Madison is the safest major city in America in which to raise kids, according to a ranking released Thursday by Men’s Health magazine.
Madison beat out 100 other major cities in the country evaluated by Men’s Health magazine, with the examined criteria including the accidental death rates for 5- to 14-year-old children, the number of sex offenders per capita and the rate of abused children shielded from further abuse.
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The five least safe cities in order were Jacksonville, Fla.; New Orleans; *Baltimore*; Bakersfield, Calif.; and Tulsa, Okla.
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