SUNNYVALE, Calif. – The City of Sunnyvale has continued its record as one of the safest cities in America. The twelfth annual Morgan Quitno Safest Cities in America awards, announced Monday (November 21), once again places Sunnyvale as the fifth-safest city in America in its population group, 100,000 – 499,999. This is the tenth consecutive year in which Sunnyvale has been listed within the top ten cities.
The annual awards rank 369 cities across the nation and are based on the FBI’s 2005 crime report, which reflects data from 2004.
In the safest city rankings for cities of all sizes, Sunnyvale rated the highest of any northern California city, placing 17th, a slight improvement over last year’s rating. Four Southern California cities joined Sunnyvale in the top-20 listing for safest cities of all sizes.
“Sunnyvale has been able to maintain our great history of being one of the safest cities in California and America because of the efforts of our Department of Public Safety, all City employees and the members of our community,” said Mayor Dean J. Chu. “The City and our residents have formed a partnership in which every one of us has a sense of pride and ownership in the quality of our life. Our many neighborhood associations have been key to helping maintain both that quality of life as well as the safety of our community.”
Since 1996, Sunnyvale has never placed below fifth in its population class, and through the last eight years has always been ranked as one of the top 20 safest cities of all sizes, usually placing within the top 10.