When it comes to the list of a person's needs, somewhere way at the top is usually their own personal safety, and that of their family and loved ones. It will often play a role in your decision on where you are going to live if you ever have the need to move to a different city.
Business Insider recently released a list of the safest cities to call home in the United States, and it was quite revealing. It turns out that California may be the safest state to live in anywhere in the country. Let's look at the 15 safest cities according to this report.
15. Burbank, California
Population: 104,725
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 150
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 2,510
14. Overland Park, Kansas
Population: 181,464
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 214
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,842
13. Temecula, California
Population: 107,153
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 102
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 2,612
12. Glendale, California
Population: 196,984
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 95
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,736
11. Plano, Texas
Population: 275,645
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 152
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,799
10. Cape Coral, Florida
Population: 165,843
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 116
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,804
9. Sunnyvale, California
Population: 148,178
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 104
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,545
8. Port St. Lucie, Florida
Population: 172,054
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 147
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,364
7. Carlsbad, California
Population: 110,830
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 151
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,873
6. Ann Arbor, Michigan
Population: 116,194
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 192
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,992
5. Round Rock, Texas
Population: 109,690
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 132
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,924
4. Provo, Utah
Population: 115,345
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 133
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 2,040
3. Thousand Oaks, California
Population: 128,565
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 105
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,213
2. Irvine, California
Population: 238,474
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 55
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,499
And the safest city in the United States of America is...
1. Naperville, Illinois
Population: 144,058
Annual violent crimes per 100,000: 87
Annual property crimes per 100,000: 1,122
For the full list of the 28 safest cities in the U.S. check out the link here.