Cedar Rapids would not be a good city for a superhero,  Most of those towns or cities are crime-ridden and parts of it desolate.  Think about Batman's Gotham City.  First, it's very dark, the city doesn't want to foot the light bill so they keep it on the low-light side of things.  Metropolis has Superman to take care of their daily needs.  According to Wallethub, Cedar Rapids is doing very well when it comes to keeping crime down, the citizens employed, and the population generally safe.  Maybe Cedar Rapids could use a moderate Superman.  Their superpowers are great most of the time but not all because they have sleep apnea or some other malady.

How does Wallethub figure out who the safest city is?

Here's why we don't need to hang onto statistics Wallethub does it for us.  They evaluated close to 200 cities and used 41 metrics including crime rates, traffic fatalities, unemployment rates, and health insurance coverage.  WalletHub has come up with the safest cities of 2024.  Cedar Rapids comes out smelling pretty rosey according to Wallethub experts.  Cedar Rapids arrives at #7 on the list which tops out at 182 entrants.

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Suggestions for next year's list

The only thing I would suggest is that Cedar Rapids get a north or south location so they could take up two spots on the list like Burlington, VT.  Cedar Rapids could have been #6, had it not been for the two Burlington's.  Cedar Rapids, north is doing very well.  See how that sounds, I think pretty good.  Or would it have to be North Cedar Rapids? We'll need to work these things out.

Cedar Rapids does well, but others not so much

Cedar Rapids does very well on this Wallethub list but poor Elvis' Memphis, not so good.  Maybe some Cedar Rapids love could rub off on Memphis, TN and it'll rise in the numbers.  Not too much, we don't need another Burlington on our hands.  We get it, Burlington and South Burlington, you're safe.

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Iowa's Ashton Kutcher Through the Years


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