America's safest suburbs are in Virginia, Maryland and Indiana trends now

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Who said the suburbs were boring? Well, thankfully, the crime stats. 

The safest suburbs across the country have now been revealed in data analyzing levels of violent crime, property crime, vehicular mortality and drug poisoning mortality in 370 suburbs of the 100 largest cities.

Great Falls, Virginia was crowned the nation's safest suburb by SmartAsset's analysis. 

This affluent suburb of Washington DC has the second-lowest violent crime rate in the country, at just 6.81 per 100,000 residents, as well as the eighth-lowest vehicle mortality rate with 4.35 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents.

It boasts great access to the stunning natural beauty of Great Falls National Park as well as the rich culture of metropolitan Washington DC just 18 miles away.