| Being in a safe community is one of the
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| | 10. Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California
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| most important factors that buyers
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| | 11. El Paso, Texas
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| consider when purchasing a home, condo or
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| | 12. Albany-Troy-Schenectady, New York
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| any other type of real estate. So where
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| | 13. Rochester, New York
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| are America's most secure places to live?
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| | 14. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York
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| The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies
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| | 15. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks- Ventura,
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| has released its third annual ranking of
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| | California
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| top 20 'Most Secure U.S. Places to Live'.
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| | 16. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New
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| Bert Sperling, a database expert with
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| | York
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| compiled the Farmers rankings based on
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| | 17. Nassau-Suffolk, New York
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| data from 379 U.S. municipalities.
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| | 18. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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| Factors such as crime statistics,
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| | 19. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk,
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| unemployment rates and risks of
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| | Connecticut.
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| environmental hazards, terrorism threats,
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| | 20. New Haven-Milford, Connecticut.
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| natural disasters and extreme weather
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| | The top 20 safest places to live among
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| conditions, were taken into
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| | mid-size cities are:
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| consideration.
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| | 1. Las Cruces, New Mexico
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| The communities were divided into three
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| | 2. Rockingham County-Strafford County,
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| groups - large metropolitan areas (above
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| | New Hampshire
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| 500,000 residents), mid-size cities
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| | 3. Huntington, West Virginia.-Ashland,
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| (between 150,000 and 500,000 residents),
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| | Kentucky
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| and small towns (fewer than 150,000
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| | 4. Bellingham, Washington
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| residents).
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| | 5. Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont
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| According to the survey, the most secure
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| | 6. Lynchburg, Virginia
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| community to live in the U.S. among large
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| | 7. Medford, Oregon
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| metropolitan areas are the adjacent
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| | 8. Prescott, Arizona
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| communities of Boise City and Nampa (both
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| | 9. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles,
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| in Idaho), which topped all large metro
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| | California
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| areas. Located among the foothills of the
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| | 10. Binghamton, New York
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| Rocky Mountains, the area has one of the
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| | 11. Provo-Orem, Utah
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| lowest unemployment rates and enjoys a
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| | 12. St. Cloud, Minnesota
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| wonderful climate.
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| | 13. Fargo, North Dakota
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| Among the Mid-size cities, those with a
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| | 14. Hagerstown, Maryland -Martinsburg,
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| population between 150,000 and 500,000,
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| | West Virginia
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| the safest community to live is Las
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| | 15. Olympia, Washington
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| Cruces, New Mexico. Las Cruces was the
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| | 16. Charlottesville, Virginia
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| first among mid-size cities in low
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| | 17. Chico, California
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| unemployment rate and favorable climate
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| | 18. Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Washington
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| categories.
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| | 19. Manchester-Nashua, New Hampshire
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| St. George in Utah topped all small
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| | 20. Duluth, Minnesota
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| cities with populations of 150,000 or
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| | The top 20 safest communities to live
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| fewer in the survey. The city has 110,515
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| | among the small towns are:
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| residents who enjoy a mild climate, clean
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| | 1. St. George, Utah
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| air and low annual precipitation. It also
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| | 2. Bend, Oregon
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| has the lowest crime rates of all the 379
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| | 3. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford,
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| communities surveyed. St. George stands
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| | Virginia
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| first in employment rate among the 138
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| | 4. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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| small towns in the Farmers study.
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| | 5. Ithaca, New York
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| The following are top 20 communities of
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| | 6. Morgantown, West Virginia
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| America's most secure places to live
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| | 7. Logan, Utah
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| among large metropolitan areas, mid-size
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| | 8. Winchester, Virginia
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| cities and small towns:
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| | 9. Harrisonburg, Virginia
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| The top 20 safest communities to live
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| | 10. Idaho Falls, Idaho
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| among the large metro areas are:
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| | 11. Madera, California
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| 1. Boise City-Nampa, Idaho
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| | 12. Glens Falls, New York
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| 2. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford,
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| | 13. Wenatchee, Washington
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| Maine
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| | 14. Bangor, Maine
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| 3. Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada
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| | 15. Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
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| 4. Honolulu, Hawaii
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| | 16. State College, Pennsylvania
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| 5. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville,
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| | 17. Billings, Montana
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| California
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| | 18. Cumberland, Maryland
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| 6. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton,
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| | 19. Lewiston, Idaho
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| Pennsylvania
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| | 20. Pocatello, Idaho
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| 7. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos,
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| | If you are looking to settle down in any
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| California
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| | of these great cities, contact a good
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| 8. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick,
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| | real estate agent who will help you
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| Maryland
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| | purchase the home or condo of your
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| 9. Syracuse, New York
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| | choice.
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