Plano can add a new title to its growing list of superlatives. A new study from personal finance website SmartAsset ranks the Dallas suburb as the second-safest big city in the U.S. among cities with at least 250,000 residents.
Only Virginia Beach, Virginia ranked higher than Plano.
The 2026 study looked at 83 U.S. cities’ violent crimes, property crimes, traffic deaths, and disaster risk…