A new study from Vivint, a smart home security company, revealed which U.S. cities are the most unsafe during the holidays.
According to the analysis, researchers collected and studied “property crime data, Google search trends and other security factors” to rank the 50 largest cities in the country with the highest crime risk.
After an exhaustive analysis, Vivint made a list of the 10 most unsafe cities:
1. Saint Louis
Risk score of 62.49
2. Newark, Delaware
Risk score: 62.46
3. Salt Lake City
Risk score: 60.20
4. Denver
Risk score of 59.48
5. Seattle
Risk score of 59.34
6. Burlington, Vermont
Risk score of 58.64
7. Rutland, Vermont
Risk score of 58.56
8. Atlanta 9. Minneapolis
Risk score: 58.05
9. Minneapolis
Risk score: 57.20
10. Portland, Oregon
Risk score: 56.95
According to Vivint, researchers analyzed several factors to determine the list, including data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), searches on Google Trends related to vacation safety, registered neighborhood watch groups, statistics from the National Crime Insurance Bureau and other data relevant to the investigation.
“Among the 182 U.S. cities we analyzed, St. Louis, MO; Salt Lake City, UT; and Denver, CO, topped the list of the riskiest cities for crime during the holiday season. Focusing on the specific risk factors contributing to these rankings shows that different cities present unique security challenges,” stated the Vivint report.
