Laredo finished as the top city in Texas again in WalletHub’s Safest Cities in America study in 2026, despite falling more than 20 spots to its lowest ranking in years.
Laredo ranked No. 36 out of 182 cities in the study. That was its lowest ranking in years, but it marked the city’s fifth straight year as the highest-ranked city in Texas. The Gateway City peaked at No. 3 in 2022, then was No. 11 in 2023, No. 21 in 2024 and No. 13 in 2025.
WalletHub’s study compared data for 182 cities, including the 150 most populated cities and at least the two highest-populated cities from each state. Cities were evaluated using 41 relevant metrics divided among three categories: home and community safety, natural-disaster risk and financial safety…