Preventing vehicle theft, burglaries
Police in Ventura County offer advice on how to avoid vehicle theft and burglary.
Irvine is the safest city in California, according to a new WalletHub list.
No other city in the state did as well as Irvine, ranked No. 11 among 182 American communities listed in order of safety.
Known for its safe roads and low pedestrian fatality rate, South Burlington, Vermont, topped the national list, according to WalletHub, a personal finance company. South Burlington was followed by Casper, Wyoming; Warwick, Rhode Island; Burlington, Vermont; and Boise, Idaho.
In addition to Irvine, three California cities on the list were among the 25 safest in the nation: Chula Vista, No. 23; Fremont, No. 24; and Glendale, No. 25.
The least safe California city, according to the WalletHub list, is Oakland, No. 175.
Cities were judged on data varying from traffic fatalities and assaults to unemployment rate and the percentage of population that was uninsured, WalletHub reported. Natural disaster risk, home and community safety, and financial safety were considered.
Data came in August from the FBI, U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
How other California cities rated
Other California cities on the WalletHub list of 182 cities included:
27. Santa Rosa29. Santa Clarita36. Huntington Beach37. Oceanside43. San Diego44. Modesto48. Rancho Cucamonga49. Oxnard51. Moreno Valley70. Ontario75. Santa Ana83. Anaheim99. Riverside102. San Jose103. Sacramento105. Long Beach107. Stockton111. Fresno113. San Francisco136. Bakersfield162. Los Angeles173. San BernardinoOxnard ranked high for fewest traffic fatalities
In a related WalletHub list, the Ventura County city of Oxnard had the fifth fewest traffic fatalities per capita in the U.S. Another Southern California city, Santa Clarita, had the third fewest. Both cities have populations of about 200,000, according to 2023 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Boise topped the list for fewest traffic fatalities, with Jersey City, N.J., in the No. 2 spot and Henderson, Nevada, as No. 4.
The list’s cities with the most traffic fatalities were Tucson, Arizona; St. Louis, Missouri; Jackson, Mississippi; Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Memphis, Tennessee.
California cities with lowest number of law enforcement employees
Four California cities were listed among the five U.S. cities with the fewest law enforcement employees per capita: Modesto, Fontana, Fremont, and Irvine. The other city was Salem, Oregon.
Cities with the most law enforcement personnel per capita were Washington, D.C.; New York; Detroit; Chicago; and Wilmington, Delaware, according to WalletHub.
Dave Mason covers East County for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at dave.mason@vcstar.com or 805-437-0232.
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Publish date : 2024-10-08 10:40:00
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