Since Forbes lists are often a topic of discussion on these threads, let's have a place to organize them. Feel free to add other publicated lists as well. Cheers :cheers:

America's Safest Cities (10/26/09)
These metros have the lowest rates of violent crime, workplace deaths, fatal crashes and natural disasters.

1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
4 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
9 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
10 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
12 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
15 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
29 Columbus, OH
32 Kansas City, MO-KS
34 St. Louis, MO-IL
36 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN

LINK (http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/26/safest-cities-ten-lifestyle-real-estate-metros-msa_chart.html)

Interesting that the physically large cities are the most "dangerous."

Or just common sense. Either or.

Except St. Louis is the outliner to that equation.