Warwick, R.I., is the safest city in the U.S., according to a new analysis published by WalletHub.
The personal finance company released its 2025 “Safest Cities in America” ranking on Oct. 20. The ranking compares 182 cities across three dimensions: home and community safety; natural-disaster risk; and financial safety.
WalletHub subdivided its dimensions across 41 metrics, ranging from presence of terrorist attacks to share of seriously underwater mortgages.
Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with 100 representing the highest safety level. WalletHub then calculated a weighted average across all metrics for each state to determine its overall score and ranking.
WalletHub found that Warwick, R.I., has the third-lowest number of aggravated assaults per capita and the 32nd-lowest number of murders out of the cities in the analysis. Warwick also has the seventh-lowest number of thefts per capita. More information on the study’s methodology and the complete listing from WalletHub is available here.
The 10 safest cities, per the analysis:
1. Warwick, R.I.
2. Overland Park, Kan.
3. Burlington, Vt.
4. Juneau, Alaska
5. Yonkers, N.Y.
6. Casper, Wyo.
7. South Burlington, Vt.
8. Columbia, Md.
9. Lewiston, Maine
10. Salem, Ore.
The 10 cities at the bottom of WalletHub’s ranking:
1. New Orleans
2. Memphis, Tenn.
3. Baton Rouge, La.
4. Detroit
5. Baltimore
6. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
7. Houston
8. San Bernardino, Calif.
9. Philadelphia
10. Cleveland
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