Most Dangerous Cities

Based on City Crime data, the list of the most dangerous cities in America has been compiled for 2008-2009. Check out the ranking:


1 New Orleans, LA
2 Camden, NJ
3 Detroit, MI
4 St. Louis, MO
5 Oakland, CA
6 Flint, MI
7 Gary, IN
8 Birmingham, AL
9 Richmond, CA
10 North Charleston, SC
11 Cleveland, OH
12 Baltimore, MD
13 Miami Gardens, FL
14 Memphis, TN
15 Youngstown, OH
16 Atlanta, GA
17 Compton, CA
18 Orlando, FL
19 Little Rock, AR
20 Minneapolis, MN
21 Washington, DC
22 Philadelphia, PA shout out! Not bad, Philly- you're at least behind DC!
23 Jackson, MS
24 Newark, NJ
25 Milwaukee, WI

Crazy how Michigan has 2 in the top 10! Seems like a big factor in the crime rate of any city is the unemployment/poverty rate. Oh, and please note that NEW YORK CITY is NOT on the list. So stop worrying about me walking at night! You mid-westerners should be more nervous than me- yikes! :)