Which American City is most dangerous?

Question

Which American City is most dangerous?

Answer 1

I would say Miami. I live in FL and the whole state is pretty dangerous.

Answer 2

I'd say New York, New York but what do I know...I don't live in any of them and no one lives in all of them, we all just hear how bad they are so it's all just based on what we hear on the news and in the newspapers.

Answer 3

In this day and time which one isn't?! I live in a really small town and just in the past year people have been shot like crazy! It's horrible!

Answer 4

I would say Detroit. The mayor did not have time to look after his people lately.

Answer 5

In another blow to the Motor City’s tarnished image, Detroit pushed past St. Louis to become the nation’s most dangerous city, according to a private research group’s controversial analysis, released Sunday, of annual FBI crime statistics.

The study drew harsh criticism even before it came out. The American Society of Criminology launched a pre-emptive strike Friday, issuing a statement attacking it as “an irresponsible misuse” of crime data.

The 14th annual “City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America” was published by CQ Press, a unit of Congressional Quarterly Inc. It is based on the FBI’s September 24 crime statistics report.

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Last year’s crime leader, St. Louis, Missouri, fell to No. 2. Another Michigan city, Flint, ranked third, followed by Oakland, California; Camden, New Jersey; Birmingham, Alabama; North Charleston, South Carolina; Memphis, Tennessee; Richmond, California; and Cleveland, Ohio.

The study ranked Mission Viejo, California, as the safest U.S. city, followed by Clarkstown, New York; Brick Township, New Jersey; Amherst, New York; and Sugar Land, Texas.

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Detroit was pegged the nation’s murder capital in the 1980s and has lost nearly 1 million people since 1950, according to the Census Bureau. Downtown sports stadiums and corporate headquarters—along with the redevelopment of the riverfront of this city of 919,000—have slowed but not reversed the decline. Officials have said crime reports don’t help.

Detroit police officials released a statement Sunday night disputing the report, saying it fails to put crime information into proper context.

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The rankings “do groundless harm to many communities,” said Michael Tonry, president of the American Society of Criminology.

“They also work against a key goal of our society, which is a better understanding of crime-related issues by both scientists and the public,” Tonry said.

Critics also complain that numbers don’t tell the whole story because of differences among cities.

Answer 6

I read that Detroit, Michigan was the most dangerous city.

Answer 7

I don't know, but I can tell you that it is not St Louis as many seem to think. St Louis isn't even the most dangerous City in the state of Mo. What I can tell you is that the reason St. Louis gets an unfair rate is that the City of St. Louis voted to secede from St. Louis County many years ago and become an independent city, so what this means is that when crimes happen in the city,they stay in the city and are not divided into the population of the metro area like other cities get to do, so instead of taking those crimes and adding the county crimes together and dividing them into the almost 3 million people in the area, the crimes get divided into only the people who live in the city proper. St. Louis is no utopia, and it has some high crime neighborhoods, but its a lot safer than it appears. Down town St Louis is safer than most large cities down towns!

Answer 8

Los Angelas or Detroit.

Answer 9

all

Answer 10

Watts, CA

Answer 11

LA and Ny

Specifically: Compton for La

and for NY the Bronx and queens

Answer 12

Well, Las Vegas if youre planning to gamble. "Gangsters" will rob you every day and night, so stay out of there. Miami is DANGEROUS, unless youre a OAP. Detroit just sucks, nobody cares about you. And LA is full of stuck up 'gangstaz man!' that will try and rob ya.

Answer 13

i guess llos angelos cuz ull get shot by gang bangers

Answer 14

Washington D.C. That's where all the evil politicians are that kill thousands of people every year all over the world. Ouch!

Answer 15

st. louis, MO

Answer 16

Detroit.

St. Louis is second.

Answer 17

Disney land that place is messed up