These California cities aren’t considered safe, new study says

According to a new study from WalletHub, some California cities aren’t regarded as safe.

The personal finance company compiled a list of the “Safest Cities in America” based on 42 safety metrics and cities from the Golden State performed poorly.

The study evaluated the factors and compiled them into three categories, home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety, resulting in a 100-point graded scale with 100 being the “safest” possible.

Some metrics included the percentage of residents vaccinated against COVID-19, unemployment rates and the number of murders that occurred in the city during the study period.

The highest-ranked California city was Fremont, which earned the 17^th spot.

Fremont, located in Alameda County in Northern California, earned an overall safety score of 79.98 out of 100.

California cities that earned a spot on the list:

26^th: Irvine (Orange County) -79.25 points

38^th: Chula Vista (San Diego County) – 77.69 points

39^th: Santa Rosa (Sonoma County) -77.66 points

40^th: Glendale (Los Angeles County) – 77.50 points

48^th: San Diego (San Diego County) –77.11 points

54^th: Santa Clarita (Los Angeles County) –76.77 points

63^rd: Oxnard (Ventura County) – 75.55 points

64^th: Rancho Cucamonga (San Bernardino County) – 75.47 points

66^th: Oceanside (San Diego County) – 75.32 points

68^th: Huntington Beach (Orange County) -74.82 points

73^rd: San Jose (Santa Clara County) -74.19 points

76^th: Garden Grove (Orange County) -73.78 points

78^th: Ontario (San Bernardino County) – 73.57 points

80^th: Fontana (San Bernardino County) -73.49 points

83^rd: Moreno Valley (Riverside County) -73.28 points

88^th: Sacramento (Sacramento County) -72.96 points

92^nd: Santa Ana (Orange County) -72.71 points

94^th: Anaheim (Orange County) -72.55 points

113^th: Fresno (Fresno County) -70.82 points

118^th: Modesto (Stanislaus County) -70.52 points

126^th: Riverside (Riverside County) -70.21 points

136^th: San Francisco (San Francisco County) -69.50 points

139^th: Long Beach (Los Angeles County) –69.10 points

144^th: Bakersfield: (Kern County) -68.16 points

149^th: Stockton: (San Joaquin County) -67.72 points

172^nd: Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) -60.75 points

175^th: Oakland (Alameda County) -60.45 points

San Bernardino was the lowest-ranked California city, earning the 180^th spot and earning 54.41 points.

The complete list can be viewed here.

WalletHub ranked Columbia, Maryland, the safest city in America. That city earned 85.99 points.