Sierra Madre Safest City in SGV 2016

Sierra Madre Main Square (Photo – Jean Subdury).

Sierra Madre was ranked one of the top 10 Safest Cities in California for 2016.

By Marguerite Kribs

In a ranking by safewise.com, the city of Sierra Madre advanced from being the 24th safest city in 2015 to the 9th place in 2016, making it the only San Gabriel Valley city to make the top 10 list.

How did they choose the safest cities in California?

In order to identify the 10 safest cities in the state, safewise.com reviewed the most recent FBI Crime Report statistics from 2014, along with population data:

They eliminated all cities with fewer than 10,000 residents.
They eliminated cities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI.
The evaluated the remaining cities.

They narrowed the list down based on the number of:

Reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) in each city.
To further level the playing field, they calculated the likelihood of these crimes occurring out of 1,000 people in each city.

Sierra Madre Art Fair 2016 (Photo – Staff).

Here’s the list of the 10 safest cities in California:

1. Imperial

> Last year’s ranking: 2

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.30
Property Crimes per 1,000: 2.78

2. Rancho Santa Margarita

> Last year’s ranking: 3

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.54
Property Crimes per 1,000: 4.10

3. Aliso Viejo

> Last year’s ranking: 4

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.69
Property Crimes per 1,000: 5.39

4. Laguna Woods

> Last year’s ranking: 6

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.36
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.16

5. Moorpark

> Last year’s ranking: 23

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.10
Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.85

6. Hillsborough

> Last year’s ranking: 1

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.09
Property Crimes per 1,000: 9.05

7. Palos Verdes Estates

> Last year’s ranking: 15

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.37
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.85

8. Moraga

> Last year’s ranking: 8

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.47
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.85

9. Sierra Madre

> Last year’s ranking: 24

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.17
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.30

10. Mission Viejo

> Last year’s ranking: 14

Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.73
Property Crimes per 1,000: 8.90

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Sierra Madre Safest City in SGV 2016

Sierra Madre was ranked one of the top 10 Safest Cities in California for 2016.

How did they choose the safest cities in California?