2019’s Most Sinful Cities in America

wallethub.com ^ | Nov 26, 2018 | Adam McCann

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Las Vegas isn’t the only “Sin City” in America. In other cities, bad things happen and stay there, too. From beer-loving Milwaukee to hedonistic New Orleans, the U.S. is filled with people behaving illicitly. No place is innocent. We all have demons.

But at some point, we all have to pay for our vices. Gambling addiction, for instance, leads to $100 billion in losses for U.S. consumers every year. In 2017, identity theft and fraud took a toll of $16 billion. And every year, smoking burns a $300 billion hole in Uncle Sam’s wallet.

Luckily for the saints among us, all American sins are not created, or distributed, equally. In order to identify the darkest corners of America, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities across 37 key indicators of evil deeds. Our data set ranges from violent crimes per capita to excessive drinking to adult entertainment establishments per capita. Read on to see the baddest of the bad cities, the full ranking, and additional insight from a panel of experts.

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More at the link. Includes a table of 180 American cities ranked for various "sins". Clicking on the title over each column will sort the cities by that column's ranks (e.g., gambling).

Here are the top ten:

Most Sinful Cities in America

 

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Overall Rank*	City	WalletHub Vice Index	‘Anger & Hatred’ Rank	‘Jealousy’ Rank	‘Excesses & Vices’ Rank	‘Greed’ Rank	‘Lust’ Rank	‘Vanity’ Rank	‘Laziness’ Rank
1	Las Vegas, NV	61.32	16	35	33	5	12	4	3
2	Los Angeles, CA	55.04	25	59	155	103	1	1	86
3	New York, NY	52.91	34	153	159	101	3	2	20
4	Houston, TX	52.69	57	42	88	51	2	8	77
5	St. Louis, MO	52.34	1	44	1	69	29	30	44
6	Atlanta, GA	52.27	31	2	83	167	4	7	47
7	Miami, FL	51.58	94	4	151	85	17	5	4
8	Philadelphia, PA	51.23	7	53	15	40	13	26	27
9	Chicago, IL	50.98	41	57	75	84	6	6	83
10	Orlando, FL	50.58	5	5	52	164	22	9	66

[Vermont Lt]

I thought I had been to the most sinful. This is like a damn roadmap for my next cross country trip!

[EURASLEEP]

How is Washington, DC not at the top of this list?

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How is Washington, DC not at the top of this list?
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Or at least vying with San Francisco?

[pepsionice]

Most of these cities are magnets for the tourist industry...Washington rarely if ever, attracts tourists unless it’s a family situation. Go look for major hotels in the local area, and it doesn’t compare to Vegas or NY.

[mylife]

They are doing it wrong.
You aint supposed to get caught.

[DainBramage]

When democrats huddle in large masses, this is what you get.

[gaijin]

San Francisco not in top 10...?

[dennisw]

ping

[who knows what evil?]

l8r.

[patriotfury]

What a total joke!

There is a real war between good and evil, and for the soul of our nation.

It is good to have bias against evil and the immorality which truly crushes and destroys innocent children, and destroys, ribs, and enslaves lives and families. These things are also evidence of a suicidal society which is ultately destroying America.

However, in a negative way, it is clear, the bias behind this report leaves out the most dangerous citidel locations of total destructive hideous depravity, and perverse lawlessness, of the the most homosexual friendly jurisdictions, from the top ten.

These are the most anti-Christian, anti-family, pro abortion, and anti-American jurisdictions period. It is no coincidence, the states with these cities, are also the most humanistic and lawless on everything, and at war with morality and individual responsibility, are the most SOCIALIST, and the most out of control with their budgets and even illegal immigration.

And this subject of perversion, and it’s worst jurisdictions is clearly, and intentionally, left out of this top ten list...

[married21]

I thought I had been to the most sinful. This is like a damn roadmap for my next cross country trip!

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indeed, a “damn” roadmap. Kind of a highway to hell thing.

[patriotfury]

Wow, the auto correct on these “smartphones” really stinks.

[Gay State Conservative]

If DC isn’t #1 then this is fake news.

[EURASLEEP]

I was being tongue-in-cheek, given the long history of corruption among politicians, lobbyists, and lawyers.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

I went to a conference in 1995, in New Orleans. I was expecting to see and hear Dixieland groups in the little bars and bistros and on the streets.

Instead, I saw perversion and dirt everywhere, even in the shop windows.

I was extremely disappointed.

“Big Easy?” No, “Big Filthy!”

But the food was good.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

We must have attended the same conference in NO. That was exactly my take-away.

[equaviator]

Americans used to know how to party!

[Fiji Hill]

Washington rarely if ever, attracts tourists unless it’s a family situation. Go look for major hotels in the local area, and it doesn’t compare to Vegas or NY.

I would think the monuments and museums in DC would attract a lot of tourists, although many hotels charge higher prices on weekdays, a sign that business travel must outweigh tourism as their main source of income. Nonetheless, DC is one of my favorite vacation destination even though it has no decent Mexican restaurants.

[bgill]

Austin, TX should rank right below San Francisco in gay sex and spreading STDs. A doctor told me UT is the highest ranked college for STDs.