Safety: 10 best/worst places to live in the US

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on September 6, 2005). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

MSNBC crunched some numbers to come up with lists of the ten safest and most dangerous places to live in the US in terms of weather and natural disasters.

The ten safest:

  1. Honolulu, Hawaii
  2. Boise City, Idaho
  3. Santa Fe, N.M.
  4. Yakima, Wash.
  5. Spokane, Wash.
  6. Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Wash.
  7. Medford-Ashland, Ore.
  8. Corvallis, Ore.
  9. Salem, Ore.
  10. Las Cruces, N.M.

And the ten most risky:

  1. Monroe, La.
  2. Dallas, Tex.
  3. Jackson, Miss.
  4. Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla.
  5. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, Fla.
  6. Kansas City, Mo.
  7. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.
  8. Tulsa, Okla.
  9. Memphis, Tenn.
  10. Shreveport-Bossier City, La.

The Pacific Northwest seems to be a pretty good bet, all told, with six locations on the list, three in WA and three in OR…seven, if you count ID as part of the PNW. Amusingly, though, one of the WA locations is the Tri-Cities area, home to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation — but as the Seattle PI points out, these are lists looking at natural disasters.

(via the Seattle PI Buzzworthy blog)

11 thoughts on “Safety: 10 best/worst places to live in the US”

  2. Yes i live in Oklahoma City near Tulsa and the last time i was in Tulsa, 2 guys both pulled 9mm pistols on me and my brother

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  4. I live in milwaukee and it is very dangerous about two people get killed every day in case you dont know where milwaukee is thats in Wisconsin… Chicago is very safe people just think its dangerous its improved since the 90’s..

  6. Springfield MO should be on the worst cities list. That is a shit hole. It has gang members for real and all other such human garbage. If God was going to give the earth an enema, Springfield MO is where he would stick the nozzle. People there are religious idiots and need a good slapping to wake them up. You have to be on drugs to live there.

  8. What a bunch of BS. Yakima WA is the Western nucleus of illegal drug trade. My sister’s pastor was murdered pointlessly in the street. I live in Tri-Cities, and Yakima is known as a place you don’t live if you value your life.

    Give me a break………

  9. I live in Ozark Mo. It is by far the most bigoted place I have ever been. Moving back to the east coast this august. Thank God!!

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