Study: Nebraska, Iowa Towns Among Most Secure Cities
Several cities in Nebraska and Iowa made Farmers Insurance’s lists of the safer and most secure places to live in the country.
The insurer ranked cities of different sizes based on crime rates, natural disaster risks, environmental hazards, car accidents, unemployment, housing depreciation and other factors.
In the category for cities with at least 500,000 residents, the Omaha-Council Bluffs, Iowa, metro area ranked eighth, and Des Moines, Iowa, ranked 19th.
Among cities with between 150,000 and 500,000 residents, Lincoln ranked eighth.
Among smaller cities with fewer than 150,000 people, Iowa City, Iowa, ranked 19th and Sioux City, Iowa, came in 20th.
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