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Crime
Crime in America 2017: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000
St. Louis, Missouri moved from #4 to #1 this year on Law Street's list of Dangerous Cities Over 200,000 after its violent crime rate rose by more than 8 percent. As violent crime increased nationally by nearly 4 percent, many cities in the top 10 saw substantial increases. Detroit is #2 on this year's list, moving down after three consecutive years at the top of the list due to an 11.5 percent decrease in its overall violent crime rate. Notably missing from this year's list is Cleveland, Ohio, which had ranked #8 on last year's list. The FBI did not provide information for Cleveland this year, and therefore the city cannot be ranked.
All statistics are based on 2015 data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report. Check out the slideshow below for the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000.
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Indianapolis, Indiana was another city on the list that saw a slight increase in violent crime. Between 2014 and 2015 the violent crime rate in Indianapolis went up 2.7 percent, which was slightly less than the 3.9 percent increase that occurred nationally. The number of murders in Indianapolis increased by about 9 percent last year with 148 in total. Although the number of robberies largely held constant, Indianapolis saw modest increases in every other category of violent crime.
Violent Crime Rate: 1,288/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 17/100,000 people
Population: 863,675
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:547
Rank Last Year: #10
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Research and analysis by Law Street’s Crime in America Team: Kevin Rizzo, Alexis Evans, and Anneliese Mahoney.
Click here for additional information on Law Street’s crime-ranking methodology.
Source:
FBI: Violent crime, population, murder, and officer statistics, measured January – December 2015.
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