Crime & Safety
Westchester County Ranks Among Safest In US According To New Report
The U.S. News and World Report ranking uses metrics in three key areas: crime, injuries and public safety capacity.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Westchester is ranked as one of the safest counties in the country, U.S. News & World Report said in a recent report of the 25 Safest Communities in America.
The magazine measured the overall health of more than 3,000 U.S. counties.
Safety rankings in the sixth annual 2024 Healthiest Communities ranking take into consideration metrics across three key areas — crime, injuries and public safety capacity — and include individual metrics such as gun violence, violent and property crime rates, access to emergency rooms, spending on health and emergency services, and vehicle crash fatality rates.
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The safety rankings are based on a 100-point scale.
Westchester ranked 6th among all counties in the U.S. The county earned high grades for low rate of vehicle crash fatalities.
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States in the northeastern U.S. had 10 communities among the top 25 safest communities – the most of any region – with eight of those counties located in New York.
The 25 safest communities are:
- Nassau County, New York
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Rockland County, New York
- Rio Blanco County, Colorado
- Arlington County, Virginia
- Westchester County, New York
- Manassas Park, Virginia
- Putnam County, New York
- Bergen County, New Jersey
- Brown County, Minnesota
- San Mateo County, California
- Fairfax, Virginia
- Poquoson, Virginia
- Shelby County, Iowa
- Eagle County, Colorado
- Jim Hogg County, Texas
- Richmond County, New York
- Los Alamos County, New Mexico
- Prince William County, Virginia
- Queens County, New York
- Colfax County, Nebraska
- Suffolk County, New York
- Morris County, New Jersey
- Loudoun County, Virginia
- Kings County, New York
The 2024 Healthiest Communities rankings explores a wide range of factors such as gun violence, busy roads, clean water violations and access to emergency care. Westchester earned especially high marks for community vitality, population health, economy, and food and nutrition.
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