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Round Rock ranks No. 5 safest city in America

Published on August 15, 2017 under RRnews

Niche, a company that researches and collects reviews on cities, recently pinpointed the safest cities in the country in a 2017 ranking, and Round Rock ranks No. 5.

The researchers analyzed public crime data — including larceny, vehicular theft, and homicide rates — from sources like the U.S. Census and the FBI. They also considered over 100 million reviews from users, who rated how safe they feel in their cities.

Here are the top 10.

  1. Naperville, Ill.
  2. Irvine, Calif.
  3. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
  4. Provo, Utah
  5. Round Rock
  6. Ann Arbor, Mich.
  7. Carlsbad, Calif.
  8. Port St. Lucie, Fla.
  9. Sunnyvale, Calif.
  10. Cape Coral, Fla.

According to Niche, the 2017 Safest Places ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall safety in an area. This grade takes into account key indicators of a location’s safety, including violent and property crime rates as well as resident reviews, in an attempt to measure an area’s safety and security. Learn where the data comes from.

Factors considered

Factor Description Source Weight
Assault Rate Rate of assaults committed per 100,000 residents. FBI Uniform Crime Report 22.5%
Robbery Rate Rate of robberies committed per 100,000 residents. FBI Uniform Crime Report 22.5%
Murder Rate Rate of murders committed per 100,000 residents. FBI Uniform Crime Report 15.0%
Burglary Rate Rate of burglaries committed per 100,000 residents. FBI Uniform Crime Report 12.5%
Vehicle Theft Rate Rate of vehicle thefts committed per 100,000 residents. FBI Uniform Crime Report 12.5%
Larceny Rate Rate of larcenies committed per 100,000 residents. FBI Uniform Crime Report 10.0%
Composite Crime and Safety Score Niche survey responses scored on a 1-5 scale regarding crime and safety of the place. Self-reported by Niche users 5.0%

 

This ranking assesses 9,932 places in the United States. The same methodology is used to produce the Crime & Safety Grade for each ranked place. Statistics are primarily obtained from the FBI Uniform Crime Report and represent the most recent data available.

For more details about how we calculate our rankings, click here.

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Source: City of Round Rock

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