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9 Arizona cities ranked in study on safest cities in the U.S.

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Posted at 1:55 PM, Dec 02, 2019
and last updated 2019-12-02 21:33:16-05

PHOENIX — The city of Gilbert ranked among the top 5 for safety, while Tucson was the lowest Arizona city on the list.

In a new study by WalletHub, Gilbert ranked 4th and Chandler ranked 9th across the included cities for safety. Phoenix and Tucson ranked below the top 100 cities, coming in at 118 and 161.

Take a look at how Arizona cities ranked in the U.S. study:

4. Gilbert, Arizona
9. Chandler, Arizona
12. Scottsdale, Arizona
15. Peoria, Arizona
34. Mesa, Arizona
45. Tempe, Arizona
55. Glendale, Arizona
118. Phoenix, Arizona
161. Tucson, Arizona

WalletHub compared over 180 cities using 41 indicators of safety, like home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety. Six Arizona cities were named in the top 50 safest cities in the U.S.

Source: WalletHub