1. Chicago, Illinois
Number of Convictions From 1976 to 2021: 1,824
Topping our list of the most corrupt cities in the US is Chicago, Illinois with 1,824 convictions from 1976 to 2021. Despite a decline in federal corruption convictions from an average of 61 per year in the 1990s to 28.5 per year between 2010 and 2019, the Northern District of Illinois, encompassing Chicago and its suburbs, continues to be a hotspot for corruption, as highlighted in the recent corruption report by the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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