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Bellingham hit another national top list!!  This was in today's Bellingham Herald.

BELLINGHAM — The city has made it onto yet another "top" list, earning fifth place in a recent ranking of the safest mid-sized cities in the United States.

The fourth annual Farmers Insurance study also ranked Washington cities Olympia and Bremerton-Silverdale in the top 10.

The study, compiled by bestplaces.net, took into consideration crime statistics, extreme weather, risk of natural disasters, environmental hazards, terrorism threats, air quality, life expectancy and job loss numbers in 379 U.S. municipalities.

Here are the 20 most secure cities to live, as ranked by Farmers Insurance:

1. Olympia

2. Rockingham County-Strafford County, N.H.

3. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, Calif.

4. Sioux Falls, S.D.

5. Bellingham

6. Fargo, N.D.

7. Naples-Marco Island, Fla.

8. Las Cruces, N.M.

9. Lancaster, Pa.

10. Bremerton-Silverdale