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Monday, November 23, 2009

Most Dangerous Cities 2009










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The results of CQ Press's 16th annual crime city rankings are in. The report ranks 393 American cities in six different categories -- murder, rape, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft. The end result of these rankings were used to compile this list of the most dangerous cities in America.

A year ago, New Orleans held the crown. Click through our gallery and see which place dethroned The Big Easy and what other cities made the list.










No. 1: Camden, N.J.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 6
Murder: 1
Rape: 8
Motor Vehicle Theft: 8
Robbery: 1
Burglary: 41

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)








No. 2: St. Louis, Mo.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 2
Murder: 4
Rape: 45
Motor Vehicle Theft: 4
Robbery: 4
Burglary: 13

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)













No. 3: Oakland, Calif.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 7
Murder: 12
Rape: 14
Motor Vehicle Theft: 1
Robbery: 3
Burglary: 116

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)











No. 4: Detroit, Mich.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 3
Murder: 8
Rape: 169
Motor Vehicle Theft: 3
Robbery: 8
Burglary: 16

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)








No. 5: Flint, Mich.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 1
Murder: 13
Rape: 9
Motor Vehicle Theft: 60
Robbery: 16
Burglary: 1

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)









No. 6: New Orleans, La.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 72
Murder: 2
Rape: 262
Motor Vehicle Theft: 14
Robbery: 70
Burglary: 40

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)











No. 7: Birmingham, Ala.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 44
Murder: 7
Rape: 7
Motor Vehicle Theft: 40
Robbery: 11
Burglary: 5

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)












No. 8: Cleveland, Ohio
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 118
Murder: 19
Rape: 3
Motor Vehicle Theft: 10
Robbery: 2
Burglary: 8


(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)











No. 9: Jackson, Miss.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 192
Murder: 6
Rape: 23
Motor Vehicle Theft: 27
Robbery: 24
Burglary: 2

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)














No. 10: Memphis, Tenn.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 4
Murder: 25
Rape: 75
Motor Vehicle Theft: 58
Robbery: 6
Burglary: 3

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)















No. 11: Gary, Ind.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 67
Murder: 3
Rape: 79
Motor Vehicle Theft: 25
Robbery: 123
Burglary: 58

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)














No. 12: Compton, Calif.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 5
Murder: 10
Rape: 87
Motor Vehicle Theft: 17
Robbery: 13
Burglary: 154

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)












No. 13: Baltimore, Md.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 15
Murder: 5
Rape: 278
Motor Vehicle Theft: 46
Robbery: 12
Burglary: 90

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)











No. 14: Richmond, Calif.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 91
Murder: 14
Rape: 169
Motor Vehicle Theft: 2
Robbery: 33
Burglary: 97

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)



















No. 15: Kansas City, Mo.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 18
Murder: 15
Rape: 74
Motor Vehicle Theft: 31
Robbery: 46
Burglary: 39

(A "murder" rank of "4" would mean it has the 4th worst murder rate. Rankings are out of 393 cities or up to 402 cities, depending on the statistics available in each category. Nine cities that did not have published statistics in all six individual crime categories were not considered in the overall rankings.)









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