O'FALLON, Mo. (KSDK) - A local city has been named one of the safest in the United States.
A new book, "City Crime Rankings 2013: Crime in Metropolitan America," published by CQ Press, ranks O'Fallon, Missouri as the third safest city in America for cities with a population of 75,000 to 99,999.
PDF: Complete city crime rankings list
Not surprisingly, St. Louis comes in as the second most dangerous city in America, behind Flint, Michigan, for cities with a population of 100,000 to 499,000.
The rankings were calculated based on information from 2011 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data, which was released in fall 2012.
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