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About the Compilation
The list is derived from municipal crime statistics from the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department. According to NeighborhoodScout, data was gathered from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies in the United States.
A relational database from the data was used to associate crime incidences from all of these law enforcement agencies to the specific local communities the agency covers, and hence in which community the crimes have occurred.
The data was then researched and a mathematical algorithm was developed to statistically estimate the incidences of both violent and property crimes for each neighborhood in America.
The project took nearly 6-months to complete and the resultant formulae produced numbers of crimes and crime rates for neighborhoods with upwards of 87% accuracy in most cases.
Types of Crimes Included in Data
Offenses included in the data:
- Willful Homicide
- Forcible Rape
- Robbery
- Burglary
- Aggravated Assault
- Larceny (over $50)
- Motor Vehicle Theft
- Arson
Below is a list of the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities in America in order according to NeighborhoodScout’s Top 100.
If you live in one of the cities below and are reading this then you most likely have a police scanner and are already well aware of the crime in your city.
10. Oakland, CA
9. Wilmington, DE
8. Spartanburg, SC
7. St. Louis, MO
6. Camden, NJ
5. West Memphis, AR
4. Salisbury, MD
3. Las Vegas, NV
2. Chester, PA
1. Saginaw, MI
A link to the complete list with detailed information on crimes for all 100 cities is included in the “Related Links of Interest” section below.
Forbes’ Most Dangerous Cities
Forbes Magazine recently put out its own list of America’s Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities with a population of 200,000 residents or more. Here is their list:
10 Rockford, IL
9 Las Vegas, NV
8 Tallahassee, FL
7 Stockton, CA
6 Lubbock TX
5 Anchorage, AK
4 Flint, MI
3 Springfield, IL
2 Memphis, TN
1 Detroit, MI
A link to the Forbes article is included in the “Related Links of Interest” section below.
Related Links of Interest
- NeighborhoodScout: 100 Most Dangerous Cities in America
- Forbes: America's Most Dangerous Cities
- Forbes: In Pictures - America's Most Dangerous Cities
- FBI Uniform Crime Report
- FBI Website
- U.S. Dept. of Justice Website
That's it for now, till next time, stay safe and happy scanning!
-RF
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