The City of Palmdale was ranked the 44th safest city in the United States (population 50,000 and up) according to a recent study by SmartAsset.com.
In order to uncover the safest cities in the U.S., SmartAsset looked at the following metrics: violent crime rate, property crime rate, vehicular mortality rate, drug poisoning mortality rate, percentage of population engaging in excessive drinking and air quality index.
For more information on the study and the methodology used, visit https://smartasset.com/mortgage/safest-cities-in-america-2019.