Never mind that Brick, N.J., and Amherst, N.Y., have been rated the safest two cities in the country and that St. Louis and Detroit the two most dangerous (the two World Series cities; go figure). Fort Wayne is No. 169 on the list (which goes from No. 1 as the safest to 371 as the most dangerous). That could lead to an interesting mayoral debate, depending on who wants to downplay crime and who wants to highlight it. Being 169 is no great advertisement, but it's better than any other Indiana city rated except Evansville (159). South Bend is No. 275, Hammod is 285, Indianapolis is 320 (guess all those press reports of a crime wave aren't just hype) and Gary slips badly but still barely holds its spot in the bottom 10 at No. 362.
