10 Most Dangerous Cities in America
On Monday, the FBI released its annual crime statistics for the United States. This year, Chicago, Illinois, was the most dangerous city, surpassing even the country's largest metropolitan area, New York, in terms of the number of murders. Moreover, unlike the Big Apple, the crime rate is growing here. The police attribute this to the redistribution of spheres of influence between African Americans and Hispanics in poor neighborhoods located on the outskirts of the metropolis. In this issue, you will find out where else in America it is not so safe to walk the streets.
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1. Chicago, Illinois.
The city, primarily known for its Prohibition-era mafia, is still troubled today: in 2012, 500 murders were committed here, with a population of 2.7 million people. By the way, Chicago is a twin city of Moscow. No hints, just an interesting fact.
2. New York, New York.
419 homicides per 8.3 million population. In total, 53,000 violent crimes and 143,000 crimes against property were committed in America's largest metropolis in a year.
3. Detroit, Michigan
Residents of a city that has declared bankruptcy have the highest probability of being killed: 386 murders per 707,000 population.
4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia means "brotherly love" in Greek. Whether it has the right to be called the "City of Brotherly Love", judge for yourself: 331 murders per 1.5 million people.
5. Los Angeles, California.
The city where dreams come true. Unfortunately, not everyone ... 299 murders and 936 rapes per 3.8 million inhabitants (official).
6. Baltimore, Maryland
Once the port of Baltimore was the second main center of arrival of immigrants in the United States. It is difficult to say whether this fact can leave an imprint on the current state of crime in the city, so here are the dry numbers: 218 murders per 625,000 population.
7. Houston, Texas
America's most "space" city is far from the safest. "Houston, you have a problem!": 217 murders per 2.2 million people. (Photo: NASA)
8. New Orleans, Louisiana
The most sparsely populated city on our list. Since Hurricane Katrina swept over New Orleans in 2005 and flooded the city, the population has almost halved. But crime in the once "Paris of the New World" is only growing: 193 murders for only 363 thousand people.
9. Dallas, Texas
The ninth most populous city in the US and, unfortunate coincidence, also ninth on our list with 154 homicides per 1.2 million inhabitants.
10. Memphis, Tennessee
The birthplace of the blues, the birthplace of rock and roll and the death of its king, unfortunately, cannot boast of security: 133 murders per 657 thousand people.