The Rochester Post Bullentin reported the city of Rocehster is the sixth most secure place to live in the United States among mid-size cities, according to the seventh annual Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. study. This marks the fourth time Rochester has appeared in the top 20 in the report.

The rankings, compiled by database experts at www.bestplaces.net, took into consideration crime statistics, extreme weather, risk of natural disasters, housing depreciation, foreclosures, air quality, environmental hazards, terrorist threats, life expectancy and job loss numbers in 127 U.S. metropolitan areas with populations between 150,000 and 500,000.

Madison, Wis., is the most secure large metropolitan area, population greater than 500,000, and the most secure small town, population of 150,000 or fewer, is the Lewiston, Idaho-Clarkston, Wash., area.