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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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Oakland, California moved down four spots on Law Street’s list of Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000 due to a significant decrease in violent crime. The city’s violent crime rate dropped from 1,685 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 1,442 per 100,000 in 2015, a drop of about 14 percent. The drop in violent crime can largely be attributed to a significant reduction in the number of aggravated assaults, which decreased by about 24 percent last year. That drop occurred as Oakland saw a noteworthy increase in the number of residents living there. According to Census Bureau estimates cited by the FBI, there were about 10,000 more residents last year than the year prior.
Violent Crime Rate: 1,442/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 20/100,000 people
Population: 419,481
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:572
Rank Last Year: #3
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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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