CITY AMONG SAFEST IN U.S. RATING DROPS A BIT, BUT STILL LEADS LOS ANGELES COUNTY.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Although its overall ranking slipped from 27th to 36th among the nation's safest cities, Santa Clarita emerged as the safest city in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report compiled by the research firm of Morgan Quitno and released Monday. Using data from the 2004 Uniform Crime Report released Oct. 17 by the FBI on the frequency of six basic felonies - homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft Motor vehicle theft or grand theft auto is a criminal act of theft generally understood to refer to the stealing of automobiles, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, trucks, trailers or any other motorized vehicle legally allowed on public roads and highways, including attempted - the 12th annual ``America's Safest (and Most Dangerous) Cities'' report ranks cities according to the national average. Among cities with populations larger than 75,000, Santa Clarita ranked 36th out of 369 with an overall score showing the city nearly 49 percent lower than the national average. Santa Clarita's population is 171,290. However, out of the 208 cities with populations between 100,000 and 499,000, Santa Clarita slipped to 16th from last year's 10th-place ranking. The city of Santa Clarita has long boasted of its status as one of the nation's safest cities. ``We have a lower crime rate today than we did 10 years ago,'' city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz said. ``Despite a 4 percent increase in population, we only had a 1 percent increase in crime. Of course, we'd rather see crime go down, but we have a proactive law enforcement program and are pleased with holding the increase at 1 percent.'' Among the top 25 safest cities overall, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. ranked No. 4 and Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. was 22nd. Palmdale was ranked 223rd with 45.13 percent higher than average crime stats, and Lancaster came in at 261 with a crime rate 69.35 percent over the national average. The most dangerous city in Los Angeles County was Compton, ranking 355th out of 369. The safest city in America was determined to be Newton, Mass., which took top honors in 2004 as well. ``Newton continues to have one of the best records in the nation when it comes to crime. In 2004, it once again had no murders and had the lowest overall crime rate among cities of 75,000 and more,'' wrote the researchers, noting that Newton was followed by Clarkstown, N.Y.; Amherst, N.Y.; Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. ; and Brick Township, N.J.. ``At the opposite end of the crime scale, Camden, N.J., continues its stranglehold on the dubious honor of the nation's most dangerous city. Trailing Camden were Detroit; St. Louis, Mo.; Flint, Mich.; and Richmond, Va. According to information released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Santa Clarita station, there were two homicides, 30 rapes, 112 robberies, 220 assaults, 728 burglaries and 933 grand thefts (which includes motor vehicle thefts) in 2004. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com SAFEST CITIES These are the safest cities in California There are 478 incorporated cities in California, 22 of which are styled "Town of (Name)" instead of "City of (Name)." They are arranged in alphabetical order, with the "towns" marked '*'. Under California law (see, e.g. , as created by the independent research firm of Morgan Quitno, which ranked 369 cities nationwide. 1. Mission Viejo 2. Thousand Oaks 3. Lake Forest 4. Irvine 5. Sunnyvale 6. Simi Valley SAFEST CITIES IN U.S. These are the 25 safest and most dangerous cities in America, as rated by the independent research firm of Morgan Quitno, which ranked 369 cities overall. Safest: 1. Newton, Mass. 2. Clarkstown, N.Y. 3. Amherst, N.Y. 4. Mission Viejo 5. Brick Township, N.J. 6. Troy, Mich. 7. Thousand Oaks 8. Round Rock, Texas 9. Lake Forest, Calif. 10. Cary, N.C. 11. Colonie, N.Y. 12. Fargo, N.D. 13. Irvine 14. Orem, Utah Orem is an incorporated town in the north-central part of the state of Utah in Utah County. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,324. 15. Dover Township Dover Township may refer to:
16. Warwick, R.I. 17. Sunnyvale, Calif. 18. Hamilton Township There are several places named Hamilton Township in the United States:
19. Parma, Ohio Parma is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio in Cuyahoga County and is the largest suburb of Cleveland. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,655. The 2003 estimate put the population at 83,861. 20. Canton Township Canton Township may refer to:
21. Greece, N.Y. 22. Simi Valley 23. Coral Springs, Fla. 24. Port St. Lucie, Fla. 25. Centennial, Colo. Most Dangerous: 1. Camden, N.J. 2. Detroit, Mich. 3. St. Louis, Mo. 4. Flint, Mich. 5. Richmond, Va. 6. Baltimore, Md. 7. Atlanta, Ga. 8. New Orleans, La. 9. Gary, Ind. 10. Birmingham, Ala. 11. Richmond, Calif. 12. Cleveland, Ohio 13. Washington, D.C. 14. West Palm Beach, Fla. 15. Compton 16. Memphis, Tenn. 17. Dayton, Ohio 18. San Bernardino 19. Springfield, Mass. 20. Cincinnati, Ohio 21. Oakland 22. Dallas, Texas 23. Newark, N.J. 24. Hartford, Conn. 25. Little Rock, Ark. CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) SAFEST CITIES (see text) (2) SAFEST CITIES IN U.S. (see text) |
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