A city in Fresno County is one the safest in California, study finds

CLOVIS, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – The City of Clovis has been named as one of the safest cities in California, according to a report by SafeWise .

SafeWise released a list of the top 20 safest cities, with many cities in Southern California named in the top 10. The City of Clovis was the only Central Valley city to make the top 20 list , coming in at number 20.

The full list can be viewed below:

1. Rancho Santa Margarita in Orange County
2. Aliso Viejo in Orange County
3. Yorba Linda in Orange County
4. Laguna Niguel in Orange County
5. Mission Viejo in Orange County
6. Lake Forest in Orange County
7. Lincoln in Placer County in Northern California
8. Poway in San Diego County
9. Rocklin in Placer County in Northern California
10. Irvine in Orange County
11. Santee in San Diego County
12. San Marcos in North County in San Diego County
13. San Clemente in Orange County
14. Elk Grove in Sacramento County
15. Encinitas in North County in San Diego
16. Murrieta in Riverside County
17. Fontana in San Bernardino County
18. Menifee in Riverside County
19. Cypress in Orange County
20. Clovis in Fresno County

The study looked at the crime rates in California to compile the numbers, adding that California’s property crime rate is 25.3 incidents per 1,000 people: higher than the nationwide rate of 20.7. The violent crime rate is 4.2 incidents per 1,000 people: also higher than the nationwide rate of 4.0.

According to the study, it says that Rancho Santa Margarita is the safest city in California, with a violent crime rate of 0.4 and a property crime rate of 4.8 incidents per 1,000 people.

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