Men’s Health magazine has rated the safest and most dangerous American cities for children based on: accidental death rates for kids ages 5 to 14 ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ), number of car-seat inspection locations per child ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ), sex offenders per capita ( state and national registries) , percentage of abused children protected from further abuse ( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ), and the strength of child-restraint laws and bike-helmet laws (I insurance Institute for Highway Safety ).

Those that failed getting rated “F” are: Baltimore, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Bakersfield, Modesto, Tulsa and Grand Rapids. Fresno, Oklahoma City, and Corpus Christi received a D-; Bulrington, Pittsburgh, Colorado Springs and Jersey City received a B+. The safest and A rated cities include: Providence, Spokane, Virginia Beach and San Francisco.