My brother-in-law works for the Harrisonburg City Police, which makes me feel safe, but let's check another source....

Sperling's Best Places ranks cities and towns on factors such as cost of living, schools, crime, climate, and more.  In the fifth annual report, Harrisonburg ranks #8 for small towns (less than 150,000 residents)!

How is this all determined? 

According to BestPlaces.net...  "The rankings 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."