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New study ranks the most and least safest big cities in the country; Where does Houston land on the list? — Photo: Click2Houston

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New study ranks the most and least safest big cities in the country; Where does Houston land on the list?

A new study by Smartasset ranks Houston as the second least safest big city in the United States based on various safety criteria.

By Christian Terry, Meet the Team·1 hr ago

A new study is ranking the safest and least safe big cities in the United States and Houston has found itself in the latter part of the list.

The study by Smartasset lists Houston as the second least safest big city in the United States.

The study calculated the rankings based off several criteria.

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