New York Ranked Among World's Safest Cities

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York City was ranked the 10th safest city in the world, according to a story posted on MarketWatch.com.

New York City ranked as the 10th safest city in the world and the safest city in the United States, according to a MarketWatch.com story.
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Tom Renner

03/13/2015 4:00 a.m.

New York was the only city in the United States to make the top 10. The story said the city's homicide rate has fallen sharply since hitting a record-high of 2,245 in 1990. In 2013, the city recorded 335 homicides. New York also ranks third for digital security, putting it in the top 10 on the digital security list.

Tokyo was the safest city, followed by Singapore and Osaka, Japan. Click here for the MarketWatch story.

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