What are the most dangerous places to live in America? Security has always been an important issue and unfortunately things are getting worse even in the most developed places. The FBI compiles a giant collection of data on crime in America each year. We’ve listed the top 25 most dangerous places to live in America based on the number of violent crimes per 100,000 people reported for each city. We only considered violent crimes that include murder, forcible rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault for the ranking. Data used for this research are only the number of violent crimes reported to the FBI that in each city, and the population of each city. While we discuss about the top 25 most dangerous places to live in America, you can also have a look into our previous cover story on this topic, Most Dangerous Cities in America. We also published the list of 25 most dangerous cities in the World to visit.
25. Harrisburg, PA
Murders per 100,000 people: 22
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 780
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 113
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 547
24. Trenton, NJ
Murders per 100,000 people: 28
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 676
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 27
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 735
23. Muskogee, OK
Murders per 100,000 people: 3
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 91
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 58
Aggravated assault per 100, 000 people: 1,315
22. Jackson, TN
Murders per 100,000 people: 17
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 291
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 33
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1, 138
21. Inkster, MI
Murders per 100,000 people: 40
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 334
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 127
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,015
20. Birmingham, AL
Murders per 100,000 people: 31
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 461
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 71
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 954
19. Stockton, CA
Murders per 100,000 people: 24
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 535
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 30
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 986
18. Homestead, FL
Murders per 100,000 people: 6
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 502
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 53
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,104
17. Myrtle Beach, SC
Murders per 100,000 people: 25
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 694
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 153
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 808
16. Alexandria, LA
Murders per 100,000 people: 19
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 293
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 29
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,342
15. Wilmington, DE
Murders per 100,000 people: 36
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 658
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 47
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 963
14. Memphis, TN
Murders per 100,000 people: 20
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 515
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 64
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,153
13. Atlantic City, NJ
Murders per 100,000 people: 48
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 811
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 88
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 813
12. St. Louis, MO
Murders per 100,000 people: 35
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 559
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 63
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,121
11. Chelsea, MA
Murders per 100,000 people: 6
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 703
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 114
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,029
10. Newburgh, NY
Murders per 100,000 people: 17
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 733
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 65
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1049
9. Oakland, CA
Murders per 100,000 people: 32
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 1,086
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 68
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 808
8. Chester, PA
Murders per 100,000 people: 64
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 634
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 50
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,355
7. Bessemer, AL
Murders per 100,000 people: 15
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 595
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 73
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,428
6. Detroit, MI
Murders per 100,000 people: 55
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 685
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 62
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,321
5. Saginaw, MI
Murders per 100,000 people: 53
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 326
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 127
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,857
4. West Memphis, AR
Murders per 100,000 people: 23
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 524
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 111
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,839
3. Camden, NJ
Murders per 100,000 people: 86
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 973
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 95
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,414
2. Flint, MI
Murders per 100,000 people: 62
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 668
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 107
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 1,906
Most Dangerous Place to Live in America: East St. Louis, IL
Murders per 100,000 people: 63
Armed robberies per 100,000 people: 732
Forcible rapes per 100,000 people: 222
Aggravated assault per 100,000 people: 3,976
