Determining the worst and most dangerous cities in America is not an easy undertaking. There are many lists and opinions about which places are worst and most dangerous, mostly depending on which data you choose to examine, and which data you choose to exclude. There are several different rankings for America’s dangerous. Here we look at several rankings from various rankings.
Forbes Magazine’s 10 Most Dangerous U.S. Cities by ranking of car fatalities and violent crime
Detroit, Michigan
- Detroit, Michigan
- Louis, Missouri
- Oakland, California
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Baltimore, Maryland,
- Stockton, California
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Buffalo, New York
“Most Dangerous Cities in America”, by violent crimes per 100,000; 2014; Marketwatch.com
Flint, Michigan
- Flint, Michigan
- Detroit, Michigan
- Oakland, California
- Louis, Missouri
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Stockton, California
- Birmingham, Alabama
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Cleveland, Ohio
“Most Dangerous Cities in the USA”, citiesjournal.com, 2014
Oakland, California
- Detroit, Michigan
- Oakland, California
- Louis, Missouri
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Stockton, California
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Newark, New Jersey
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Little Rock, Arkansas