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Crime in America 2017: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Under 200,000
Rockford, Illinois, is the most dangerous city in the U.S. with a population between 100,000-200,000 people, displacing Little Rock, Arkansas, which now ranks as #2. Tallahassee, Florida moved onto the list at #8 after just missing the cut at #12 last year; Odessa, Texas also moved from #11 to #9. Many of the rest of the positions held steady and only saw small increases or decreases in their violent crime rates.
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 Under 200,000.
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Springfield, Missouri, held steady at the #3 spot, a space it occupied for the first time in last year’s Crime in America rankings. Springfield saw a noteworthy increase of 14 percent in its violent crime rate, from 1,186 per 100,000 people to 1,356 per 100,000. However, Springfield did see a nice drop in murders–in 2014 there were 16 murders in the city, in 2015 there were only 10. The instances of rape, robbery, and aggravated assault all saw increases between 12 and 17 percent.
Violent Crime Rate: 1,356/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 6/100,000 people
Population: 166,860
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:513
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.
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Source:
FBI: Violent crime, population, murder, and officer statistics, measured January – December 2015.
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