San Luis, Arizona named safest city in state

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA) - San Luis, Arizona reaches a milestone statewide in safety despite the violence across the border.

According to the website Safewise, San Luis, Arizona is the safest city in Arizona with an average of 0.9 violent crimes and 5.6 in property crimes.

City Mayor Nieves Riedel says it's all thanks to the police work and community involvement in crime prevention.

“Despite of being 50% short on officers, they are doing an outstanding job with the tool we are providing them," explained Mayor Riedel.

Even though the violence across the border continues, Mayor Riedel says working together with Mexican law enforcement helps keep the city safe.

“This working environment that we have among our law enforcement agencies especially the police department working hand and hand with the police department in Mexico helps to keep it very safe," said Mayor Riedel.

San Luis has been in the top 10 of safest cities in Arizona for the last 10 years.

Second place is Surprise and third place is Oro Valley.