Forbes ranks Jacksonville 39th on its 2009 list of Safest Cities

[blizz01]

Ouch - That's out of 40.  I'm not convinced about the Natural Disaster Risk considering that we haven't "truly experienced" a hurricane in 45 years & even that produced minimal fatalities (criteria?).........

http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/26/safest-cities-ten-lifestyle-real-estate-metros-msa_chart.html?partner=yahoore

[fsu813]

these lists are dumb. chicago & la are high on the list. while orlando is low.

ridiculous.

[reednavy]

Ugh, why even post about these stupid lists?

They serve zero purpose to any company looking to move anywhere, and same goes for residents.

[blizz01]

I would tend to agree, however, it wasn't like some obscurity - it's the front page splash on Yahoo - & Forbes does carry some merit.

[reednavy]

I would tend to agree, however, it wasn't like some obscurity - it's the front page splash on Yahoo - & Forbes does carry some merit.

Yeah, but how/where do they come up with these numbers?

If we went by numbers, my hometown of Murfreesboro would top the list. Three tornadoes, one an EF4, in 1 week and 6 days sounds pretty bad to me.

[Jason]

These metros have the lowest rates of violent crime, workplace deaths, fatal crashes and natural disasters.

I'm sure Jacksonville's crime rate has a lot to do with the ranking.  Other than that, natural disasters are something we're lucky to have to deal with so little.