San Antonio is Texas’ most dangerous large city, according to a new study by financial technology company SmartAsset.
But before anyone contemplates fleeing town as a result , the same study of the nation’s 50 largest cities ranked SA as the nation’s 28th-safest. Meanwhile, Memphis, Tennessee, ranked as the most dangerous.
SmartAsset analyzed cities’ 2023 FBI crime statistics — the most recent available — along with data from real estate data website Neighborhood Scout, and county health data. Researchers then ranked cities based on statistics such as violent crime, property crime, excessive drinking habits and drug overdoses and traffic deaths per 100,000 people…