{"id":18448,"date":"2011-05-21T20:15:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/louisvillehomesblog.com\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2023-08-30T20:09:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T20:09:44","slug":"louisville-3-safest-cities-for-families-with-young-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/louisville-3-safest-cities-for-families-with-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville #3: Safest Cities for Families with Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More great news for our city! Sperling&#8217;s has rated Louisville, KY the third <strong>safest city for families<\/strong> with young children. How do their rankings work? I wondered the same thing myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/homeowners_children.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of family with two young girls in front of a new home\" class=\"wp-image-8480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/homeowners_children.jpg 580w, https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/homeowners_children-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parents looking to keep their children safe need to look no further than Louisville, KY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what they evaluate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>25 criteria encompassing child-focused, safety-oriented behaviors and regulatory best practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>filtered out cities with the highest crime rates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>considered air quality, the incidence of child pedestrian accidents, injuries, and drowning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>also focused on accessibility to hospitals; response time for fire and police personnel; and laws, codes, and regulations that address smoking, home inspections, smoke and CO alarms, pool safety, and bike helmets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Looks like they were quite thorough! Here are their <a title=\"SAFEST CITIES FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN REVEALED\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bestplaces.net\/docs\/studies\/safest_cities_for_families.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 10 safest American cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Boston, MA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Columbus, OH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Louisville, KY<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minneapolis, MN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New York, NY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portland, OR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>San Francisco, CA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seattle, WA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tampa, FL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virginia Beach, VA<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, here&#8217;s their synopsis of our fine city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Louisville, Ky.: Home to horse racing\u2019s biggest event, the Kentucky Derby, Louisville also has bragging rights to low pedestrian accident rates, quick fire response times and a high number of hospitals per capita. Louisville\u2019s fire protection is provided by 20 independent fire departments that work together through mutual aid agreements to protect the public from the dangers of fires. In 2007, Louisville instituted Operation School Zone, which used new laser technology to target and cite school zone speeders in order to create a safer environment for children traveling to and from school.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We knew about the hospitals but didn&#8217;t know about the low accident rates. Good job Louisville!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More great news for our city! Sperling&#8217;s has rated Louisville, KY the third safest city for families with young children. How do their rankings work? 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