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Crime in America 2016: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000
Detroit is the most dangerous city with a population over 200,000 for a third year in a row. Although Detroit remains at the top of the list, its violent crime decreased by about 4 percent. Indianapolis, Indiana also makes its first appearance on the list this year at number 10. All statistics are based on 2014 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, Alabama moved up three spots in this year’s rankings after its violent crime rate increased by about 18 percent. Birmingham had the highest growth in violent crime among all of the cities on this list. The change in violent crime is largely due to a significant increase in the number of aggravated assaults, which went from 1,642 in 2013 to 2,084 in 2014–an increase of nearly 27 percent. Despite higher levels of aggravated assault, robbery, and rape, Birmingham did have a notable decrease in the number of murders–going down by more than 10 for a total of 52 in 2014.
Violent Crime Rate: 1,588/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 25/100,000 people
Population: 212,115
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:245
Rank Last Year: #8
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Research and analysis by Law Street’s Crime in America Team: Kevin Rizzo, Alexis Evans, and Anneliese Mahoney.
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Source:
FBI: Violent crime, population, murder, and officer statistics, measured January – December 2014.
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