The top 20 safest cities to live in the US, ranked

• WalletHub recently released a 2024 report of the safest US cities.
• It ranked cities based on 41 safety indicators, including crime rates and natural disasters.
• Vermont has two cities in the list’s top five.

Out of 163 countries, the US ranked as the 132nd safest, according to a Global Peace Index 2024 report. Iceland was deemed the safest at number 1 and Yemen was the least safe at 163.

When ranking countries, the index considers everything from weapons imports and exports to homicide rates. Like all countries, though, some regions of the US are safer than others.

For a more granular look, WalletHub, a personal finance site, released a 2024 report listing the safest cities in the US based on 41 factors in three key areas: home and community safety, risk of natural disaster, and financial stability.

The report ranked 182 cities across the country. Mass shootings, murders and assaults, hate crimes, earthquake and fire risks, and unemployment rates all factored into each city’s weighted average.

Here are the safest cities in the US, according to WalletHub’s rankings.