Top 50 Dangerous Small Cities

2017’s Most and Least Safe Cities

Below is a full ranking of the safest small cities in the U.S.

Note: Smaller cities are defined as those having a population of less than 250,000. We have included only the 50 best and 50 worst cities out of a total of 5,255. Due to ties, not all rankings range from 1 to 100.

City & State	Safety	Crime	Firearms	Mortality	Vehical Fatality	Environment	Disaster	Financial	Health
51. Lake Charles ^LA	23.29	29	8	30	5	33	70	54	12.5
52. Hope ^AR	23.27	15	23	39	23	23	58	53	58.5
53. Cleveland ^TN	23.27	33	48	48	40	28	35	20	62
54. Marshall ^TX	23.18	31	18	44	43	41	64	61	56.5
55. El Dorado ^AR	23.04	12	10	10	17	46	34	37	51.5
56. Hartsville ^SC	23.04	4	38	11	8	3	52	9	51
57. Paris ^TX	22.79	44	21	24	48	27	33	59	61
58. Beaumont ^TX	22.70	24	13	43	53	50	72	38	50.5
59. West Springfield ^MA	22.67	43	68	50	1	30	17	10	50
60. Joplin ^MO	22.61	37	7	46	4	19	25	71	68
61. Broken Bow ^OK	22.60	48	19	2	5	34	24	35	68.5
62. Pell City ^AL	22.55	45	43	38	23	14	22	62	50
63. Alexandria ^LA	22.43	6	1	29	40	36	97	3	14
64. Shelby ^NC	22.41	28	49	32	43	26	31	49	26
65. Tecumseh ^OK	22.33	46	26	24	17	25	1	65	65.5
66. Hickory ^NC	22.30	32	37	42	8	16	26	41	33
67. Harrison ^AR	22.26	30	11	46	48	18	36	68	66.5
68. Dayton ^TX	22.21	39	52	31	53	21	9	35	56
69. Little Rock ^AR	22.20	10	4	45	1	44	40	40	9
70. Palatka ^FL	22.14	20	20	27	4	39	4	17	32.5
71. Sand Springs ^OK	22.09	50	6	19	5	13	5	69	61
72. Locust Grove ^GA	22.06	42	51	13	23	51	10	48	50
73. Tarrant ^AL	21.81	13	32	35	40	2	8	14	34.5
74. Newport ^AR	21.80	21	25	14	43	31	28	43	47.5
75. Paragould ^AR	21.77	47	2	21	17	38	30	58	77.5
76. West Memphis ^AR	21.64	11	22	41	8	22	37	5	16.5
77. Dayton ^TN	21.62	36	46	23	48	14	2	44	56
78. Shreveport ^LA	21.53	16	3	28	53	42	67	7	11
79. Estill ^SC	21.36	16	44	18	1	9	11	46	69
80. Vicksburg ^MS	21.36	26	41	16	4	11	38	6	32.5
81. Williston ^SC	21.21	34	45	8	5	12	15	18	55.5
82. Gulfport ^MS	21.07	35	42	34	23	35	20	12	20
83. Fultondale ^AL	20.78	25	30	35	40	37	14	14	34.5
84. Okmulgee ^OK	20.56	27	20	8	43	43	3	60	39
85. Muskogee ^Ok	20.56	40	5	1	17	32	21	63	25
86. Rockmart ^GA	20.55	14	47	17	8	7	13	42	71.5
87. Rayne ^LA	20.40	41	24	22	48	52	7	11	70
88. Sapulpa ^OK	20.39	49	12	19	53	20	18	69	52.5
89. Greenville ^AL	20.24	18	35	5	1	10	62	21	46
90. Ocala ^FL	20.21	23	40	49	4	6	63	50	18.5
91. Selma ^AL	20.07	2	29	2	5	4	27	8	65.5
92. Anniston ^AL	20.00	3	34	7	23	1	16	13	28.5
93. Hammond ^LA	19.98	5	14	32	40	53	44	2	16
94. Shawnee ^OK	19.97	38	15	24	43	48	19	67	51
95. Bessemer ^AL	19.78	7	33	35	17	8	29	14	8
96. Lumberton ^NC	19.03	1	39	14	8	17	61	19	33
97. Del City ^OK	17.79	22	17	40	48	43	6	64	44.5
98. Bastrop ^LA	15.68	9	16	4	53	40	32	4	39
99. Lincoln ^AL	14.10	19	36	5	1	23	12	22	66.5
100. Pine Bluff ^AR	12.23	8	9	11	4	5	23	1	57.5

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