Honolulu ranks as the third-safest large metropolitan area to live, work and raise a family, according to a study by Farmers Insurance Group.

The company's Most Secure U.S. Places to Live ranking looked at factors such as crime rates, extreme weather, environmental hazards, terrorism threats, job loss and risk of natural disasters.

Ranking ahead of Honolulu in the category of large metro areas (500,000 or more residents) were the Portland, Ore., metro area in second place, and the Seattle metro area at No. 1.

The most secure mid-sized city (150,000-500,000 residents) on the list was Olympia, Wash.

For small towns (150,000 or fewer residents), Corvallis, Ore., took the top spot.

Here is Farmers Insurance's top 10 ranking of cities with populations of more than 500,000:

1. Seattle–Bellevue–Everett, Wash

2. Portland–Beaverton, Ore./Vancouver, Wash.

3. Honolulu

4. El Paso, Texas

5. Tacoma, Wash.

6. Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pa.

7. San Francisco–San Mateo–Redwood City, Calif.

8. Bethesda–Gaithersburg–Frederick, Md.

9. Salt Lake City

10. Pittsburgh