | 179 |
Safest vs. Least Safe
- Irvine, California, has the fewest aggravated assault incidents (per 100,000 residents), 23.58, which is 60.5 times fewer than in Detroit, the city with the most at 1,426.82.
- Port St. Lucie, Florida, has the fewest thefts (per 1,000 residents), 8.74, which is 9.1 times fewer than in Springfield, Missouri, the city with the most at 79.81.
- Washington has the most law-enforcement employees (per 100,000 residents), 641, which is 5.8 times more than in Irvine, California, the city with the fewest at 111.
- St. Paul, Minnesota, has among the fewest pedestrian fatalities (per 100,000 residents), 0.32, which is 24 times fewer than in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the city with the most at 7.67.
Here is the method to the madness:
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 42 key metrics. The data set ranges from COVID-19 cases in the past seven days per 100,000 residents and assaults per capita to the unemployment rate and road quality.