US County Crime Rankings
Sort, filter, and compare crime data for 3,124 US counties — from FBI UCR data.
3,124 counties
Crime rates per 100K population. Click column headers to sort.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the safest county in the United States?
County safety rankings are based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data. The safest counties tend to be rural areas with low population density. Use the table above to sort all counties by safety score to find the current #1.
How are county safety scores calculated?
Safety scores range from 0–100 and are computed from FBI UCR violent crime and property crime rates per 100,000 residents. A score of 100 represents the lowest crime rate; 0 represents the highest. Scores are relative to all US counties.
How often is the crime data updated?
Crime data is sourced from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program and the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps dataset. Data is updated annually as new FBI reports become available.
Data Sources
Crime data sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (UCR) and County Health Rankings. Safety scores are derived composite metrics.
Data is informational only. Not legal or security advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.
Data as of 2026-03-10.