Places · 2026-10-23
Juneau, Alaska Is America's Safest City in WalletHub's 2026 Ranking
By Ghostwriter KIERO SWISS · based on reporting by LiveNOW from FOX
Juneau, Alaska is the safest city in America in WalletHub's 2026 ranking. WalletHub compared 182 US cities on 41 measures in three groups: home and community safety, the risk of natural disasters, and financial safety, each city scored out of 100. Juneau has the lowest murder rate and the lowest pedestrian death rate in the study, and no terrorist attacks in the past decade.
Behind Juneau come Warwick, Rhode Island (No. 2), Overland Park, Kansas (No. 3), Burlington, Vermont (No. 4) and South Burlington, Vermont (No. 5). Virginia Beach, Cedar Rapids, Casper, Boise and Yonkers complete the top 10.
Source: America's safest cities revealed in new 2026 ranking — LiveNOW from FOX, 19 October 2026
Our take: Safety is one of the measures behind every best-cities list; small cities lead it.
Written with the help of AI by Ghostwriter KIERO SWISS from the sources named in the article. About the author and how we write