How Safe are Texas Cities Compared to the Rest of the Country?

Just how safe do you feel living in Texas? Think you'd be safer in another city or state?

WalletHub broke down the safest cities in the country, looking at the 150 largest cities in the country, as well as at least two of the most populated cities in each state. For this list, WalletHub created an algorithm assigning values to various things that would impact a resident's overall safety, from physical to financial. The metrics analyzed were...

Presence of Terrorist Attacks
Number of Mass Shootings
Murders & Non-Negligent Manslaughters per Capita
Forcible Rapes per Capita
Assaults per Capita
Thefts per Capita
Sex Offenders per Capita
Law-Enforcement Employees per Capita
Active Firefighters per Capita
EMTs & Paramedics per Capita
Hate Crimes per Capita
Share of Sheltered Homeless
Perception of Safety (Safety walking alone during daylight/night)
Drug Poisoning Deaths per Capita
Traffic Fatalities per Capita
Pedestrian Fatalities per Capita
Road Quality
Earthquake Risk Level
Flood Risk Level
Hail Risk Level
Hurricane Storm-Surge Risk Level
Tornado Risk Level
Wildfire Risk Level
Unemployment Rate
Underemployment Rate
Share of Uninsured Population
Foreclosure Rate
Median Credit Score
Debt-to-Income Ratio
Poverty Rate
Fraud & Other Complaints per Capita
Identity-Theft Complaints per Capita
Share of Unbanked Households
Job Security
Employment Growth
Share of Households with Emergency Savings
Retirement Plan Access & Participation Rate
Personal Bankruptcy Filings per Capita
Share of Underwater Homes

Texas makes 16 appearances on the overall list, with half of the cities in the top 100. Among the Texas cities, Plano was at the highest point in 3rd place, and Dallas in the lowest at 161st. The Texas cities that made this list are: