Twelve Texas cities were included in the rankings, making it the only state to have both the safest and least safe cities on the list. Plano, with an estimated population of 301,320, was the top city from the Lone Star State to make the list, ranked the second-safest city in America.
Safest Texas Cities
According to the study, Plano had a violent crime rate of 1.5 and a property crime rate of 14.7 per 1,000 people. The traffic fatality rate for the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb was 6.9 per 100,000 people. Its disaster risk was listed as ‘relatively low.’ Laredo, ranked 6th, was the only other Texas city in the top 10.
Least Safe Texas Cities
Houston, with an estimated population of 2.4 million, was ranked the second-least safe city in America. The study found a violent crime rate of 11.5 and a property crime rate of 42.9 per 1,000 people. The traffic fatality rate was 11.6 per 100,000 people. The Gulf Coast city’s disaster risk was listed as ‘very high.’ Other Texas cities on the list included Dallas, ranked near the bottom of the safety list at 73, while neighboring Fort Worth was ranked 22nd.
Original reporting: Dallas – Ft. Worth Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
