SafeWise security experts have examined the most recent FBI crime statistics and identified safety-related programs and initiatives in college cities across the country to come up with the 2016 list of the 30 Safest College Towns in America.

They are:

1. Winona, Minnesota, Winona State
2. Charleston, Illinois, Eastern Illinois University
3. Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids
4. Durham, New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire
5. Canyon, Texas, West Texas A&M
6. Rexburg, Idaho, Brigham Young University–Idaho
7. Amherst, Massachusetts, Amherst College
8. Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech
9. Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University
10. Bristol, Rhode Island, Roger Williams University
11. Elon, North Carolina, Elon University 
12. Highland Heights, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky University
13. West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue
14. Orono, Maine, University of Maine
15. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University
16. Irvine, California
17. Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Edinboro University
18. Williamsburg, Virginia, College of William and Mary 
19. Houghton, Michigan, Michigan Technological University
20. Clarion, Pennsylvania, Clarion University
21. Marquette, Michigan, Northern Michigan University
22. Millersville, Pennsylvania, Millersville University 
23. Waltham, Massachusetts, Waltham
24. Northfield, Minnesota, St. Olaf College 
25. Edwardsville, Illinois, Southern Illinois University 
26. Pullman, Washington, WA State
27. Westfield, Massachusetts, Westfield State University
28. Maryville, Missouri, Northwest Missouri State University
29. Athens, Ohio, Ohio University
30. Montclair, New Jersey, Montclair State University 

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