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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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“Birmingham’s skyline from it’s highest point” courtesy of André Natta via Flickr
Birmingham, Alabama was another city that saw a notable increase in crime last year. Altogether, the city saw its violent crime rate go up by nearly 10 percent in 2015. That increase moved Birmingham up from the #5 spot last year to #3 this year. The city also experienced a striking increase in the number of murders, going from 52 in 2014 to 79 in 2015–an increase of more than 50 percent. Although the number of reported rapes decreased slightly, murder, robbery, and aggravated assault all went up. Following murder, the second largest reported increase was in aggravated assaults, which went up by about 13 percent.
Violent Crime Rate: 1,746/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 37/100,000 people
Population: 212,291
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:253
Rank Last Year: #5
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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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