UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 3:11 pm PT Reply MoneyGeek released its safest and most dangerous cities and towns. (Shutterstock) REDONDO BEACH, CA — MoneyGeek, a personal finance technology company, has released its ranking of the safest — and most dangerous — small cities and towns in the U.S. The study found that in 2020, many Americans fled large cities in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, searching for a sense of security in small-town America. While many smaller cities and towns do have fewer crime incidents than big cities, small cities and towns are not universally safer than their larger counterparts. Summary Findings: The safest American town is Franklin, Massachusetts. A majority of the safest small cities and towns are located in the Northeast. Small cities and towns get less safe the further west they are.