Map Reveals America’s Safest Cities [Video]

From natural disasters to violent crimes, threats to our safety come from many different angles. However, some cities are less prone to these risks than others.

In a new study from personal loan comparison tool, WalletHub, researchers compared more than 180 cities across the U.S. against 41 key safety metrics to determine the 10 safest cities in the country.

“High-ranking cities generally show signs of improvement because of community policing initiatives, economic development, and effective crime prevention programs, which foster trust and create opportunities for residents,” Chip Lupo, writer and analyst for WalletHub, told Newsweek. “On the other hand, economic disparities, rising drug abuse, and social disintegration tend to lead to higher crime rates among the cities at the very bottom of the rankings.”

The metrics assessed in this study included measures of home and community safety, like mass shootings, murders, assaults, thefts, drug poisoning, and traffic fatalities; natural disaster risk, including earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfire risks; and financial security, …