The 50 Most Violent Cities in the World

[Donny]

According to stats San Francisco is even worse regarding crimes.
Anyway.
Enjoy.

guess all the Hippies have died out then...

[OB1]

guess all the Hippies have died out then...

 
yeah.

[BB]

In 2015, it was revealed that the LAPD had been underreporting crime for eight years, making the crime rate in the city appear much lower than it really is. Approximately 14,000 assaults went unreported as "minor offenses" rather than violent crimes. Additionally, recent years have seen increased crime in the city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Los_Angeles

Indeed, it's the same way in Ny and other big cities. Granted, some states have mellowed out with the ending of the crack wars, but a lot of it has to do with the introduction of Compstat policing. Before that, everything was slower, so crime was being reported more honestly. Now it's relatively instant, so the pressure is constant to show decreases, so numbers on all but the most serious crimes get fudged. Even with the big stuff there can be some numbers manipulation too sometimes.

ESPN of all places, had a big story about it over the Summer, including the lengths the NYPD went to to cover it up -

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-the-nypd-abused-citizens-in-the-name-of-data-and-how-one-cop-exposed-it-all/?ex_cid=538twitter.

Longer story by The Village Voice, that's covered the issue for years -

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/the-nypd-tapes-inside-bed-stuys-81st-precinct-6429434 .

[Tapeworm]

guess all the Hippies have died out then...

Maybe someone killed them.

[Donny]

Maybe someone killed them.

always thought it was or at least it has always been portrayed to us non Americans as a place of Harmony and free love...of course reality is another thing.

[OB1]

always thought it was or at least it has always been portrayed to us non Americans as a place of Harmony and free love...of course reality is another thing.

According to this page: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/san-francisco/crime/

1118 crimes per square mile !

[Donny]

According to this page: http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/san-francisco/crime/

1118 crimes per square mile !

shame..i always liked Michael Douglas in The streets of San Fransisco 

[OB1]

shame..i always liked Michael Douglas in The streets of San Fransisco 

Haha WTF.
That was a movie!

[Donny]

Haha WTF.
That was a movie!

yes big flared trousers and big shirt collars... they are showing Kojak on here on a channel... who loves ya baby ..

[funk51]

allentown 31.9 inches of snow but still had time for 2 killings plus numerous dumb deaths like a guy sleeping in his car with it running gets plowed over can you say asphyxiation.

[WoogsRaven]

Baltimore #20!! Represent!.....all jokes aside, the city of Baltimore is a hell hole. Not proud to say that I work in the city (the safe part)

[Howard]

always thought it was or at least it has always been portrayed to us non Americans as a place of Harmony and free love...of course reality is another thing.

That's what the Village People said ....

[hardgainerj]

i thought curitiba was one of brazils better cities

[doggler]

Sylva, North Carolina

[Griffith]

I'm just glad that you can't legally buy guns in any of these dangerous places! Praise Allah! Or Jesus.

Luckily for the criminals they have easy access to super-cheap military and police weapons while everyone else has to struggle to get a gun and wait years for approval.
 

[Pray_4_War]

Interesting list.  What do all of these cities have in common?  Hmmmmmmmmmm.

[chaos]

That list can't be right, not enough American cities.

[OB1]

That list can't be right, not enough American cities.

Agree.

[HTexan]

Chicago is not as bad as the news would have you believe

It is just one the murder capitals of the us.  

[SF1900]

It is just one the murder capitals of the us.  

Our crime research reveals the 30 cities in America with the highest number of murders per 1,000 residents. Murder is the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. We limited our research to cities with 25,000 or more people. Data used for this research are 1) the number of murders reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city, and 2) the population of each city.

Rank    City
30    Chicago Heights, IL
29    Baton Rouge, LA
28    Buffalo, NY
27    Hattiesburg, MS
26    East Chicago, IN
25    Birmingham, AL
24    Desert Hot Springs, CA
23    Compton, CA
22    Myrtle Beach, SC
21    Fort Pierce, FL
20    Harvey, IL
19    Bridgeton, NJ
18    Flint, MI
17    Rocky Mount, NC
16    Pine Bluff, AR
15    Petersburg, VA
14    Newark, NJ
13    Baltimore, MD
12    Harrisburg, PA
11    Jackson, MS
10    Wilmington, DE
9    Trenton, NJ
8    Riviera Beach, FL
7    New Orleans, LA
6    Camden, NJ
5    Detroit, MI
4    Gary, IN
3    St. Louis, MO
2    Chester, PA
1    East St. Louis, IL

[Kwon_2]

Sylva, North Carolina

+1

That place is just venomous!

[drkaje]

The first set of numbers is murders per 100,000 citizens. Only big cities would really be rated.

[Princess L]

Rank    City
100    Beaumont, TX
99    Elizabeth, NJ
98    Cincinnati, OH
97    Orlando, FL
96    Bridgeport, CT
95    Panama City, FL
94    Reading, PA
93    Goldsboro, NC
92    Lima, OH
91    Lawton, OK
90    Balch Springs, TX
89    Albuquerque, NM
88    Baton Rouge, LA
87    Gary, IN
86    North Miami, FL
85    Salisbury, MD
84    Battle Creek, MI
83    Poughkeepsie, NY
82    Tallahassee, FL
81    Waterloo, IA
80    Odessa, TX
79    Jackson, MI
78    Rocky Mount, NC
77    Anderson, SC
76    Jackson, MS
75    Holyoke, MA
74    Spartanburg, SC
73    Worcester, MA
72    Miami Beach, FL
71    Chattanooga, TN
70    New Orleans, LA
69    Gadsden, AL
68    Houston, TX
67    Minneapolis, MN
66    Canton, OH
65    Philadelphia, PA
64    Bridgeton, NJ
63    Miami, FL
62    Brockton, MA
61    Albany, GA
60    New Haven, CT
59    Springfield, IL
58    Fort Pierce, FL
57    Danville, IL
56    Springfield, MA
55    Jackson, TN
54    Fort Myers, FL
53    Hartford, CT
52    Lawrence, MA
51    Newark, NJ
50    Lansing, MI
49    Trenton, NJ
48    Harrisburg, PA
47    Lake Worth, FL
46    Chelsea, MA
45    Nashville, TN
44    Compton, CA
43    Fall River, MA
42    San Bernardino, CA
41    Springfield, MO
40    Riviera Beach, FL
39    Kalamazoo, MI
38    Niagara Falls, NY
37    Weslaco, TX
36    Buffalo, NY
35    Washington, DC
34    Kansas City, MO
33    Charleston, WV
32    New Bedford, MA
31    Rockford, IL
30    Pine Bluff, AR
29    Indianapolis, IN
28    Daytona Beach, FL
27    Elkhart, IN
26    Atlanta, GA
25    Harvey, IL
24    Homestead, FL
23    Cleveland, OH
22    East Point, GA
21    Atlantic City, NJ
20    Stockton, CA
19    Baltimore, MD
18    Little Rock, AR
17    Myrtle Beach, SC
16    West Memphis, AR
15    Milwaukee, WI
14    Newburgh, NY
13    Chester, PA
12    Birmingham, AL
11    Ardmore, OK
10    St. Louis, MO
9    Oakland, CA
8    Saginaw, MI
7    Flint, MI
6    Memphis, TN
5    Wilmington, DE
4    Alexandria, LA
3    Detroit, MI
2    Camden, NJ
1    East St. Louis, IL

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100dangerous/

[Dave D]

Rank    City
100    Beaumont, TX
99    Elizabeth, NJ
98    Cincinnati, OH
97    Orlando, FL
96    Bridgeport, CT
95    Panama City, FL
94    Reading, PA
93    Goldsboro, NC
92    Lima, OH
91    Lawton, OK
90    Balch Springs, TX
89    Albuquerque, NM
88    Baton Rouge, LA
87    Gary, IN
86    North Miami, FL
85    Salisbury, MD
84    Battle Creek, MI
83    Poughkeepsie, NY
82    Tallahassee, FL
81    Waterloo, IA
80    Odessa, TX
79    Jackson, MI
78    Rocky Mount, NC
77    Anderson, SC
76    Jackson, MS
75    Holyoke, MA
74    Spartanburg, SC
73    Worcester, MA
72    Miami Beach, FL
71    Chattanooga, TN
70    New Orleans, LA
69    Gadsden, AL
68    Houston, TX
67    Minneapolis, MN
66    Canton, OH
65    Philadelphia, PA
64    Bridgeton, NJ
63    Miami, FL
62    Brockton, MA
61    Albany, GA
60    New Haven, CT
59    Springfield, IL
58    Fort Pierce, FL
57    Danville, IL
56    Springfield, MA
55    Jackson, TN
54    Fort Myers, FL
53    Hartford, CT
52    Lawrence, MA
51    Newark, NJ
50    Lansing, MI
49    Trenton, NJ
48    Harrisburg, PA
47    Lake Worth, FL
46    Chelsea, MA
45    Nashville, TN
44    Compton, CA
43    Fall River, MA
42    San Bernardino, CA
41    Springfield, MO
40    Riviera Beach, FL
39    Kalamazoo, MI
38    Niagara Falls, NY
37    Weslaco, TX
36    Buffalo, NY
35    Washington, DC
34    Kansas City, MO
33    Charleston, WV
32    New Bedford, MA
31    Rockford, IL
30    Pine Bluff, AR
29    Indianapolis, IN
28    Daytona Beach, FL
27    Elkhart, IN
26    Atlanta, GA
25    Harvey, IL
24    Homestead, FL
23    Cleveland, OH
22    East Point, GA
21    Atlantic City, NJ
20    Stockton, CA
19    Baltimore, MD
18    Little Rock, AR
17    Myrtle Beach, SC
16    West Memphis, AR
15    Milwaukee, WI
14    Newburgh, NY
13    Chester, PA
12    Birmingham, AL
11    Ardmore, OK
10    St. Louis, MO
9    Oakland, CA
8    Saginaw, MI
7    Flint, MI
6    Memphis, TN
5    Wilmington, DE
4    Alexandria, LA
3    Detroit, MI
2    Camden, NJ
1    East St. Louis, IL

http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100dangerous/

15 different lists 15 different rankings, I like this one because Flint AND Saginaw make the top 10, right behind Wilmington of course....

[funk51]

Our crime research reveals the 30 cities in America with the highest number of murders per 1,000 residents. Murder is the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. We limited our research to cities with 25,000 or more people. Data used for this research are 1) the number of murders reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city, and 2) the population of each city.

Rank    City
30    Chicago Heights, IL
29    Baton Rouge, LA
28    Buffalo, NY
27    Hattiesburg, MS
26    East Chicago, IN
25    Birmingham, AL
24    Desert Hot Springs, CA
23    Compton, CA
22    Myrtle Beach, SC
21    Fort Pierce, FL
20    Harvey, IL
19    Bridgeton, NJ
18    Flint, MI
17    Rocky Mount, NC
16    Pine Bluff, AR
15    Petersburg, VA
14    Newark, NJ
13    Baltimore, MD
12    Harrisburg, PA
11    Jackson, MS
10    Wilmington, DE
9    Trenton, NJ
8    Riviera Beach, FL
7    New Orleans, LA
6    Camden, NJ
5    Detroit, MI
4    Gary, IN
3    St. Louis, MO
2    Chester, PA
1    East St. Louis, IL

pa on list 2 x , i'm proud. and not even allentown or reading.