Here's Where 4 FL Cities Rank Among Nation's Safest

FLORIDA — Some Florida cities are near the middle of the pack among the safest cities in the U.S., a new WalletHub analysis shows.

WalletHub's Chip Lupo, an analyst with the personal finance website, said safety goes beyond crime rates, auto fatality rates or natural disaster risks.

"The safest cities in America protect residents from these threats of bodily harm and property damage, but on top of that, they also help secure people’s financial safety," Lupos said in the report. "Financial safety includes things like minimizing the risk of fraud and identity theft, keeping the population employed and insured and combating homelessness.”

Of at least 180 cities studied, four Florida towns made the top 100: Port St. Lucie, Hialeah, Pembroke Pines and Cape Coral.

Here is how their rankings break down:

Port St. Lucie, No. 32

• Overall Score: 65.20
• Home and Community Safety Rank: 25
• Natural Disaster Risk Rank: 56
• Financial Safety: 132

Hialeah, No. 53

• Overall Score: 62.63
• Home and Community Safety Rank: 11
• Natural Disaster Risk Rank: 116
• Financial Safety: 174

Cape Coral, No. 59

• Overall Score: 61.88
• Home and Community Safety Rank: 23
• Natural Disaster Risk Rank:132
• Financial Safety: 166

Pembroke Pines, No. 73

• Overall Score: 60.01
• Home and Community Safety Rank: 13
• Natural Disaster Risk Rank: 174
• Financial Safety: 169

South Burlington, Vermont is the safest city in the U.S., followed by Casper, Wyoming and Warwick, Rhode Island, according to the ranking.

Memphis, Tennessee, is the least safe town after Detroit, Michigan and Fort Lauderdale, according to the ranking.

Fort Lauderdale has some of the worst traffic fatalities, while Pembroke Pines has some of the fewest assaults, WalletHub said.

Both Miami and Hialeah are tied for having the lowest unemployment rate in the U.S.

According to the analysis, few households in Miami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines had emergency savings.

See WalletHub's full methodology.