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Safest and Most Dangerous Cities in U.S.
Nov 21 12:06 AM US/Eastern
By The Associated Press
Following are the safest and most dangerous cities with populations over 75,000, according to Morgan Quitno Press.
Safest Cities:
1. Newton, Mass.
2. Clarkstown, N.Y.
3. Amherst, N.Y.
4. Mission Viejo, Calif.
5. Brick Township, N.J.
6. Troy, Mich.
7. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
8. Round Rock, Texas
9. Lake Forest, Calif.
10. Cary, N.C.
Most Dangerous Cities:
1. Camden, N.J.
2. Detroit
3. St. Louis
4. Flint, Mich.
5. Richmond, Va.
6. Baltimore
7. Atlanta
8. New Orleans
9. Gary, Ind.
10. Birmingham, Ala.
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Source: Morgan Quitno Press
St Louis is number 3! Woo-Hoo! I'd better start locking my door at night!
My city is # 1 but I still lock my doors at night.
I can't imagine what I'd do if I lived in Camden.
Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary, Indiana,
Let me say it once again.
Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana,
That's the town that "knew me when."
If you'd like to have a logical explanation
How I happened on this elegant syncopation,
I will say without a moment of hesitation
There is just one place
That can light my face.
Gary, Indiana,
Gary Indiana,
Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York, or Rome,
but Gary, Indiana,
Gary, Indiana,
Gary Indiana,
My home sweet home.
Hmm, something is similar about the crime-ridden cities...can't quite put my finger on it...
Go for broke! Here's the entire list:
OVERALL: (369 cities)
SAFEST 25: MOST DANGEROUS 25:
1 Newton, MA 1 Camden, NJ
2 Clarkstown, NY 2 Detroit, MI
3 Amherst, NY 3 St. Louis, MO
4 Mission Viejo, CA 4 Flint, MI
5 Brick Twnshp, NJ 5 Richmond, VA
6 Troy, MI 6 Baltimore, MD
7 Thousand Oaks, CA 7 Atlanta, GA
8 Round Rock, TX 8 New Orleans, LA
9 Lake Forest, CA 9 Gary, IN
10 Cary, NC 10 Birmingham, AL
11 Colonie, NY 11 Richmond, CA
12 Fargo, ND 12 Cleveland, OH
13 Irvine, CA 13 Washington, DC
14 Orem, UT 14 West Palm Beach, FL
15 Dover Twnshp, NJ 15 Compton, CA
16 Warwick, RI 16 Memphis, TN
17 Sunnyvale, CA 17 Dayton, OH
18 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ 18 San Bernardino, CA
19 Parma, OH 19 Springfield, MA
20 Canton Twnshp, MI 20 Cincinnati, OH
21 Greece, NY 21 Oakland, CA
22 Simi Valley, CA 22 Dallas, TX
23 Coral Springs, FL 23 Newark, NJ
24 Port St. Lucie, FL 24 Hartford, CT
25 Centennial, CO 25 Little Rock, AR
CITIES OF 500,000 OR MORE POPULATION: (32 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 San Jose, CA 1 Detroit, MI
2 El Paso, TX 2 Baltimore, MD
3 Honolulu, HI 3 Washington, DC
4 New York, NY 4 Memphis, TN
5 Austin, TX 5 Dallas, TX
6 San Diego, CA 6 Philadelphia, PA
7 Louisville, KY 7 Columbus, OH
8 San Antonio, TX 8 Nashville, TN
9 Fort Worth, TX 9 Houston, TX
10 Jacksonville, FL 10 Charlotte, NC
CITIES OF 100,000 TO 499,999 POPULATION: (208 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 Amherst, NY 1 St. Louis, MO
2 Thousand Oaks, CA 2 Flint, MI
3 Cary, NC 3 Richmond, VA
4 Irvine, CA 4 Atlanta, GA
5 Sunnyvale, CA 5 New Orleans, LA
6 Simi Valley, CA 6 Gary, IN
7 Coral Springs, FL 7 Birmingham, AL
8 Port St. Lucie, FL 8 Richmond, CA
9 Glendale, CA 9 Cleveland, OH
10 Provo, UT 10 Dayton, OH
CITIES OF 75,000 TO 99,999 POPULATION: (129 cities)
Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:
1 Newton, MA 1 Camden, NJ
2 Clarkstown, NY 2 West Palm Beach, FL
3 Mission Viejo, CA 3 Compton, CA
4 Brick Twnshp, NJ 4 Trenton, NJ
5 Troy, MI 5 Reading, PA
6 Round Rock, TX 6 Canton, OH
7 Lake Forest, CA 7 Youngstown, OH
8 Colonie, NY 8 Miami Beach, FL
9 Fargo, ND 9 North Charleston, SC
10 Orem, UT 10 Macon, GA*
OVERALL (330 METROPOLITAN AREAS):
Safest 25: Most Dangerous 25:
1 Logan, UT-ID 1 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D.
2 Fond du Lac, WI 2 New Orleans, LA
3 Glens Falls, NY 3 Memphis, TN-MS-AR
4 Appleton, WI 4 Sumter, SC
5 Sheboygan, WI 5 Miami-Dade County, FL M.D.
6 Columbus, IN 6 Stockton, CA
7 La Crosse, WI-MN 7 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
8 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 8 Florence, SC
9 Bangor, ME 9 Hot Springs, AR
10 Bismarck, ND 10 Myrtle Beach, SC
11 Eau Claire, WI 11 Pine Bluff, AR
12 State College, PA 12 Flint, MI
13 Binghamton, NY 13 Saginaw, MI
14 Wausau, WI 14 Little Rock, AR
15 Fargo, ND-MN 15 Tucson, AZ
16 Nassau-Suffolk, NY M.D. 16 Modesto, CA
17 Portland, ME 17 Albuquerque, NM
18 Rockingham County, NH M.D. 18 Jackson, TN
19 Edison, NJ M.D. 19 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
20 Williamsport, PA 20 Baltimore-Towson, MD
21 Owensboro, KY 21 Wichita Falls, TX
22 Elizabethtown, KY 22 Houston, TX
23 Jefferson City, MO 23 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
24 Harrisonburg, VA 24 Tallahassee, FL
25 Rochester, MN 25 Los Angeles County, CA M.D.
Atlanta is #7 - which is why I live in Cumming, GA and seldom venture inside the Perimeter (I285).