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Insurer Ranks Safest Places to Live
Corvallis, Ore., is the most secure place to live in the United States, according to a ranking by property-casualty insurer Farmers Insurance Group Inc.
The rankings consider crime statistics, extreme weather, risk of natural disasters, environmental hazards, terrorism threats, air quality, life expectancy, and job loss numbers in 379 U.S. municipalities.
Corvallis, which came out on top in all categories, has a low crime rate and negligible threats of extreme weather, environmental hazards, and terrorist threats. It was honored in 2006 as a winner of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Community.
Here are the Farmers Insurance Group's top-five most secure places to live in all three size categories.
Most Secure Places to Live: Large Metro Areas (500,000 or more residents)
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.
- Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
- Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.
- San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif.
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks- Ventura, Calif.
Most Secure Places to Live: Mid-Size Cities (150,000 - 500,000 residents)
- Olympia, Wash.
- Rockingham County-Strafford County, N.H.
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif.
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Bellingham, Wash.
Most Secure Places to Live: Small Towns (Fewer than 150,000 residents)
- Corvallis, Ore.
- Harrisonburg, Va.
- Ithaca, N.Y.
- State College, Pa.
- Logan, Utah
Source: Farmers Group Inc. (12/11/07)
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