17 December 2020
Arlington County is the {safest|best|most safe} city in the {country|nation}, according to {national|nationwide} {data|information} {compiled|put together|assembled} by the {website|site} MoneyGeek. Arlington {beat out|vanquished} 303 {localities|areas|regions} for the {distinction|difference} by having {the lowest|the most affordable}
{societal|social} {cost|expense} of {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity}, {estimated|approximated} at$132 per {person|individual}– or$ 31.3 million {total|overall}– in 2019. That {means|implies|indicates|suggests} that the {direct and indirect|indirect and direct} {costs|expenses} to Arlington and its 237,000 {residents|locals|citizens|homeowners} as {a result|an outcome} of violent and {property|residential or commercial property|home} {crimes|criminal offenses|criminal activities} is lower than any other U.S. jurisdiction with more than 100,000 {people|individuals}.
The {second|2nd} {safest|best|most safe} city in the U.S. is Thousand Oaks, California, with {a crime|a criminal offense|a criminal activity} {cost|expense} per capita of $163, followed by Allen, Texas, at $176.
“Behind all these averages that {people|individuals} like to {cite|mention|point out} about the {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity} rates in {different|various} {communities|neighborhoods} are {individual|private|specific} {people|individuals} and their {decisions|choices} about how they {choose|select|pick} to {engage in|participate in|take part in} their {community|neighborhood},” Brown University {professor|teacher} Jesse Bruhn {told|informed} MoneyGeek.
According to the {website|site}:
The direct {economic|financial} {costs|expenses} of {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity} to {individuals|people} and society {include|consist of} {medical and {mental|psychological}|{mental|psychological} and medical} {health care|healthcare} {needs|requirements} of victims, damage to and loss of {property|residential or commercial property|home} and {police|authorities|cops} and corrections {costs|expenses}. Aside from the {imminent|impending} {danger|risk|threat} of {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity}, {people|individuals} {living in|residing in} {higher|greater} {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity} {areas|locations} see depressed {home|house} {values|worths} and pay {higher|greater} {prices|costs|rates} for {crucial|essential|important|vital} {needs|requirements}, {including|consisting of} {home|house}, {renters|tenants|occupants}and {auto|car|automobile|vehicle} {insurance|insurance coverage}.
St Louis, Missouri, was {named|called} the most {dangerous|harmful|hazardous|unsafe} city, with $9,334 in {crime|criminal offense|criminal activity} per capita. It was followed by Baltimore, Maryland, at $8,179 and Detroit, Michigan, at $7,080.
Source: arlnow.com