Gilbert and Chandler made to the top list of American Safest Cities

According to WalletHub, the list of 2018’s Safest Cities in America includes Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, and Peoria landed in the top 25.

  • Gilbert is topping them all to rank as the sixth-safest city in the U.S.
  • Chandler was ranked No. 12.
  • Scottsdale was No. 15.
  • Peoria ranked No. 22.

Other Valley cities fared relatively well in the 180-city ranking, including Glendale (No. 47), Mesa (No. 40), Tempe (No. 35), Phoenix (No. 120), and Tucson (No. 157).

The rankings were compiled based on 39 safety indicators, ranging from assaults per capita to unemployment rate to road quality as well as active firefighters per capita.

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