| Safety is a high commodity for a person's social | | | | San Jose they have a 2.6 homicide rate. Compare this |
| ineptness and comfort. Our mind focuses on safety as | | | | to the highest; Baltimore at 43.5, San Jose is nearly |
| one of the first criterion when making a decision. We | | | | 90% below the national average and much lower than |
| no longer run to the caves like the cavemen, and have | | | | our Oriole friends. And with the stats covering all |
| a lot more diverse knowledge, but it is "safe" to say | | | | American cities you will see that San Jose is the |
| that lack of safety is our number one fear. Have you | | | | safest city in America, among cities with populations |
| thought about moving, or a safe place to live? Then | | | | over 500,000. I hope you San Jose readers are feeling |
| you came to the right place. San Jose is one of the | | | | proud. |
| safest cities in America. Mercers Quality of living | | | | San Jose's robbery rate is also very low compared to |
| Survey put the entire Bay Area on their list of the | | | | the top dog in this category, New York City. It is also |
| Worlds best living conditions. The Bay area was 29th. It | | | | the lowest of the 500,000 pop cities as well. Research |
| is safe to say that up against the World San Jose | | | | showed that out of 100,000 people San Jose's robbery |
| fairs well, when it comes to quality and safety. | | | | rate is 86.4. To give you an idea on how low this is |
| I am going to throw some stats at you. Don't be | | | | New York, LA, and San Francisco were well over 300. |
| alarmed it just shows how San Jose was ranked one | | | | It may not be a good idea to park your car in a dark |
| of the least violent cities in the United States. With a | | | | alley, or walk alone in the middle of the night, but in San |
| population of a little more than 900,000 people, San | | | | Jose you can at least feel a bit more comforted |
| Jose's crime rate was 2.6. What does that mean? | | | | knowing your city is the safest in America and the |
| This means that for every 100,000 people that live in | | | | people and stuff that live in it is too. |