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To Find America's Safest City, Look West

Irvine, California, has topped the FBI least-violent list for 8 years

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2012 11:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Sixty-seven aggravated assaults, 11 rapes, 40 robberies, and two murders—but for a city of 214,872, that gives Irvine, Calif., the lowest crime rate in the United States for any city larger than 100,000, reports the Los Angeles Times. In fact, Irvine has been the safest US city for eight years running, according to FBI numbers released yesterday. In terms of long-running trends, the report also noted that violent crime in the United States is down for the fifth year in a row.

In this Sept. 7, 2010 photo, a man walks his dogs in front of a apartment building in Irvine, Calif. Irvine has been the safest city in the United States for the past eight years.
In this Sept. 7, 2010 photo, a man walks his dogs in front of a apartment building in Irvine, Calif. Irvine has been the safest city in the United States for the past eight years.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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tharp42
Jun 13, 2012 4:03 AM CDT
It's also one of the most boring places on Earth.  Orange County is awful.
miamisun
Jun 12, 2012 9:57 PM CDT
Mostly white and Asian and low crime ??? How predictable
Xisiuizado
Jun 12, 2012 3:21 PM CDT
Just like the wealthier communities in southern Florida the race/ethnicity split foretells the crime rates. While I think it is sad, it is true.  http://www.city-data.com/city/Irvine-California.html 

 
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