Safest and Most Dangerous U.S. Cities, 2007
The following table ranks the safest and most dangerous cities in the United States as of 2007. The cities all have populations of more than 75,000. The rankings are based on a city's rate for six crime categories: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
| Safest | Most dangerous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | City | Rank | City | Rank | City | Rank | City |
| 1. | Mission Viejo, Calif. | 14. | Cary, N.C. | 1. | Detroit, Mich. | 14. | Compton, Calif. |
| 2. | Clarkstown, N.Y. | 15. | Greece, N.Y. | 2. | St. Louis, Mo. | 15. | Youngstown, Ohio |
| 3. | Brick, N.J. | 16. | Chino Hills, Calif. | 3. | Flint, Mich. | 16. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4. | Amherst, N.Y. | 17. | Coral Springs, Fla. | 4. | Oakland, Calif. | 17. | Gary, Ind. |
| 5. | Sugar Land, Texas | 18. | Troy, Mich. | 5. | Camden, N.J. | 18. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 6. | Colonie, N.Y. | 19. | Farmington Hills, Mich. | 6. | Birmingham, Ala. | 19. | Dayton, Ohio |
| 7. | Thousand Oaks, Calif. | 20. | Centennial, Colo. | 7. | North Charleston, S.C. | 20. | Newark, N.J. |
| 8. | Newton, Mass. | 21. | Glendale, Calif. | 8. | Memphis, Tenn. | 21. | Philadelphia, Penn. |
| 9. | Toms River, N.J. | 22. | Broken Arrow, Okla. | 9. | Richmond, Calif. | 22. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 10. | Lake Forest, Calif. | 23. | Parma, Ohio | 10. | Cleveland, Ohio | 23. | Jackson, Mo. |
| 11. | Irvine, Calif. | 24. | Sterling Heights, Mich. | 11. | Orlando, Fla. | 24. | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 12. | Orem, Utah | 25. | Simi Valley, Calif. | 12. | Baltimore, Md. | 25. | Kansas City, Kans. |
| 13. | Round Rock, Texas | 13. | Little Rock, Ark. | ||||
For some reason, I am very proud of how little Dayton is, and yet how much havoc they are creating. I love Dayton.
Dayton, OH, population 158,873, is located in Ohio's Montgomery county, about 43.7 miles from Cincinnati and 64.9 miles from Columbus.
Through the 90's Dayton's population has declined by about 9%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Dayton has declined by about 4%.
Dayton's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Ohio's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Dayton tend to be much higher than Ohio's average level.
http://www.idcide.com/citydata/oh/dayton.htm
ha i love this... oh and shout out to Cary, N.C. (that's my hometown)!!!
ReplyDeleteSt. Louis was number 1 in 2006, beating Detroit, but then Detroit went back up to number 1 in 2007. Ryan's family was really nervous about going to our wedding in the most dangerous city in the country.
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