From The Mouth of Politician Hizzoner John Giles: Reality Check on Public Safety

No matter what the mayor says - much different for the reliable data from multiple sources - he comes up short on delivering actual results results for public safety paying 'lip-service' all the same time using the phrase public safety in a taxpayer-trick. In a second term, Giles states that he will renew efforts to ensure “that we continue to be a safe city..."

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More Jive-Talk...enough of that already. Nope

Here's a study released yesterday

2019’s Safest Cities in America

WalletHub | Dec 2, 2019

". . . No one can avoid all danger, however, and we take on a certain level of risk based on where we choose to live. Some cities are simply better at protecting their residents from harm. To determine where Americans can feel most secure — in more than one sense — WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 41 key indicators of safety. Our data set ranges from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to road quality. . . '

Methodology

In order to determine the safest cities in which to live, WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across three key dimensions:

1) Home & Community Safety,

2) Natural-Disaster Risk, and

3) Financial Safety.

Sources:

Data used to create this ranking were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, TransUnion, Parents for Megan’s Law, U.S. Fire Administration, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Insurance Research Council, Wm. Robert Johnston, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Chmura Economics & Analytics, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, The Road Information Program, Renwood RealtyTrac, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Zillow, County Health Rankings, Numbeo, Gun Violence Archive and ATTOM Data Solutions.

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Safest Cities in the U.S.

Overall Rank (1 = Safest)	City	Total Score	‘Home & Community Safety’ Rank	‘Natural-Disaster Risk’ Rank	‘Financial Safety’ Rank
1	Columbia, MD	85.33	3	63	77
2	Yonkers, NY	84.80	1	39	116
3	Plano, TX	83.54	2	113	44
4	Gilbert, AZ	83.44	7	14	61
5	South Burlington, VT	83.33	33	36	3
6	Virginia Beach, VA	83.22	11	44	22
7	Bismarck, ND	82.92	26	64	9
8	Nashua, NH	82.84	16	27	45
9	Chandler, AZ	82.54	17	8	46
10	Warwick, RI	82.17	20	22	76
11	Chesapeake, VA	81.96	15	69	38
12	Scottsdale, AZ	81.90	23	53	34
13	Fargo, ND	81.85	27	77	31
14	Burlington, VT	81.35	39	37	35
15	Peoria, AZ	81.16	28	26	79
16	Madison, WI	80.95	32	89	10
17	Laredo, TX	80.93	34	24	83
18	Cedar Rapids, IA	80.84	31	101	12
19	Lewiston, ME	80.75	56	12	30
20	Aurora, IL	80.73	5	91	148
21	Winston-Salem, NC	80.58	41	40	84
22	Raleigh, NC	80.42	55	55	27
23	Brownsville, TX	80.40	38	2	120
24	Salem, OR	80.39	35	70	50
25	Boise, ID	80.35	53	71	1
26	Worcester, MA	79.92	44	17	55
27	Cape Coral, FL	79.76	8	111	139
28	Vancouver, WA	79.30	46	87	36
29	Irvine, CA	79.15	4	150	105
30	Fremont, CA	79.01	12	157	15
31	Portland, ME	78.99	75	11	21
32	Cheyenne, WY	78.84	49	97	75
33	Sioux Falls, SD	78.81	54	103	8
34	Mesa, AZ	78.70	51	18	87
35	Casper, WY	78.64	95	20	23
36	Irving, TX	78.55	18	125	100
37	Henderson, NV	78.53	30	95	113
38	Pembroke Pines, FL	78.44	19	48	171
39	Grand Prairie, TX	78.41	22	112	124
40	Jersey City, NJ	78.38	21	84	154

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