Philadelphia ranked as 5th least safe city in the US, WalletHub study shows

A new study ranks Philadelphia near the bottom of safest cities in the United States.

The new report from personal finance company WalletHub lists Philadelphia at 178 out of 182 cities, only ahead of Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland and Baton Rouge and New Orleans in Louisiana.

Topping the list of safest cities in America is Juneau, Alaska, followed by Warwick, Rhode Island, Overland Park, Kansas, and Burlington, Vermont.

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To determine where Americans feel the most safe, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities in the U.S. across 41 key metrics, including data from traffic deaths and assaults per capita, as well as unemployment rates and the percentage of residents without health care insurance.

For the full list of WalletHub's 2026 Safest Cities in America, CLICK HERE.