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The 10 safest states New Jersey. New Jersey's distinction as the safest state in the U.S. in our rankings is in large part due to its runaway score in the law enforcement officers per capita category, which is over 100% greater than the national average. ... New Hampshire. ... Rhode Island. ... Maine. ... Vermont. ... Connecticut. ... Ohio. ... New York. More items... •

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Methodology: For our rankings, we compared each state's violent crime, property crime, number of law enforcement officers and law enforcement spending using data from the FBI and Census Bureau. Each factor was scored according to its relation to the national average and added together for a total score. Against that backdrop, the ConsumerAffairs Research Team set out to determine which states are safest. We used recently released data from the FBI and the U.S. Census Bureau to score each state based on violent and property crime rates, the number of law enforcement officers per capita and law enforcement budgets. According to polls from Axios/SurveyMonkey and The Economist/YouGov, around 9 in 10 Americans feel very or somewhat safe in the communities where they live. At the same time, Gallup polling shows the gap in perception of growing crime in the U.S. versus crime in one’s own neighborhood has never been wider.

The 10 safest states

We ranked the 50 states for safety based on the amount of violent crime (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault), property crime (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson), estimated budget per law enforcement employee and number of law enforcement officers per capita. Here are the top 10, with a further breakdown of each state’s safest large city, safest medium-sized town and safest small town.

1. New Jersey

New Jersey’s distinction as the safest state in the U.S. in our rankings is in large part due to its runaway score in the law enforcement officers per capita category, which is over 100% greater than the national average. In 2020 the state had 38,628 total law enforcement officers, or approximately one for every 230 people. It is fifth best in violent crime and fifth in property crime, but 47th in budget per law enforcement employee.

Safest small town: Mantoloking

Mantoloking Safest midsize town: Matawan

Matawan Safest large city: Toms River

2. New Hampshire

New Hampshire is the second-safest state in the U.S. and has the second-best scores for violent crime and property crime. There were just 2,000 violent crimes reported in the state in 2020, or 146.4 per 100,000 people. It ranks 27th in law enforcement employees per capita and 18th in budget per law enforcement employee.

Safest small town: Jackson

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Jackson Safest midsize town: Hollis

Hollis Safest large city: Nashua

3. Rhode Island

Rhode Island has the fifth-highest score for budget per law enforcement employee at $159,528. It also has the seventh-best scores for violent crime and property crime. It ranks 17th in the number of law enforcement officers per capita.

Safest small town: New Shoreham

New Shoreham Safest midsize town: Bristol

Bristol Safest large city: Warwick

4. Maine

Maine gets the best score of all states for violent crime per capita, which is the most important factor in our rankings and counts twice as much as each of the other three. There were only 1,466 violent crimes reported in Maine in 2020, or 108.6 for every 100,000 people. Maine also has the fourth-best score for property crimes. It is 44th in law enforcement employees per capita and 27th in budget per law enforcement employee.

Safest small town: Ogunquit

Ogunquit Safest midsize town: Kennebunk

Kennebunk Safest large city: No city with minimum population

5. Vermont

Vermont rounds out the top five safest states, scoring the third best for violent crime and sixth best for property crime. In 2020, there were only 14 murders in the state, or 2.2 per 100,000 people — the second-lowest absolute number in the country after New Hampshire (12). It is 38th in law enforcement employees per capita and 17th in budget per employee.

Safest small town: Winhall

Winhall Safest midsize town: New Canaan

New Canaan Safest large city: No city with minimum population

Eight of the 10 safest states are in the Northeastern U.S.

6. Connecticut

Connecticut ranks fourth in violent crime with 181.6 crimes per 100,000 people. But it gets only the 14th-highest score for property crimes. It is 28th in law enforcement employees per capita and 14th in budget per law enforcement employee.

Safest small town: Groton Long Point

Groton Long Point Safest midsize town: Middlebury

Middlebury Safest large city: Danbury

7. Ohio

No state outside the Northeast is safer than Ohio, based on our calculations. It’s only 18th in violent crime and 23rd in property crime, but it has the highest budget per law enforcement employee in the U.S. at nearly $215,000. That’s over $20,000 more than the second-ranking state in the category. Still, Ohio is just 26th in law enforcement officers per capita.

Safest small town: Hunting Valley

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Hunting Valley Safest midsize town: Perrysburg

Perrysburg Safest large city: Columbus

8. New York

Like New Jersey, New York earns a spot among the safest states because of its ratio of law enforcement employees to residents, which is the third highest in the U.S. at one per every 335 residents. New York also has one of the lowest property crime rates, ranking 10th. It has the 25th-best score for violent crime and is 13th in spending per law enforcement employee.

Safest small town: East Hampton Village

East Hampton Village Safest midsize town: Town of Mamaroneck

Town of Mamaroneck Safest large city: Yonkers

9. Virginia

Virginia is the only state in the South that makes our rankings of the top 10 safest states. It is sixth best for violent crime and 11th best for property crime. It ranks 23rd in law enforcement employees per capita and 29th in spending per employee.

Safest small town: Cape Charles

Cape Charles Safest midsize town: Purcellville

Purcellville Safest large city: Virginia Beach

10. Massachusetts

Massachusetts had the lowest rate of property crime in the U.S. in 2020 with 1,053.2 crimes per 100,000 people. The state ranks 19th in violent crimes per capita, 12th in law enforcement employees per capita and 22nd in spending per law enforcement employee.

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