Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Several Broward County Cities Ranked Among the Safest in the Nation

By Mary Damiano

In a report that could prove a boon to Broward County real estate, six cities have been ranked among the safest places to live in the United States.

Coral Springs was named the tenth safest place to live in the nation, according to a new survey by Morgan Quinto Press, a publishing and research firm in Kansas.

Cities were ranked based on FBI statistics from 2005 that were released in September. The information was divided into six crime categories—rape, murder, aggravated assault, robbery, auto theft and burglary. Coral Springs cracked the top ten because in 2005 its crime rate was down 17 percent from the previous year.

Other Broward cities were also recognized as being among the safest in the country. Out of the 371 cities ranked, Pembroke Pines was number fifty-nine, Davie was number eighty-seven, Sunrise was number eighty-nine, Plantation was number ninety-four and Miramar came in at number 141.

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