The Ten most dangerous cities in the US for 2023 have been revealed

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.....and the worst might come as a surprise.


..but do you agree ?

Monroe in Louisiana sustained the top spot for most crime-addled town over the last two years - but it's been knocked to second place by a new arrival this year.

According to research by Security Gauge, a small southwestern suburb in Birmingham, Alabama, with a population of just 27,000 tops the table for the most crime per capita this year.

Bessemer, in Jefferson County, is now officially the most dangerous place to live in America based on proportional crime rates.

Security Gauge ranked the top 100 most crime-ridden places to live out of every town in the United States with at least 25,000 residents or more.

They collated data on violent crimes - homicide, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault - in each town from from all 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the US. The stats are contextualized per 1,000 people.

1. Bessemer, Alabama

Bessemer topped the 2023 rankings with 33.18 violent crimes per 1,000 population.

Residents of America's most volatile town have a one in 30 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime, according to Security Gauge.

With a population size of around 27,000, Bessemer's crime rate is much higher than other towns with a similar demographic.

It ranked particularly badly for physical violence and property crime, along with motor vehicle theft.
2. Monroe, Louisiana

With a one in 38 chance of becoming a victim of violent crime, Monroe comes in second place on the danger charts, according to Security Gauge.

Some 47,000 people live in the northern Louisiana city, which sits on the Ouachita River.

But it has one of the highest murder rates in the United States, according to analysis of reports to the FBI, and had been the most dangerous city for the last two years until it was toppled by Bessemer this year.

3. Saginaw, Michigan

Based 100 miles of Detroit, which is well known for crime, Saginaw has a violent crime rate of 25.1 per 1,000 residents


4. Memphis, Tennessee

Tied in third place with the same crime rating as Saginaw is Memphis in Tennessee.

A study by WalletHub found that murder rates jumped by a tenth in the country's biggest cities between the first quarter of 2001 and the same period this year — and they're still heading up.

5. Detroit, Michigan

The east Michigan city of Detroit home to 620,000 people has a violent crime rating of 23 per 1,000 - with chances of becoming a victim for locals set at one in 43.

Violent offences tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon.

Detroit is consistently ranked among the worst cities for crime due to its urban decay and dwindling population.
 

6. Birmingham, Alabama

The crime scene in Bessemer leaks into nearby Birmingham too, which often comes near the top of the charts for violent activity.

This year it came sixth with a violent crime rating of 20.6 per 1,000, with a one in 49 chance of being a victim for residents.

7. Pine Bluff, Arkansas

With a violent crime rating of 20.5 per 1,000 residents, the Jefferson County city of Pine Bluff ranks seventh most dangerous place to live in the US.

Home to around 40,000 people, the central Arkansas city sees 50 more crimes per square mile than the statewide average.

8. Little Rock, Arkansas

Just 40 miles north-west of Pine Bluff sits Americas eighth most violent city.

Little Rock has 20.2 violent crimes per 1,000 population with a one in 49 chance of being a victim.

9. Alexandria, Louisiana

The northern Louisiana city of Alexandria has a violent crime rating of 18.8 per 1,000 residents.

Residents in the Red River bank town have a one in 58 chance of becoming a victim.

10. Cleveland, Ohio
In 10th place in the violence rankings is Cleveland, Ohio, with a rating of 17.1 per 1,000.

Your chance of being a victim in the Lake Eire Bay city is one in 58.
REVEALED: The ten most dangerous cities in the US ranked
 
palides2021 said:
I grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, and downtown Cleveland had always had an issue with violence, but I didn't know it was
in the top 10! :oops:
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I think places can change drastically sometimes within a few short years. It all depends on lots of things.. lack of jobs, poverty, trouble with youths etc... it's always very sad when you have known a place well, and it's changed from how you knew it..
 
hollydolly said:
I think places can change drastically sometimes within a few short years. It all depends on lotts of things.. lack of jobs, poverty, trouble with youths etc... it's always very sad when you have known a place well, and it's changed from how you knew it..
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I used to take the train to downtown and then the bus to the university (school) or the clinic (work) for several years. I learned to read the signs and the people. I learned to dress a certain way not to attract attention. Even at the clinic, where I worked, they gave us an orientation about how to protect ourselves. I remember eye contact was important (letting them know that we see them) and making sure to keep valuables hidden (trunk).
 
palides2021 said:
I used to take the train to downtown and then the bus to the university (school) or the clinic (work) for several years. I learned to read the signs and the people. I learned to dress a certain way not to attract attention. Even at the clinic, where I worked, they gave us an orientation about how to protect ourselves. I remember eye contact was important (letting them know that we see them) and making sure to keep valuables hidden (trunk).
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I understand completely.. I grew up in a city myself which was known for violence, altho' not where I lived.. but we had to be very careful on a Friday or Saturday night when we went into the city for dancing...
 
Murrmurr said:
I've never been to any of those places, so from my limited point of view, South Sacramento is the most dangerous place to live. Even more dangerous to visit. *They* can spot a visitor in a heart-beat.
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I've been to CA but not to S Sacramento. All I know of it relates back to that TV show ' Eight is Enough" where the dad worked at the Sacramento Register. Seems like a lot has changed since then.
 
I actually read this article about a month ago. I'm not sure how the study was conducted, and it may be accurate or not. I sent it to an old school chum in Chicago, because I noticed Chicago didn't make it to the list, and that struck me as odd since more people like to point to Chicago as a city ill equipped to handle crime than any other city. My chum replied with a pile of data that contradicted much of the article.

I'm sure there are a lot more cities where residents are not safe. It's not like Chicago has a monopoly on crime, even though people like to point to it as the crime capitol. I've often wondered if Chicago deserves to be singled out as much as it is. Yeah, it's bad. I wouldn't want to live there, but that doesn't really say anything, does it? It's actually nice to think it may not be the worst.

So take that, to all the Chicago haters out there.
 
I think the criteria is a bit misleading.... several large cities are very dangerous but the % will look smaller ... simply by population. Many large cities are at or passed murder rates and overall criminal rates this year.
 
I'm surprised at Memphis and Cleveland being in the Top 10. The rest, no surprise. Each of the cities listed have large populations of impoverished, marginalized citizens. Seeing no way out of dire circumstances and a making a decent living often creates criminals. And most are in the impoverished South that has quite a reputation for suppression.
 
Just one more example of inequality in the US.
Murder inequality is adding to the list of inequalities that are shining the light on what is happening in the US.
Murder inequality, Crime inequality, need to be addressed.
Until we strive for equality in all areas we will never be fair to all citizens. We need more murders, more crime, to make everyone to feel equal, comfortable, pacify the most downtrodden of our citizens.
(ok, before you start putting fingers to keyboard, I am being facetious)
 
Don't blame statistics. Statistics are just data, but people who don't like what they say often lie about what statistics tell us. And of course poor methodology or fraudulent methodology will produce false information. Garbage in--- Garbage out.
 

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