WORCESTER – The city of Worcester is in the Top 20 in this year’s list of the safest cities in America.
On Tuesday, WalletHub released their 2021’s Safest Cities in America report — a comparison of more than 180 cities across dozens of safety metrics.
SEE THE MAP BELOW: 2021 Safest Cities in America
WalletHub’s data defines city safety as the quality of the protection of its residents and includes a series of safety issues, including COVID-19 deaths in the past week per capita, assaults per capita, unemployment rate and road quality.
Worcester ranks #18 overall in WalletHub’s list, higher than Providence (#39) and Boston (#54). Worcester’s high ranking is in large thanks to its overall high rankings for lack of risk for a natural disaster and its low percentage of uninsured residents.
| Safest Cities in America | Least Safe Cities in America |
| 1. Columbia, MD | 173. Lubbock, TX |
| 2. South Burlington, VT | 174. St. Petersburg, FL |
| 3. Nashua, NH | 175. Anchorage, AK |
| 4. Yonkers, NY | 176. Birmingham, AL |
| 5. Madison, WI | 177. Baton Rouge, LA |
| 6. Portland, ME | 178. Memphis, TN |
| 7. Warwick, RI | 179. Oklahoma City, OK |
| 8. Raleigh, NC | 180. San Bernardino, CA |
| 9. Burlington, VT | 181. Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 10. Winston-Salem, NC | 182. St. Louis, MO |
To see how Worcester compared to other cities in New England and across the country, scroll the map below:
