Austin Business Journal
Austin is the safest among Texas’ five biggest cities, according to the 2008 city crime report from CQ Press of Washington D.C.
Austin ranks 199 among the nation’s largest cities in terms of most criminal activity, the report shows. San Antonio is the 233rd safest city; Fort Worth ranks 243; Dallas is 352; and Houston is 338. The report analyzes data on murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft.
Meanwhile, nearby Round Rock is the 19th safest city in the country.
Ramapo, N.Y. is the safest U.S. city, while New Orleans has the highest crime rate, the report shows. Other cities on the low crime end are Mission Viejo, Calif., Lake Forest, Calif. and Newton, Mass. Cities just behind New Orleans for worst crime include Camden, N.J., Detroit and St. Louis.
To compile the list, CQ Press analyzed 2007 crime statistics for all U.S. cities with a population of 75,000 or more.
