The 10 Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in America Are...

Compuserve News Feature ^ | 1/26/02

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

For the third year in a row, Detroit ranks as the Most Dangerous City in America, according to a new report from Morgan Quitno Press. The 2002 Most Dangerous and Safest City Awards are based on a city's rate for six basic crime categories as measured by crime data collected and analyzed by the FBI: Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated assault, Burglary and Motor vehicle theft.

The Safest Cities in America Are...	The Most Dangerous Cities in America Are...
1. Amherst, N.Y.	1. Detroit, Mich.
2. Newton,Mass.	2. Atlanta, Ga.
3. Mission Veijo, Calif.	3. St. Louis, Mo.
4. Cary, N.C.	4. Baltimore, Md.
5. Brick Township, N.J.	5. Gary, Ind.
6. Simi Valley, Calif.	6. Camden, N. J.
7. Sunnyvale, Calif.	7. Tampa, Fla.
8. Colonie, N.Y.	8. West Palm Beach, Fla.
9. Sterling Heights, Mich.	9. Compton, Calif.
10. Clarkstown, N.Y.	10. Memphis, Tenn.

(Click the city name above to see a Local Visitor's Guide, in some cases it will be the nearest large city.)

Included in the rankings were all cities with more than 75,000 people that reported crime data to the FBI for these six crime categories.

For the second consecutive year, and fifth in the last eight years, Amherst, N.Y., (near Buffalo) has earned the No. 1 Safest City ranking. "With no murders, the fifth lowest rape and aggravated assault rates, Amherst has one of the lowest crime rates of any city," according to Scott Morgan, president of Morgan Quitno.

Check the complete list of 327 cities and their scores.

[Straight Vermonter]

Your link is broken and it appears to be a members only site.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

CORRECTED HYPERLINK...

Check the complete list of 327 cities and their scores.

[Willie Green]

I wanted to check out DC's ranking, but ya got a bad link to the 327 cities.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

I corrected the link but thanks I did not realize it was members only.

[codeword]

This list surprises me. Simi Valley is where the cops live.

[capt. norm]

I wish they would have considered Panama City, Florida on the safe list.

Geography makes it nearly impossible for a criminal to leave this county once they are looking for them. A series of bays and bridges make it fairly easy to bottle up the exits and trap those fleeing police and as a result of that and just plain good police work, it has become widely known that if you do your crime here, you will almost certainly be caught.

[lowbridge]

4. Baltimore, Md.

But, but, but....

The Brady Campaign gave Maryland an "A"

[Willie Green]

Aaaacckkk!!!

Now I gotta log on with a screen name and password at Compuserve.

I appreciate your efforts, but it ain't worth the hassle.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

The Most Dangerous Cities
in America Are...

1-50   51-100  101-150  151-200  201-250  251-327

Most Dangerous Rank	City
1-50
1	Detroit, MI
2	Atlanta, GA
3	St. Louis, MO
4	Baltimore, MD
5	Gary, IN
6	Camden, NJ
7	Tampa, FL
8	West Palm Beach, FL
9	Compton, CA
10	Memphis, TN
11	New Orleans, LA
12	Washington DC
13	Kansas City, MO
14	Richmond, VA
15	Dayton, OH
16	Flint, MI
17	Miami, FL
18	Youngstown, OH
19	Dallas, TX
20	Newark, NJ
21	Trenton, NJ
22	Chattanooga, TN
23	Orlando, FL
24	Philadelphia, PA
25	Reading, PA
26	Birmingham, AL
27	Cleveland, OH
28	Oakland, CA
29	Savannah, GA
30	Minneapolis, MN
31	Hammond, IN
32	Nashville, TN
33	Bridgeport, CT
34	Tacoma, WA
35	Milwaukee, WI
36	Hartford, CT
37	Springfield, MA
38	Providence, RI
39	Winston-Salem, NC
40	Shreveport, LA
41	New Haven, CT
42	Columbus, OH
43	Miami Beach, FL
44	Canton, OH
45	Kalamazoo, MI
46	St. Petersburg, FL
47	Little Rock, AR
48	Buffalo, NY
49	Topeka, KS
50	Durham, NC

1-50   51-100  101-150  151-200  201-250  251-327

[He Rides A White Horse]

A series of bays and bridges make it fairly easy to bottle up the exits and trap those fleeing police and as a result of that and just plain good police work, it has become widely known that if you do your crime here, you will almost certainly be caught.

Never underestimate the stupidity of some people.

[Straight Vermonter]

Mash here.

[illbenice]

You should just post the whole list so we dont have to register.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Done.No problem.Was easy (if the links work in post 10 ;-0 )

[illbenice]

And you all ready did, Ill zip my mouth now....

[Straight Vermonter]

The Brady Campaign gave Maryland an "A"

The Brady folks recently gave Vermont a "D" and Maine an "F". They gave Mass. an "A-" and NY a "B+". I read this in my local paper and nearly fell off my chair laughing.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Thanks.

Everyone GO TO POST 12 if they need more info.

[Ward Smythe]

This can't be true. Richmond, VA can't be #14 'cause our new Lt. Governor started Project Exile when he was the mayor...

[Mr.Clark]

5. Brick Township, NJ.

Brick resident bump! A very nice town along the Jersey shore.

[Lessismore]

Great! I've often thought that it would be nice to know of a site that had crime rates by zip code. When traveling, you really need better definition than city boundaries.

[Happygal]

Not surprising though that so many Californian cities are safe. Biggest crime is getting hit by a handbag! *L*

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I believe that #8 for the most dangerous. I have seen those people drive, vote, stand in checkout lines at stores and play shuffleboard! They are vicious!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Where is Daytona Beach and portland Oregon on the lists?

[ASTM366]

Can you guess what the top 5 most dangerous cities have in common?

[Straight Vermonter]

Ask and ye shall receive. Mash here

Note that 100 is national average on the crime info. My town scores 12/19. Beat that! LOL

[thatsnotnice]

I wish they would have considered Panama City, Florida on the safe list.

Panama City may be ok but the last time I was in Parker it it had really deteriorated.

[ex-Texan]

Simi Valley .... LOL LOL!

That is where nearly every cop working around Los Angeles lives .... guns and cops everywhere!

[eaglewatch]

Ref #24: Would it have anything to do with demographics?

[Grampa Dave]

Wonder how many of the most dangerous cities have the following in common:

1. Incredible gun control which keep guns out of the hands of the good people. Of course the evil Saturday night specials, the guns that inner city people can afford have been declared illegal.

2. How many of these cities have an annual swap your gun for a ticket to a rap concert or something like that?

3. The mayor, city council, district attornies, judges, and the local mediots are left wing of the Hilldebeast.

4. Were Goron voting cities with massive illegal voting during the 2000 election?

5. Most of the populations love and support Je$$e and $harpton and are pushing for the right of felons to vote in the next election!

6. How many of the adults in these cities are on welfare?

7. Cops are looked on as the enemies when they try to enforce the law or apprehend criminals after a crime.

8. Are against Racial Profiling!

9. A large % of the adult population believes that America was responsible for 9/11!

10. Will vote at least 80% for the next demonicRat candidate for president, senate, congress, state legislature or local offices!

[wardaddy]

shhhhh!!!...you racist you...shame on you!

[Straight Vermonter]

Panama City is not large enough (must be >75K) for this survey but looking at their crime stats online they would not make it anyway since they are above the national average for both violent and non-violent crime.

[Chi-townChief]

I found my old hometown of Cleveland, OH lurking at 27 but where's Chicago or any other Illinois cities??

[clintonh8r]

Gimme a hint...is it the opposite of what the five safest cities might have in common, hmmmmmm?

[Lessismore]

12/34, but not too bad.

[Dan from Michigan]

COMPLETE LIST HERE

[Dan from Michigan]

West Palm Beach is more dangerous than COMPTON, home of NWA.

[ASTM366]

Shame on me?

The facts are the facts.

[ASTM366]

Sorry, no hints!

You must post what you believe.

Come now, speak the truth.

[Dan from Michigan]

The suprising part, Detroit used to be twice as bad in crime as it is now. Coleman Young, who was David Duke in black skin, wrecked the city.

Also, there are about 40,000 Mexicans(estimate) or so in the City of Detroit. They area they were as was a gang war zone. The Mexicans cleaned it up, and now there are some white people that actually go there now for some Mexican food.

[bleudevil]

Here's another interesting crime-statistics Web site:

Crime Stats

Your list is intriguing. I wouldn't have thought of, for example, Dayton, Ohio, being a particularly dangerous place, or that a city in New Jersey would be one of the safest in the U.S.

[ASTM366]

You'll have to post what you believe to be the answer.

Again, what do the 5 most dangerous cities have in common?

[scholar]

Gary In

Live near Gary and wanted to pay my respects to Marine Sgt. Winters. Was afraid to go alone--not that a companion could save anyone from a drive-by shooter.

Also don't know if you have heard that the Winter's home was robbed during the funeral services. What a sad commentary on our society!

[wardaddy]

It was a joke, I'm from Jackson Miss and live in Nashville. I could write a book on this topic. The self righteous FR cabal label me a racist constantly. They'll say it's really about poverty or class. If so then why isn't West VA or Eastern KY or Utah on the list?

[wardaddy]

I've been to Compton....it looked like black lower middle class environs to me. It's nothing like East St Louis or Liberty City (Miami) or even my old neighborhood in Jackson MISS.

[Allegra]

What? Houston's not in the top 50?? Wow...that's the first good news about us in a long time. :)

[headsonpikes]

"...how many of the most dangerous cities have the following in common?"

Would the correct answer be 'all of them', Gramps? LOL!

Great post!

[Thebaddog]

This list is worthless. Chicago is a good city, but not being in the fifty most dangerous is dishonest. Who is the weasel that made this list?

[ASTM366]

Hi wardaddy -

ASTM366

Graduate of Northeast Lauderdale County High School (out in the dark, deep sticks of east Mississippi), 1976.

Graduate of Univ. of Southern Mississippi, 1980.

[wardaddy]

Houston is 10th in the big cities ranking. I suppose it got watered down when they took all the small and medium sized cities into account.

Isn't it a crying shame our nation's capitol is always one of the worst?

I was suprised Nashville where I live was #32...it doesn't seem too bad here. I will state though for the record that Nashville has a white trash contingent that simply amazes me. In my business I deal with elements of it on a daily business. Poor whites like my ancestors seem to hardly exist anymore....there's no dignity left.