Yes, you read that right.
Detroit is the safest major city in America, at least when it comes to natural disasters. Good to know.
As far as unnatural disasters, well, that's another story.
We first saw this story in the Metro Times, and we went to the Homeownersinsurance.com website to check it out. The site ranks the 23 most populous cities in the U.S. based on their safety from weather and other natural disasters, which includes flood, hail, tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and winter storms.
Yes, Detroit was the safest.
Here's what the site says about Detroit:
Don’t rule out the Motor City. Detroit came out way ahead in all of our criteria, with only 3 major disaster declarations and four total declarations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the last 10 years. Detroit’s position on the Detroit River and its proximity to Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie helps regulate extreme weather patterns and also subjects it to colder temperatures.
When there are weather ‘events,’ the most likely are hail – still only 1 in every 4 of them – and flooding (also 1 in 4). Both are products of occasionally intense spring and summer thunderstorms. Detroit residents may have several concerns, but natural disasters don’t top the list!
The second safest city was Charlotte, N.C. -- Allan Lengel
