The safest states in America are Idaho, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire.
Idaho, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire are states that rank consistently high for low violent crimes and low property crime rates as well as having strong community safety and emergency preparedness.
Other states that are considered the safest in America are Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The #1 crime city in America is Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit, Michigan has historically had high crime rates, although the crime rate has seen sustained and significant drops in violent crime, homicides and carjackings.
Homicides in Detroit, Michigan in the years of 2023 and 2024 were at their lowest numbers since the year of 1965 and 1966.
This indicates that there's a positive trend in the crime rate in Detroit, Michigan, despite the city of Detroit, Michigan still faces challenges with violent crime that is relative to the national average.
Memphis, TN, also often tops the list for total crime and violent crime rates.
St. Louis, MO is a city that also historically has had very high crime rates, especially regarding homicides and property crimes.
Baltimore, MD, also faces challenges that are ongoing, with high rates of violent crimes, including homicides and gun violence.
Oakland, CA is also identified as having the highest violent crime rate by Statista.
Wichita, KS is also another city in America that has a pretty high crime rate including drive by shootings and shootings and other violent crime in general.
Wichita, KS is among the 10 most dangerous cities in Kansas due to a high violent crime rate.
The violent crime rate in Wichita, KS was over 160% higher than the Kansas Average in May of 2025 and around 90% higher than the national average.
Although violent crime trends in Wichita, KS have shown some reduced in early 2024, with decreases in rapes, robberies, homicides and aggravated assaults when compared with previous periods.