America's Most Dangerous Cities

[MA-Caver]

Detroit somehow needs to clean up... being number one for a long time.

America's Most Dangerous Cities

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/106978/America's-Most-Dangerous-Cities

by Zack O'Malley Greenburg
Friday, April 24, 2009provided by

http://www.metrotelvc.comDetroit is currently the most dangerous U.S. city.

In March 2008, Kwame Kilpatrick was charged with eight felonies, including perjury and obstruction of justice. In August, he violated his bail agreement and was thrown in jail. His actions were deplorable for anybody, but Kilpatrick was no Average Joe--he was the mayor of Detroit.
Unfortunately for the Motor City, Kilpatrick, 38, is just one ripple in the area's sea of crime. Detroit is the worst offender on our list of America's most dangerous cities, thanks to a staggering rate of 1,220 violent crimes committed per 100,000 people.


Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities:
No. 1 Detroit, Mich.
(Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., metropolitan statistical area)
Population: 1,951,186
Violent Crimes per 100,000: 1,220
No. 2 Memphis, Tenn.
(Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark. metropolitan statistical area)
Population: 1,295,670
Violent Crimes per 100,000: 1,218
No. 3. Miami, Fla.
(Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Fla. metropolitan statistical area)
Population: 2,401,971
Violent Crimes per 100,000: 988
No. 4 Las Vegas, Nev.
(Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., metropolitan statistical area)
Population: 1,834,533
Violent Crimes per 100,000: 887
No. 5 Stockton, Calif.
(Stockton, Calif., metropolitan statistical area)
Population: 684,406
Violent Crimes per 100,000: 885
To determine our list, we used violent crime statistics from the FBI's latest uniform crime report, issued in 2008. The violent crime category is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. We evaluated U.S. metropolitan statistical areas--geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for use by federal agencies in collecting, tabulating and publishing federal statistics--with more than 500,000 residents.
Click here for the full list of America's Most Dangerous Cities.

 

[Empty Hands]

Interesting that while Detroit has this huge evil reputation, Memphis is essentially the same in terms of crime without any of the reputation. What the hell, Memphis?

I'm a bit surprised to places like Vegas and Stockton on there, especially when you compare them with a place like Baltimore. I guess appearances can be deceiving.

 

[Tames D]

Someone needs to talk Ted Nugent into running for Mayor of Detroit. He has political ambition and he's just the guy to clean that place up.

The Motor City Madman for Mayor

 

[Carol]

Interesting that while Detroit has this huge evil reputation, Memphis is essentially the same in terms of crime without any of the reputation. What the hell, Memphis?

Mainly because Detroit is a big huge city, and Memphis is essentially a small forgotten town kept alive by the FedEx planes flying in and out, and what's left of the music scene.

 

[terryl965]

It is kinda scary that La. has two in the top 15 and Little Rock is in there as well.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I was rather surprised that no cities in NYS (we do have NYC after all) made the list, but I'm not complaining.