San José
Remains "Safest Big City in
America" According to Latest Study
San José, CA ---- San José continues
to be rated the safest city in America for the 30 cities with populations
over 500,000, according to findings based on FBI crime statistics recently
released by Morgan Quitno Press.
"Community safety is one of our highest priorities, and I am very
proud that San José remains at the top of the list of nation's safest
big cities," said Mayor Ron Gonzales.
"Keeping San José residents and neighborhoods safe is the result
of our continuing investments in an excellent, well-trained police force
that works effectively in partnership with all the people in our community
to prevent crime and protect homes."
The 9th Annual Morgan Quitno Safest City Award is based on a city's
rate for six basic crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated
assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. All cities of 75,000+ populations
that reported crime data to the FBI for the six crime categories were
included in the rankings. Each of the six crimes was given equal weight.
Final 2001 statistics, released by the FBI on October 28, 2002, were used
to determine the rankings. Explanation of methodology and full details
at www.morganquitno.com/safecity.htm.
Additional information regarding the rankings for each of the 342 cities
and 271 metropolitan areas considered for the Safest CIty Awards are available
from Morgan Quitno Press at www.morganquitno.com, or by calling (758)
841-3534.
Top Ten Safest Cities with 500,000 or More Population
| 1. |
San Jose |
6. |
New York |
| 2. |
Honolulu |
7. |
San Antonio |
| 3. |
El Paso |
8. |
Portland |
| 4. |
Austin |
9. |
Denver |
| 5. |
San Diego |
10. |
Las Vegas |
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