Bismarck and Fargo both ranked third in their respected categories on Farmers Insurance Group’s 8th Annual list of “most secure” U.S. cities. The risk level of crime, weather, and natural disasters are among the many factors that are calculated in the findings.
Full Top 20 List
Small Towns (Fewer than 150,000 residents)
- Ithaca, N.Y.
- State College, Pa.
- Bismarck, N.D.
- Elmira, N.Y.
- Corvallis, Ore.
- Logan, Utah
- Midland, Texas
- La Crosse, Wis.-Winona, Minn.
- Grand Forks, N.D.-Crookston, Minn.
- Lewiston, Idaho-Clarkston, Wash.
- Altoona, Pa.
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- Rapid City, S.D.
- Wenatchee, Wash.
- Eau Claire, Wis.
- Johnstown, Pa.
- San Angelo, Texas
- Fond du Lac, Wis.
- Iowa City, Iowa
- Sioux City, Iowa
Mid-Size Cities (150,000-500,000 residents)
- Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Wash.
- Boulder, Colo.
- Fargo, N.D.-Moorhead, Minn.
- Olympia, Wash.
- Binghamton, N.Y.
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Bellingham, Wash.
- Lincoln, Neb.
- Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.
- Rochester, Minn.
- Duluth, Minn.-Superior, Wis.
- Utica-Rome, N.Y.
- Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash.
- Yakima, Wash.
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.
- Las Cruces, N.M.
- Green Bay, Wis.
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La.
- Spokane, Wash.
Large Metro Areas (500,000 or more residents)
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Rochester, N.Y.
- El Paso, Texas
- Syracuse, N.Y.
- Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.
- Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- Wichita, Kan.
- Omaha, Neb.-Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Denver-Aurora, Colo.
- Austin-Round Rock, Texas
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
- Nassau-Suffolk counties, N.Y.
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Madison, Wis.
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.
