Bismarck, Fargo Rank High on Farmers Insurance Group “Most Secure” List

Bismarck and Fargo both ranked third in their respected categories on Farmers Insurance Group’s 8th Annual list of “most secure” U.S. cities. The risk level of crime, weather, and natural disasters are among the many factors that are calculated in the findings.

Full Top 20 List

Small Towns (Fewer than 150,000 residents)

  1. Ithaca, N.Y.
  2. State College, Pa.
  3. Bismarck, N.D.
  4. Elmira, N.Y.
  5. Corvallis, Ore.
  6. Logan, Utah
  7. Midland, Texas
  8. La Crosse, Wis.-Winona, Minn.
  9. Grand Forks, N.D.-Crookston, Minn.
  10. Lewiston, Idaho-Clarkston, Wash.
  11. Altoona, Pa.
  12. Morgantown, W.Va.
  13. Rapid City, S.D.
  14. Wenatchee, Wash.
  15. Eau Claire, Wis.
  16. Johnstown, Pa.
  17. San Angelo, Texas
  18. Fond du Lac, Wis.
  19. Iowa City, Iowa
  20. Sioux City, Iowa

Mid-Size Cities (150,000-500,000 residents)

  1. Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Wash.
  2. Boulder, Colo.
  3. Fargo, N.D.-Moorhead, Minn.
  4. Olympia, Wash.
  5. Binghamton, N.Y.
  6. Sioux Falls, S.D.
  7. Bellingham, Wash.
  8. Lincoln, Neb.
  9. Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.
  10. Rochester, Minn.
  11. Duluth, Minn.-Superior, Wis.
  12. Utica-Rome, N.Y.
  13. Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash.
  14. Yakima, Wash.
  15. Anchorage, Alaska
  16. Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.
  17. Las Cruces, N.M.
  18. Green Bay, Wis.
  19. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La.
  20. Spokane, Wash.

Large Metro Areas (500,000 or more residents)

  1. Pittsburgh, Pa.
  2. Rochester, N.Y.
  3. El Paso, Texas
  4. Syracuse, N.Y.
  5. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, Md.
  6. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y.
  7. Wichita, Kan.
  8. Omaha, Neb.-Council Bluffs, Iowa
  9. Denver-Aurora, Colo.
  10. Austin-Round Rock, Texas
  11. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.
  12. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
  13. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
  14. Nassau-Suffolk counties, N.Y.
  15. Honolulu, Hawaii
  16. Madison, Wis.
  17. Colorado Springs, Colo.
  18. Oklahoma City, Okla.
  19. Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa
  20. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.