“The most dangerous major American city, St. Louis, has a murder rate of 66.1 per 100,000...”
Worse than Chicago?
The boundary lines of the cities have much to do with this. But, for the past 1/2 century, St. Louis & Detroit have battled for the #1 position as murder capitol of the USA.
Missouri tops the nation for high black homicide rate … again
By CHAD DAVIS • APR 23, 2018
St. Louis’ murder rate - The most dangerous cities in America ...
https://www.cbsnews.com
St. Louis has the highest murder rate in the nation. There were 60 homicides per 100000 St. Louis residents in 2016 — more than 10 times the national homicide rate ...
http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-St.-Louis-Missouri.html
The violent crime rate in St. Louis is 99.1% higher than the average US city.
Huge population difference skews the numbers. St Louis 318,000 vs Chicago 2.7 million