Tennessee’s two largest cities are among the most unsafe U.S. cities during the holiday season, a recent study conducted by the smart-home security company Vivint shows.
The study examined the crime risk of the 92 largest U.S. cities and ranked each city by its “risk score” based on combined data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Incident-Based Reporting System, Google Trends searches, and neighborhood watch programs, according to Vivint.
The data for the study specifically focused on identifying non-violent crimes – such as larcenies, motor vehicle thefts, and property-related incidents – to highlight the safest cities across the country for residents and visitors during the holiday season.
Memphis, according to the data, is the third most unsafe city in the U.S. during the holidays with a risk score of 31.59.
When it comes to holiday larcenies and holiday robberies, Memphis ranked as the third and fifth most dangerous city, respectively.
Nashville is also considered to be an unsafe city around the holiday season, as the state capitol was found to be the 24th most unsafe city in the U.S. during this time of year with a risk score of 57.60.
Holiday larcenies and robberies in Nashville were remarkably high, as the city ranked 10th and 18th in the respectable crime categories.
Meanwhile, St. Louis, Missouri ranked the second most unsafe city during the holidays with a risk score of 30.87 while Oakland, California took the title as the most unsafe U.S. city during the holidays with a risk score of 19.35, according to the data.
The top three U.S. cities found to be the safest during the holiday season based on the data include Miami, Florida (risk score: 73.87), Boise, Idaho (risk score: 76.89), and Tampa, Florida (risk score: 79.86).
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
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