While it's still a notably safe (albeit coma-inducing) city, San Jose, unfairly maligned as the armpit of California, was ranked below New York City recently when it comes to safety. According to last year's FBI crime statistics, San Jose came in behind Honolulu, El Paso, and New York City as the country's safest city. San Jose Councilman Sam Liccardo claims, "When it comes to sexual assaults, murders, crimes of a very violent and predatory nature, San Jose is clearly a very safe city relative to its peers." But when Bart opens its much-needed arm down to Santa Clara, we imagine their crime stats will rise.