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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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“Downtown Lansing, Michigan” courtesy of Ken Lund via Flickr
Lansing, Michigan also held steady at the #4 spot, after jumping from #8 to #4 in last year’s rankings. Lansing’s overall violent crime rate saw a 4 percent increase, which is slightly above the 3 percent increase in the violent crime rate nationwide. Lansing also remains the smallest city on the list, with a population of just 114,694.
Violent Crime Rate: 1,157/100,000 people
Murder Rate: 8/100,000 people
Population: 114,694
Officer to Population Ratio: 1:644
Rank Last Year: #4
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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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