Top 30 Most Dangerious Cities In Us

[Gothmama25]

1. St. Louis, Mo.

2. Detroit, Mich.

3. Flint, Mich.

4. Compton, Calif.

5. Camden, N.J.

6. Birmingham, Ala.

7. Cleveland, Ohio

8. Oakland, Calif.

9. Youngstown, Ohio

10. Gary, Ind.

11. Richmond, Calif.

12. Baltimore, Maryland

13. Memphis, Tenn

14. Trenton, N.J.

15. Richmond, Va.

16. Kansas City, Mo.

17. Atlanta, Ga.

18. Cincinnati, Ohio

19. Washington, D.C.

20. North Charleston, S.C.

21. Reading, Pa.

22. Newark, N.J.

23. Little Rock, Arkansas

24. San Bernardino, Calif.

25. Orlando, Florida

26. Dayton, Ohio

27. Minneapolis, Minn.

28. West Palm Beach, Fla.

29. Philadelphia, Penn.

30. Kansas City, Kan.

[Hellion]

Poor economy=higher crime rates

[BrassFusion]

Are they talking about violent crime or all crime or just the likelihood that breathing in the sewer fumes could give you cancer?

Cuz if it's just violent crime they mean, seems a little overrated...

[Gothmama25]

This list comes from USA Today. They had 371 cities on the list going from the safest to the most dangerous cities in the US. It was based on crime records from every city in the US except for New Orleans which did not keep records this past year.

[BrassFusion]

This list comes from USA Today. They had 371 cities on the list going from the safest to the most dangerous cities in the US. It was based on crime records from every city in the US except for New Orleans which did not keep records this past year.

So... Violent crime?

[Gothmama25]

Heres the whole list from the safest city in america to the most dangerous.

1. Brick, N.J.

2. Amherst, N.Y.

3. Mission Viejo, Calif.

4. Newton, Mass.

5. Troy, Mich.

6. Colonie, N.Y.

7. Irvine, Calif.

8. Cary, N.C.

9. Greece, N.Y.

10. Coral Springs, Fla.

11. Thousand Oaks, Calif.

12. Orem, Utah

13. Round Rock, Texas

14. Dover, N.J.

15. Lake Forest, Calif.

16. Sterling Heights, Mich.

17. Simi Valley, Calif.

18. Roswell, Ga.

19. Lee's Summit, Mo.

20. Broken Arrow, Okla.

21. Chino Hills, Calif.

22. Gilbert, Ariz.

23. Edison, N.J.

24. Cranston, R.I.

25. Port St. Lucie, Fla.

26. Sandy, Utah

27. Nashua, N.H.

28. Danbury, Conn.

29. Huntington Beach, Calif.

30. Orange, Calif.

31. Hamilton, N.J.

32. Parma, Ohio

33. Overland Park, Kan.

34. Santa Clarita, Calif.

35. Stamford, Conn.

36. Cheektowaga, N.Y.

37. Livonia, Mich.

38. Sunnyvale, Calif.

39. Murrieta, Calif.

40. Canton, Mich.

41. Plano, Texas

42. Warwick, R.I.

43. Torrance, Calif.

44. Clifton, N.J.

44. Newport Beach, Calif.

46. Woodbridge, N.J.

47. Fargo, N.D.

48. Norman, Okla.

49. Olathe, Kan.

50. Boca Raton, Fla.

51. Livermore, Calif.

52. Centennial, Colo.

53. Fremont, Calif.

54. Clinton, Mich.

55. Vacaville, Calif.

56. Tracy, Calif.

57. Bellevue, Wash.

58. Carlsbad, Calif.

59. Pembroke Pines, Fla.

60. Farmington Hills, Mich.

61. Richardson, Texas

62. Rancho Cucamon., Calif.

63. Boulder, Colo.

64. McKinney, Texas

65. Rochester, Minn.

66. Beaverton, Ore.

67. Santa Clara, Calif.

68. Daly City, Calif.

69. Lewisville, Texas

70. Napa, Calif.

71. Burbank, Calif.

72. Arvada, Colo.

73. Alexandria, Va.

74. Virginia Beach

75. Ann Arbor, Mich.

76. Quincy, Mass.

77. Glendale, Calif.

78. Ventura, Calif.

79. Provo, Utah

80. Fullerton, Calif.

81. Lawrence, Kan.

82. Scottsdale, Ariz.

83. Carrollton, Texas

84. Hillsboro, Ore.

85. Somerville, Mass.

86. Kenosha, Wis.

87. Davie, Fla.

88. Chino, Calif.

89. Sunrise, Fla.

90. Cape Coral, Fla.

91. Henderson, Nev.

92. Billings, Mont.

93. Cedar Rapids, Iowa

94. Plantation, Fla.

95. Costa Mesa, Calif.

96. San Mateo, Calif.

97. Garland, Texas

98. Madison, Wis.

99. Corona, Calif.

100. Clovis, Calif.

101. Yonkers, N.Y.

102. Alhambra, Calif.

103. Buena Park, Calif.

104. Odessa, Texas

105. Chandler, Ariz.

106. Norwalk, Conn.

107. Upper Darby, Pa.

108. Peoria, Ariz.

109. Westminster, Calif.

110. Roseville, Calif.

111. Lakewood, Calif.

112. San Jose, Calif.

113. Honolulu, Hawaii

114. El Paso

115. Santa Barbara, Calif.

116. Temecula, Calif.

117. Cambridge, Mass.

118. Pasadena, Texas

119. Brownsville, Texas

120. Boise

121. Garden Grove, Calif.

122. Mesquite, Texas

123. Westminster, Colo.

124. Manchester, N.H.

125. Whittier, Calif.

126. Westland, Mich.

127. McAllen, Texas

128. Lincoln, Neb.

129. Pasadena, Calif.

130. Columbia, Mo.

131. Midland, Texas

132. Chesapeake, Va.

133. Santa Rosa, Calif.

134. Spokane Valley, Wash.

135. Anaheim, Calif.

136. Athens-Clarke, Ga.

137. Green Bay, Wis.

138. Irving, Texas

139. Fort Collins, Colo.

140. Escondido, Calif.

141. Miramar, Fla.

142. Concord, Calif.

143. West Covina, Calif.

144. Hampton, Va.

145. New York City

146. Denton, Texas

147. Palm Bay, Fla.

148. Sioux City, Iowa

149. Sioux Falls, S.D.

150. Thornton, Colo.

151. Salem, Ore.

152. Hialeah, Fla.

153. Baldwin Park, Calif.

154. Erie, Pa.

155. San Angelo, Texas

156. Oxnard, Calif.

157. Oceanside, Calif.

158. Austin, Texas

159. Evansville, Ind.

160. Lakeland, Fla.

161. Laredo, Texas

162. Raleigh, N.C.

163. El Monte, Calif.

164. Waterbury, Conn.

165. Vista, Calif.

166. Murfreesboro, Tenn.

167. Fontana, Calif.

168. Grand Prairie, Texas

169. Fort Wayne, Ind.

170. Santa Ana, Calif.

171. Santa Monica, Calif.

172. Lexington, Ky.

173. Colorado Springs

174. Suffolk, Va.

175. Hollywood, Fla.

176. Eugene, Ore.

177. Norwalk, Calif.

178. Santa Maria, Calif.

179. Downey, Calif.

180. Abilene, Texas

181. Chula Vista, Calif.

182. Ogden, Utah

183. Melbourne, Fla.

184. Clarksville, Tenn.

185. Sparks, Nev.

186. San Diego, Calif.

187. Carson, Calif.

188. Vancouver, Wash.

189. Greeley, Colo.

190. Springfield, Mo.

191. Mesa, Ariz.

192. Moreno Valley, Calif.

193. Tyler, Texas

194. Dearborn, Mich.

195. Des Moines

196. Lowell, Mass.

197. San Antonio

198. Corpus Christi, Texas

199. El Cajon, Calif.

200. Salinas, Calif.

201. Fairfield, Calif.

202. Lakewood, Colo.

203. Redding, Calif.

204. Ontario, Calif.

205. South Gate, Calif.

206. Topeka, Kan.

207. Arlington, Texas

208. Lawton, Okla.

209. Riverside, Calif.

210. Antioch, Calif.

211. Long Beach, Calif.

212. Anchorage

213. West Valley, Utah

214. Hawthorne, Calif.

215. Yuma, Ariz.

216. Louisville

217. Omaha

218. Clearwater, Fla.

219. Independence, Mo.

220. Spokane, Wash.

221. Reno

222. Grand Rapids, Mich.

223. Pueblo, Colo.

224. Hayward, Calif.

225. Tuscaloosa, Ala.

226. Berkeley, Calif.

227. Las Cruces, N.M.

228. Mobile, Ala.

229. Worcester, Mass.

230. Palmdale, Calif.

231. Modesto, Calif.

232. Wichita Falls, Texas

233. Lubbock, Texas

234. San Leandro, Calif.

235. Amarillo, Texas

236. Bakersfield, Calif.

237. Columbus, Ga.

238. Gainesville, Fla.

239. Gresham, Ore.

240. Charleston, S.C.

241. Tempe, Ariz.

242. Lynn, Mass.

243. Lafayette, La.

244. Newport News, Va.

245. High Point, N.C.

246. Fort Worth

247. Salt Lake City, Utah

248. Jacksonville, Fla.

249. Portland, Ore.

250. Los Angeles

251. Victorville, Calif.

252. Bellflower, Calif.

253. Glendale, Ariz.

254. New Bedford, Mass.

255. Pomona, Calif.

256. Racine, Wis.

257. Aurora, Colo.

258. Elizabeth, N.J.

259. Rialto, Calif.

260. Savannah, Ga.

261. Paterson, N.J.

262. Seattle

263. Albany, Ga.

264. Southfield, Mich.

265. Lancaster, Calif.

266. Waco, Texas

267. Fresno, Calif.

268. Killeen, Texas

269. Greensboro, N.C.

270. San Francisco

271. Fort Lauderdale

272. Durham, N.C.

273. Fort Smith, Ark.

274. Tallahassee, Fla.

275. South Bend, Ind.

276. Lansing, Mich.

277. Federal Way, Wash.

278. Huntsville, Ala.

279. Albuquerque

280. Visalia, Calif.

281. Winston-Salem, N.C.

282. Providence

283. Everett, Wash.

284. Davenport, Iowa

285. Hammond, Ind.

286. Roanoke, Va.

287. Norfolk, Va.

288. Fayetteville, N.C.

289. Kent, Wash.

290. Akron, Ohio

291. St. Paul2

292. Wilmington, N.C.

293. Portsmouth, Va.

294. Oklahoma City

295. Columbia, S.C.

296. Canton, Ohio

297. Knoxville, Tenn.

298. Montgomery, Ala.

299. Allentown, Pa.

300. North Las Vegas, Nev.

301. Beaumont, Texas

302. Las Vegas, Nev.

303. Denver

304. Yakima, Wash.

305. Syracuse, N.Y.

306. Longview, Texas

307. Pittsburgh

308. Tucson

309. Bridgeport, Conn.

310. Inglewood, Calif.

311. Pompano Beach, Fla.

312. Albany, N.Y.

313. Phoenix

314. Boston

315. Chattanooga, Tenn.

316. Tampa

317. Jersey City

318. Milwaukee

319. Miami Beach

320. Indianapolis, Ind.

321. Shreveport, La.

322. Sacramento

323. St. Petersburg, Fla.

324. Tacoma, Wash.

325. Houston

326. Columbus, Ohio

327. Miami

328. Baton Rouge

329. Charlotte

330. Jackson, Miss.

331. Toledo, Ohio

332. Macon, Ga.

333. Nashville

334. Rochester, N.Y.

335. Tulsa

336. Stockton, Calif.

337. Hartford, Conn.

338. Dallas

339. Miami Gardens, Fla.

340. Buffalo

341. Springfield, Mass.

342. Kansas City, Kan.

343. Philadelphia

344. West Palm Beach, Fla.

345. Minneapolis

346. Dayton, Ohio

347. Orlando

348. San Bernardino, Calif.

349. Little Rock

350. Newark, N.J.

351. Reading, Pa.

352. North Charleston, S.C.

353. Washington

354. Cincinnati

355. Atlanta

356. Kansas City, Mo.

357. Richmond, Va.

358. Trenton, N.J.

359. Memphis

360. Baltimore

361. Richmond, Calif.

362. Gary, Ind.

363. Youngstown, Ohio

364. Oakland

365. Cleveland

366. Birmingham, Ala.

367. Camden, N.J.

368. Compton, Calif.

369. Flint, Mich.

370. Detroit

371. St. Louis

[Gothmama25]

Alot of michigan cities on this list.

[BrassFusion]

Yeah. There are a lot of major cities on that list.

That said... violent crime?

[pomba gira]

heh... living in Flint or Gary would definitely be dangerous for me... I'd prolly kill myself within a month. Those are about the most depressing places imaginable.

But yeah, this is one of those things that's pretty meaningless unless you have detailed info about the ranking criteria. I'm wondering how they chose the cities-? Doesn't seem to be based only on population... there are cities missing that I know are bigger than some on the list.

Even narrowing it down to "violent crime" doesn't give the whole picture. There's a difference between a place where people are likely to jack some random stranger walking down the street, and someplace where people are just prone to shooting or stabbing friends, neighbors, and relatives during drunken altercations.

[Onyx]

A few years ago I remember some sort of violent crime survey where Detroit was #1. Somebody's being a slacker! :laughing

I have a feeling the most violent parts of the city bring the statistics way up. (There are definitely a few places in or near Detroit where I wouldn't go, but for that matter there are places like that in most large cities).

[Brenda Starrr]

Well obviously, Baltimore isn't so hot either. Might as well just move to Detroit.

Frankly, the people in Detroit are nicer. I kid you not.

[Homicidalheathen]

Hehehe I am proud to live to close to the cities borders and still be alive to tell about it.

I have stories I could tell you but am tired......

Like the time I got off exit 222a from I94 to piss and heard bullets wizzing over my head.......

[The Kanuck]

1. St. Louis, Mo.

2. Detroit, Mich.

Also did you know that these two this year were voted best place to see a baseball game in the same order? weird huh :-o

[Homicidalheathen]

Well, we don't put money into our schools and police force so much but our staduim is rockin'! Whoo hoo.

[The Kanuck]

Hey, everyone needs entertainment! Education and protection come next. Keep the people happy? They maybe dumb and can be shot/stabbed/mugged/etc but they will be happy.

[BrassFusion]

The reason I kept asking

"Violent crime?"

Is because honestly, I would be surprised if that were the basis looking at the order of the cities on the list.

They could be including petty crimes and stuff like some ass stealing your laptop when you're not keeping an eye on it.

Or car break-ins.

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

It is infact based on violent crime.. hence the word Safe.

[BrassFusion]

It is infact based on violent crime.. hence the word Safe.

They could also mean safety of possessions. Got a link to details for this same study?

[Gothmama25]

USA Today Dangerous Cities Info

For more information please check out the link above. This is where I got this list from.

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

BF, the list comes out every year. It's based on violent crime. Same as every year.

[BrassFusion]

FBI figures, so *probably* violent.

Probably. Not that I know or anything, because the article doesn't say.

So why is it so important to you that I accept subjective data without context? And how could it be SO difficult to find the figures that they compiled this list from?

Edit:

Notice how high Sterling Heights is on the list. It was actually number one some years ago, and you can thank my mom for that. She's head of the records department. According to her, it's not so much the actual "safety" of any given city (duh), as how the dataset is considered. As with every dataset, every research study, every survey, everything. A list like this doesn't tell us all that much without context.

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

And how could it be SO difficult to find the figures that they compiled this list from?

It took me about 20 seconds to find out the context of the list. I didn't post it. You have the question, seek your own answer.

[torn asunder]

oh, look - it's the bickersons!! :laughing

[Soulrev]

am I just blind or is Chicago not even on that list?

[pomba gira]

These lists are compiled every year, by several different entities, and I can't remember ever seeing one where ratings for "safety" weren't based on violent crime statistics from the FBI. Other types of crime get thrown in if they'e talking about overall quality of life, or just crime rates in general- and even rankings of cities by "crime rate" are usually broken down into violent and nonviolent or property crimes. Knowing all that, I really don't see where it's so far-fetched to assume this particular list is based on violent crime.

just my .02