Top ten worst cities based on crime (2010)

[X_Digger]

The FBI just released it's preliminary crime figures for 2010. Based on their data, here are the top 10 worst cities over 100k pop..

Based on murder rate*..

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LOUISIANA...............NEW ORLEANS...49.1
MICHIGAN................FLINT.........48.5
MISSOURI................ST. LOUIS.....40.5
MARYLAND................BALTIMORE.....34.8
MICHIGAN................DETROIT.......34.5
NEW JERSEY..............NEWARK........32.1
MISSISSIPPI.............JACKSON.......23.5
OHIO....................DAYTON........22.3
CALIFORNIA..............OAKLAND.......22.0
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA....WASHINGTON....21.9


*preliminary national average is 4.9 per 100,000.

Based on overall violent crime rate..

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MICHIGAN......FLINT.........2,208
MICHIGAN......DETROIT.......1,887
MISSOURI......ST. LOUIS.....1,747
CONNECTICUT...NEW HAVEN.....1,584
TENNESSEE.....MEMPHIS.......1,539
CALIFORNIA....OAKLAND.......1,530
ARKANSAS......LITTLE ROCK...1,522
MARYLAND......BALTIMORE.....1,456
ILLINOIS......ROCKFORD......1,453
CALIFORNIA....STOCKTON......1,381


Based on rape rate..

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MINNESOTA.......MINNEAPOLIS......114
ALASKA..........ANCHORAGE.........91
ILLINOIS........SPRINGFIELD.......89
MICHIGAN........LANSING...........86
MICHIGAN........FLINT.............84
MASSACHUSETTS...SPRINGFIELD.......84
UTAH............SALT LAKE CITY....82
ILLINOIS........ELGIN.............80
OHIO............CLEVELAND.........79
CALIFORNIA......OAKLAND...........78


Based on aggravated assault rate..

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MICHIGAN........FLINT........1,462
MICHIGAN........DETROIT......1,192
MISSOURI........ST. LOUIS....1,055
ILLINOIS........ROCKFORD.....1,053
ARKANSAS........LITTLE ROCK....987
TENNESSEE.......MEMPHIS........984
MASSACHUSETTS...LOWELL.........921
CONNECTICUT.....NEW HAVEN......884
MASSACHUSETTS...SPRINGFIELD....880
MARYLAND........BALTIMORE......858


http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/preliminary-annual-ucr-jan-dec-2010

[otohara]

1. More Guns Please

Soon the USA to look like Yemen.
Machine guns for every man woman child.

[gejohnston]

4. I was thinking more like Switzerland or Finland or Norway

By the way, even though shooting is the national sport, they really do have open carry of machine guns and their murder rate is half of Japan's.

As for Yemen, the president is really the mayor of the capitol.

[gejohnston]

12. According to the latest UN data I can find

our murder rate is 5.0 per 100K. Yemen is 4.0 per 100K.

[lawodevolution]

13. Yemen is rather peaceful and crime free

compared to nigeria, haitia, jamaica, sierra leon and a lot of other gun ban zones are very violent.

[richmwill]

2. See how New York City gets a bad reputation for no reason? (n/t)

[obxhead]

3. If they counted ALL crime DC would easily rank #1

Obviously they left out Government sponsored crimes in this study.

[Hangingon]

7. Marion Berry once said,

"Except for the murders, D.C. crime is pretty low".

[PavePusher]

16. He would know, he gets his crack the old-fashioned way...

he earns it.

[JaneQPublic]

5. But, but, the Obama Hater at work says Chicago is the deadliest city!

Elgin and Rockford are kind of close, but my coworker insists that Chicago is the Murder Capital of the World (and Obama made it that way)!

[X_Digger]

6. Chicago doesn't meet UCR standards for rape reporting, but they seem to adhere for homicide. n/t

[gejohnston]

8. Of the world?

Next time tell him those gun bans in Jamaica, South Africa, and Mexico must really be working. Their murder rates range from 3-7 times ours depending on the country.
That said,

but, but, the Latte sipping urbanite at work insists Phoenix and Boise are murder capitols of the world because gun toting heathens are shooting it out over parking spaces every day.

[madrchsod]

9. chicago is at early 60`s levels as is los angeles...

[X_Digger]

11. As is most of the nation.. n/t

[madrchsod]

10. i live down the road from rockford..

heroin distribution center for northern illinois and southern wisconsin.

[MicaelS]

14. Rape rate jumps out at me

Wonder why Anchorage and Salt Lake City have such high rape rates? Especially Alaska being number two.

[lawodevolution]

15. high male to female ratio (at least available females)

[MicaelS]

17. Makes sense n/t

[AtheistCrusader]

18. My D- (Brady rating) doesn't appear in this list.

Quell Surprise.