Countywide : Irvine Again Ranked Safest City in America
For the second year in a row, Irvine is America’s safest city among municipalities with populations greater than 100,000. Huntington Beach ranked No. 8. The list, compiled by Morgan Quitno Press of Lawrence, Kan., based on recent FBI crime statistics, takes into account both violent and property crime rates.
“I am thrilled,” Irvine Mayor Michael Ward said Thursday. “It says a lot about our Police Department, our city staff and the citizens of Irvine. It’s a cooperative effort. And after 1995 it’s nice to have some good news.”
Huntington Beach was ranked eighth-safest among the nation’s 195 largest cities. When considering only the 100 largest, the beach city ranked first, as it did last year. Mayor David Sullivan attributed the city’s success to coordination between the police and residents: “I think it’s a combination of having an excellent police force and significant community involvement. With community-oriented policing and citizen volunteers . . . there are many more eyes and ears.”
The publisher ranked Atlanta as the most dangerous city nationwide and Miami the least safe among large metropolitan areas.
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