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Report: Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S. (The South did not fare very well)
PJ Media ^ | 03/08/2018 | Paula Bolyard

Posted on 03/08/2018 11:33:42 AM PST by SeekAndFind

NeighborhoodScout, a web-based platform that, among other things, tracks crime statistics, released its annual list of the Top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S. for 2018.

According to a press release, the list is based on a comparison of the safety of cities with 25,000 or more people nationwide, "based on the number of violent crimes (murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault) reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city, and the population of each city, divided by 1,000." The calculation reveals the rate of violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

The most dangerous city in American, according to the report, is Monroe, Louisiana, followed by Bessemer, Ala., and East St. Louis, Illinois. Rounding out the top ten are Camden, N.J., Detroit, Mich., St. Louis, Mo., Wilmington, Del., Alexandria, La., Memphis, Tenn., and W. Memphis, Ark.

NeighborhoodScout's study is based on the FBI's most recent "Final, Non-Preliminary" data. Because there is a lag in FBI reporting, the 2018 list is based on the 2016 data that was released in September 2017. "The 2017 year total crime data is not complete," the report notes. "The FBI is still working through data issues and reporting issues before that data can be considered Final, and Non-Preliminary."

"Preliminary statistics show declines in the number of both violent crimes and property crimes reported for the first half of 2017 when compared with the first half of 2016," according to the FBI report. "The report includes data from more than 13,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide that submitted crime data to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program."

(Image via FBI.gov)

According to the FBI, overall violent crime in the U.S. "decreased 0.8 percent in the first six months of 2017 compared with the same time frame in 2016, though the number of murders and non-negligent manslaughters reported increased by 1.5 percent. Additionally, the number of rapes (revised definition) decreased 2.4 percent, robberies decreased 2.2 percent, and aggravated assaults were down 0.1 percent."

Percent change by population group. Click to enlarge. (Image via FBI)

Overall property crime dropped 2.9 percent in the first half of 2017 as did burglaries (6.1 percent), and larceny-thefts (3 percent). Motor vehicle thefts increased 4.1 percent, however.

The safest cities amongst those considered by NeighborhoodScout are Cincinnati, Ohio, Lauderhill, Fla., Schenectady, N.Y., Sanford, Fla., Huntsville, Ala., Eureka, Calif., Richmond, Calif., Jackson, Tenn., New Haven, Conn., and Tacoma, Washington.

"We continue to see a number of smaller, industrial-satellite communities struggle with crime," observed Dr. Andrew Schiller, CEO and founder of Location, Inc. and NeighborhoodScout. "Limited economic opportunity plays a role in such communities and highlights the divide between the safe bedroom communities within large metro areas near major urban centers like Boston, Chicago, and New York, and the high-crime industrial-satellite communities."

Monroe, La., according to the report, is representative of several of the communities on the list: "It is a medium-sized city (population: 49,297) located around 100 miles away from two larger cities (Shreveport, LA, population 194,920 to the west, and Jackson, MS, population 169,148 to the east)."

"Compared to the rest of the nation," the report continued, "Monroe is lower middle income and has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty." It also has an above-average housing vacancy rate and a lower public school quality, resulting in an inability to attract high-paying jobs and retained skilled workers.

Monroe experienced 1,500 violent crimes and 4,704 property crimes, resulting in 125.85 total crimes per 1,000 residents. If you live in Monroe, your chances of being a victim of violent crime are 1 in 33. If you live in the state of Louisiana, your chances are 1 in 177.

Compare that to Cincinnati, the safest city on the list, with 61.53 crimes per 1,000 residents. Your chances of becoming a victim in Cincy are also significantly lower (1 in 110) as well as in Ohio overall (1 in 333).

Nationwide the rates for burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft are 4.69, 17.45, and 2.37 respectively.

Michigan topped the list of states that have the highest number of dangerous cities with nine. That was followed by Florida (8), California (7), Massachusetts and Ohio (tie, 6), and Illinois and Lousiana (tie, 5).

Location, Inc.

Missing from the list is Chicago, which has seen an unprecedented number of murders in recent years. The city's residents experienced 650 homicides in 2017, down 16 percent from 2016, but still significantly high. Someone is shot in Chicago every two hours on average, and a person is murdered every 12:59 minutes, according to one report. However, because of Chicago's high population density, the chances of becoming a crime victim are lower than in other, less populous cities.

View the complete Top 100 list here.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cities; crime
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1 posted on 03/08/2018 11:33:42 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

2 posted on 03/08/2018 11:36:45 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hey ho way to go Ohio...


3 posted on 03/08/2018 11:37:44 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust Sessions. The Great Awakening is at hand...MAGA!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnddd guess what most of those cities have in common??


4 posted on 03/08/2018 11:38:04 AM PST by TallahasseeConservative ( Isaiah 40:31)
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To: SeekAndFind

Then why is it Chicago the city that is most named in shootings? Is it the number of shootings per population or just shootings period?


5 posted on 03/08/2018 11:38:43 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: TallahasseeConservative

Holder’s people...


6 posted on 03/08/2018 11:39:46 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: SeekAndFind

Is there a common denominator to these cities?

Is it ok to ask?


7 posted on 03/08/2018 11:39:50 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Free Republic has been reduced to primarily a gathering place for the inane, banal, and obtuse.nomi)
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To: SeekAndFind

The crime rates in every city are in direct correlation to the negro population percentage. Harsh but the truth.


8 posted on 03/08/2018 11:40:49 AM PST by Beagle8U (Nuke the Gay Whales!)
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Do you really need to ask?


9 posted on 03/08/2018 11:41:23 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: TallahasseeConservative

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnddd guess what most of those cities have in common??
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hmmmmm


10 posted on 03/08/2018 11:41:34 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Bingo and run for decades by Democrats.


11 posted on 03/08/2018 11:41:41 AM PST by TallahasseeConservative ( Isaiah 40:31)
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To: TallahasseeConservative

If you made an overlay of feral-American population density, I bet it would match up nicely with most dangerous cities.


12 posted on 03/08/2018 11:41:45 AM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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Wow, Salt Lake City jumps from not even on the list to 90. Gee, I wonder if that has anything to do with electing an uber-progressive, lesbian mayor and having her load all the city offices with her cronies? Nah, that can’t be it.


13 posted on 03/08/2018 11:42:25 AM PST by Hoffer Rand (God be greater than the worries in my life, be stronger than the weakness in my mind, be magnified.)
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To: TallahasseeConservative
And guess what most of those cities have in common

Could it be the brand name of their leadership?

14 posted on 03/08/2018 11:42:38 AM PST by Rapscallion (The tragedy of politics is that it can make good people hate each other.)
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To: SeekAndFind
I call BS...

Richmond, Calif., is a s****ole and there is no way it is one of the safest cities in the country.

15 posted on 03/08/2018 11:42:50 AM PST by L,TOWM (Having fun in unapproved ways since 1962)
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To: SeekAndFind

“The South” did not fare any worse than the “North” or the “Mid-West”


16 posted on 03/08/2018 11:43:13 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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To: Beagle8U

and EVERY single one of these places have been ran by Demoncrats for decades.


17 posted on 03/08/2018 11:43:39 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: sparklite2

Probably an exact match.


18 posted on 03/08/2018 11:44:08 AM PST by TallahasseeConservative ( Isaiah 40:31)
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To: SeekAndFind
The safest cities amongst those considered by NeighborhoodScout are Cincinnati, Ohio, Lauderhill, Fla., Schenectady, N.Y., Sanford, Fla., Huntsville, Ala., Eureka, Calif., Richmond, Calif., Jackson, Tenn., New Haven, Conn., and Tacoma, Washington.

Uh, I don't necessarily believe this. I would never step foot in Richmond, California. I've bought stuff from people in Richmond, but tell them I won't go there. The sellers mention everyone says the same, so we meet halfway to do the transaction in a safer place - in Oakland, California. Lots of black crime in Richmond, makes Oakland feel safe.

19 posted on 03/08/2018 11:47:43 AM PST by roadcat
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To: L,TOWM

Correct, as is New Haven, Jackson Tn and Ms. The latter is not even listed along eith New Orleans and Baton Rouge.


20 posted on 03/08/2018 11:49:40 AM PST by robowombat
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