Where are the US’s safest big cities? New study released

(NEXSTAR) – While there are many aspects you may consider when choosing a city to live in – the job market and income statistics, what the weather is like, and how permanent daylight saving time would impact sunrises there, for example – there is one aspect that may be of greatest concern: how safe the area is.

Ranking a city’s safety can depend on multiple factors. A recent analysis by personal finance site SmartAsset considered four such metrics to find the safest big city in the U.S.

Unlike the rankings it released earlier this year, SmartAsset limited its review to cities with a population of 250,000 or more. It then scored each city based on its rates of violent crimes, property crimes and auto fatalities, as well as its natural disaster risk.

Based on these metrics, SmartAsset determined that Virginia Beach, Virginia, is the safest large city in the U.S. Its “relatively low” disaster risk combined with its second-lowest........

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