Reno is one of the safest cities in America

News by Guy Johnson

Reno, Nevada made AOL’s recent list of 20 most crime-free cities in America. See Safe Zones: 20 Most Crime-Free Cities in America

Coming in at #17 on the list, Reno has violent crime rates well-below the national averages. The AOL piece cites Reno’s:

murder rate as 35% below average
rape rate as 46% below average
robbery rate as 25% below average

Another Nevada city, Henderson, made the list at #8.

1 comment

July 31, 2013 at 3:54 PM
geopower

Great that the pic they chose to illustrate Reno is railroad tracks in an empty desert. Did they confuse Reno with Black Rock City?

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