Portland is the 13th Most Secure City
February 5th, 2010Farmer’s Insurance studied our nation for the most secure places to live based on extreme weather, housing depreciation, life expectancy, crime, and environmental hazards; and Portland arrived at the 13th slot. The top 12 cities are below.
Rounding out the top most secure cities:
1. Austin-Round Rock, Tex.
2. Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
3. Madison, Wis.
4. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.
5. Rochester, N.Y.
6. Honolulu, Hawaii
7. Syracuse, N.Y.
8. El Paso, Tex.
9. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Me.
10. Nassau-Suffolk Counties, N.Y.
11. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.
12. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Tex.
13. Portland-Beaverton, Ore.-Vancouver, Wash.