If you’re thinking about revamping your life in Florida or moving from one city to another in the state, one of the things you should consider is safety. Therefore, it is important to know which cities in Florida are the safest and least unsafe. We’ll tell you.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is among the most dangerous cities to live in, according to a ranking that classifies American cities based on their level of safety. Although others in the south of the state are also at the bottom of this table, several media outlets reported.
The safest cities were Nashua, New Hampshire; Columbia, Md.; and South Burlington, Vermont, which scored high on home and community safety and natural disaster risk.
Personal finance company Wallethub developed the ranking by comparing more than 180 cities and 41 indicators, ranging from deaths from traffic accidents and assaults per capita to unemployment rates and the share of the population without health insurance.
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Fort Lauderdale ranked 181st, just behind St. Louis, Missouri, the unsafe city in the United States. Fort Lauderdale scored 48.16, with a score of 169 for home and community safety and 166 for financial security.
Located in Broward County between Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, the city is known for the more than 165 miles of inland canals that run through it, earning it the nickname “Venice of America.” The economy used to be based solely on tourism, but today it is supported by a variety of different industries.
According to this study, Fort Lauderdale, Florida’s seventh-largest city, was not the only city in the state that ranked among the most unsafe in the country. Orlando, St. Petersburg, Miami and Jacksonville also rank lowest.
The Florida city that ranked among the 20 safest in the United States was Cape Coral, which ranked 16th.