Updated–fall of 2010.
The demand for information comparing one city to another is one of the Internet’s most popular crime-related requests. But we get angry inquiries as to why a particular city is or is not on the list below.
We at Crime in America.Net do not compile these lists; we collect relevant information and put it in one convenient place thus providing the most comprehensive resource available on the subject. Please go to http://crimeinamerica.net/city-crime-rates-top-ten-cities/ and take some time to explore the additional resources/studies available.
We offer all the studies so you can create your own conclusions.
We understand that web readers scan and do not read but in this case you need to look at a variety of sources to get the answer as to the safety or dangerousness of a particular city.
Every list/study will rank cities based on different factors. If you’re upset that Baltimore (or any other city) did not make the list below, then look at the other studies at the link above.
Please understand that it’s almost impossible to compare one city against another with any real precision (explained at the link above). Note that New York is included in Forbes current list of safest cities but New York also appears on the list below.
Comparisons keep happening so we will continue to offer what’s available.
Forbes magazine offers the list below based on rates of violent crime and additional factors such as unemployment, sales and income tax rates, commute times, the performance of pro sports teams, weather and public corruption.
This year’s list:
1. Cleveland, Ohio.
2. Stockton, Calif.
3. Memphis, Tenn.
4. Detroit, Mich.
5. Flint, Mich.
6. Miami, Fla.
7. St. Louis, Mo.
8. Buffalo, N.Y.
9. Canton, Ohio.
10. Chicago, Ill.
11. Modesto, Calif.
12. Akron, Ohio.
13. Kansas City, Mo.
14. Rockford, Ill.
15. Toledo, Ohio.
16. New York, N.Y.
17. Sacramento, Calif.
18. Youngstown, Ohio.
19. Gary, Ind.
20. Philadelphia, Pa.
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