Two North Carolina cities were recognized as being some of the safest big cities in the country.

MoneyGeek looked at hundreds of cities around the U.S. to determine which are the safest, compiling a list of the 15 safest large cities as well as the safest overall. According to the site:

"MoneyGeek's annual analysis looks at the most recent crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to estimate the cost of crime in 263 cities with populations greater than 100,000 across the United States. The analysis pairs reported crime statistics with academic research on the societal costs of different types of crimes to estimate the cost of crime for each city."

Charlotte and Raleigh represented North Carolina among the safest large cities in the country, with a crime cost per capita of $1,073 and $1,149, respectively.

These are the 15 safest large cities:

Honolulu, Hawaii
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Henderson, Nevada
El Paso, Texas
New York, New York
San Diego, California
Mesa, Arizona
Charlotte, North Carolina
San Jose, California
Boston, Massachusetts
Raleigh, North Carolina
Arlington, Texas
Santa Ana, California
Omaha, Nebraska
Austin, Texas

These are the 15 safest cities overall:

Naperville, Illionois
Sunnyvale, California
West Corvina, California
Carmel, Indiana
Glendale, Arizona
Meridian, Idaho
Provo, Utah
Joliet, Illinois
Jurupa Valley, California
Sugar Land, Texas
McAllen, Texas
El Monte, Texas
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Glendale, California
Pearland, Texas

Check out the full report to read up on the safest cities in the country.

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