WalletHub report<\/a> ranking the safety of more than 180 US cities, NYC landed an unimpressive 115th place, highlighting that the Big Apple has more than just high rents and packed subways to worry about.<\/p>\nThe study analyzed 41 indicators of safety \u2014 everything from violent crime and traffic fatalities to financial stability, natural disaster risk and health coverage.<\/p>\n
While not among the safest cities, New York City avoids the bottom rankings in WalletHub\u2019s report. elena_suvorova \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
The results show that feeling safe in a city today goes far beyond avoiding dark alleyways \u2014 it means financial resilience, protection from fraud, access to healthcare, and infrastructure to withstand natural catastrophes. <\/p>\n
Despite a robust police presence and some recent gains in certain crime metrics, New York City still ranks in the bottom half of the nation in overall safety. <\/p>\n
The WalletHub report factored in a mix of physical and financial threats \u2014 including uninsured rates, poverty, unemployment, and risks from natural disasters \u2014 and NYC\u2019s middling performance paints a worrying picture.<\/p>\n
In particular, the city continues to struggle with affordability. The high cost of living puts financial safety at risk for many residents, especially when it comes to housing and healthcare. <\/p>\n
The threat of inflation, rising mortgage costs, and economic instability weighs heavily on the safety score, not just traditional crime metrics.<\/p>\n
If there\u2019s any consolation for New Yorkers, it\u2019s that some major U.S. cities are faring significantly worse when it comes to keeping their residents safe:<\/p>\n
Bottom 10 Least Safe Cities in the U.S.<\/p>\n
New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n
Memphis, TN <\/p>\n
Baton Rouge, LA<\/p>\n
Detroit, MI<\/p>\n
Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n
Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/p>\n
Houston, TX<\/p>\n
San Bernardino, CA<\/p>\n
Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n
Cleveland, OH<\/p>\n
These cities tend to suffer from a combination of high violent crime, elevated poverty rates, and systemic financial challenges like low credit scores, poor access to insurance, and higher risks of homelessness or joblessness.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen people think about safety in a city, their minds probably immediately go to things like the crime rate, auto fatality rate, or risk of natural disasters,\u201d Chip Lupo, WalletHub analyst, said in a statement. <\/p>\n
New Orleans ranks as the least safe city in the U.S., facing severe threats from crime and natural disasters. Cavan \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Memphis is rated as unsafe due to its homicide rates and traffic fatalities. SeanPavonePhoto \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Baltimore ranks among the least safe cities in the U.S., struggling with high crime rates and ongoing public safety concerns. SeanPavonePhoto \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
Detroit is listed among the least safe cities in the U.S., facing persistent issues with crime, poverty, and financial insecurity. f11photo \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n
\u201cThe safest cities in America protect residents from these threats of bodily harm and property damage, but on top of that, they also help secure people\u2019s financial safety. Financial safety includes things like minimizing the risk of fraud and identity theft, keeping the population employed and insured, and combating homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mid-sized cities with strong financial metrics and low crime lead the way.<\/p>\n
Top 5 Safest Cities in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Warwick, RI <\/p>\n
Overland Park, KS <\/p>\n
Burlington, VT <\/p>\n
Juneau, AK<\/p>\n
Yonkers, NY <\/p>\n
While New York City doesn\u2019t rank among the most dangerous places in the US, its 115th position shows it\u2019s far from the safest \u2014 but that\u2019s no surprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s probably no shock that New York City didn\u2019t top the list of safest US cities \u2014 but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12149,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[303,232,57,9,24,56,63,65,64,308,1986,956],"class_list":{"0":"post-12148","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-crime","9":"tag-lifestyle","10":"tag-metro","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-nyc-headlines","16":"tag-nyc-news","17":"tag-public-safety","18":"tag-safety","19":"tag-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}