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Safest Cities in America (Natural Disasters)

Cities with the fewest federal disaster declarations, lowest flood risk, and minimal earthquake/hurricane exposure.

#	City	State	Population	Score
1	Birmingham	AL	200,431	80.2/100
2	Huntsville	AL	215,025	77.5/100
3	Mobile	AL	186,316	73.2/100
4	Montgomery	AL	199,819	82.2/100
5	Anchorage	AK	290,674	59.5/100
6	Phoenix	AZ	1,609,456	66.2/100
7	Chandler	AZ	275,618	65.2/100
8	Gilbert	AZ	267,267	67.2/100
9	Glendale	AZ	248,083	67.0/100
10	Mesa	AZ	503,390	68.0/100
11	Peoria	AZ	191,292	63.0/100
12	Scottsdale	AZ	240,537	62.8/100
13	Surprise	AZ	145,591	63.5/100
14	Tempe	AZ	181,005	63.5/100
15	Tucson	AZ	541,033	71.2/100
16	Little Rock	AR	202,218	74.5/100
17	Los Angeles	CA	3,881,041	47.5/100
18	Anaheim	CA	347,111	55.0/100
19	Bakersfield	CA	404,321	64.0/100
20	Chula Vista	CA	276,103	54.5/100
21	Corona	CA	158,346	52.2/100
22	Elk Grove	CA	176,105	54.8/100
23	Escondido	CA	151,114	52.5/100
24	Fontana	CA	209,279	55.0/100
25	Fremont	CA	228,795	50.5/100
26	Fresno	CA	541,528	63.0/100
27	Fullerton	CA	142,280	49.2/100
28	Garden Grove	CA	171,637	52.8/100
29	Glendale	CA	194,512	49.0/100
30	Hayward	CA	160,602	50.8/100
31	Huntington Beach	CA	197,481	51.5/100
32	Irvine	CA	304,527	47.8/100
33	Lancaster	CA	171,465	60.8/100
34	Long Beach	CA	462,293	54.0/100
35	Modesto	CA	218,308	60.2/100
36	Moreno Valley	CA	209,578	57.8/100
37	Oakland	CA	437,825	51.5/100
38	Oceanside	CA	173,722	52.5/100
39	Ontario	CA	176,326	51.8/100
40	Oxnard	CA	202,279	53.5/100
41	Palmdale	CA	166,895	58.0/100
42	Pomona	CA	149,831	51.8/100
43	Rancho Cucamonga	CA	174,696	53.0/100
44	Riverside	CA	316,076	58.5/100
45	Roseville	CA	148,879	57.8/100
46	Sacramento	CA	523,600	60.0/100
47	Salinas	CA	162,783	53.5/100
48	San Bernardino	CA	221,041	63.5/100
49	San Diego	CA	1,383,987	46.8/100
50	San Francisco	CA	851,036	48.0/100