# Juneau safest US city; New Orleans least safe

> WalletHub ranked 182 American cities on crime, disasters and financial security. Juneau topped the list; New Orleans came last.
- Title: Juneau safest US city; New Orleans least safe | Shortify
- Summary: WalletHub ranked 182 American cities on crime, disasters and financial security. Juneau topped the list; New Orleans came last. WalletHub ranked 182 US…
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- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/safest-cities-us-least-safe-wallethub-ranking-2026-10
- Author: Tristin Hoffman
- Published: 2026-10-19T17:02:14.194+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: juneau alaska, new orleans louisiana, city safety rankings, wallethub, crime rates, natural disasters, financial safety, business, technology
## WalletHub's safety study
WalletHub compared one hundred eighty-two cities, including the one hundred fifty largest in the US plus at least two from every state, to rank safety.
## Three safety categories
The ranking examined forty-one safety indicators across home and community safety, natural-disaster risk, and financial safety. Sources included the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
## Juneau ranks safest
Juneau, Alaska ranked safest overall. It ranked forty-sixth in home and community safety, fourth in financial safety, and first in natural-disaster risk.
## Juneau's crime record
Juneau featured the lowest murder rate and lowest pedestrian fatality rate among all cities studied. There have been no recorded terrorist attacks or terrorist-related incidents in the past decade.
## Juneau's disaster resilience
Juneau has the second-lowest risk of flooding and tornadoes. Financially, it has the twenty-first-lowest percentage of residents below the poverty line.
## Warwick and Overland Park
Warwick, Rhode Island ranked second-safest overall. Overland Park, Kansas rounded out the top three. Overland Park had the nineteenth-lowest pedestrian fatality rate and fifteenth-lowest traffic fatality rate.
## Top ten safest cities
Burlington and South Burlington, Vermont tied for third in natural-disaster risk.Virginia Beach, Virginia ranked twenty-second in home and community safety.Cedar Rapids, Iowa ranked tenth.Casper, Wyoming, Boise, Idaho, and Yonkers, New York completed the top ten.
## St. Louis to Detroit
St.Louis, Missouri ranked one hundred seventy-seventh in home and community safety.Cleveland, Ohio ranked one hundred seventy-fifth overall.Houston, Texas ranked one hundred seventy-first in home and community safety.Jacksonville, Florida ranked one hundred seventy-seventh in natural-disaster risk.
## Philadelphia to Baltimore
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ranked one hundred seventy-sixth in home and community safety.Memphis, Tennessee ranked one hundred seventy-ninth in home and community safety and one hundred eighty-first in financial safety.
## Baton Rouge and New Orleans
Baton Rouge, Louisiana ranked one hundred eighty-first overall for home and community safety. New Orleans, Louisiana ranked least safe among all one hundred eighty-two cities studied, ranking one hundred eighty-second in home and community safety…
## New Orleans' natural disaster risk
As a hurricane-prone city, New Orleans ranked better in natural-disaster risk, coming in at one hundred fourth. Its low ranking overall reflects poor home and community safety and financial security scores.
## Key takeaway

WalletHub ranked 182 US cities across crime, natural disasters and financial safety. Juneau, Alaska ranked safest; New Orleans ranked least safe.