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See Where San Ramon Ranks On ‘Safest Cities To Raise A Family’ List

The city took a top spot on the Safewise list. What factors the research group considered and how the Golden State favored.

SAN RAMON, CA — Hats off to San Ramon. The city ranked #10 in the nation on Safewise’s list “Top 50 Safest Cities to Raise a Family in 2022.”

San Ramon took the second spot in California after Mission Viejo which ranked #7 in the state.

Safewise, a security research group focused on crime and safety trends, studied violent crime, property crime and sex offender lists among other factors when determining its rankings.

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Pleasanton, Santa Clarita, Thousand Oaks, Lake Forest, Murrieta, Chino Hills, Irvine, San Marcos and Simi Valley also made the list.

The Golden State had 11 slots in the top 50. California also had a number of dangerous cities listed.

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Johns Creek, Georgia was ranked as the safest city in America to raise a family.

Indiana, Texas and California each had two cities in the top 10, the report said.

Other western states like Washington, Utah, Oregon, Colorado, and New Mexico had no cities that broke into the top 50 safest cities, according to the report.

Click here for the entire report from Safewise.

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