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By, Muhd. Faizan

Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities in The United States 2023

Date:-17/06/23

Memphis, Tennessee

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Memphis has a crime rate that is 237% higher than the national average. Memphis has 7,913 crimes per 100,000 people, with an exceptionally high violent crime rate.

St. Louis, Missouri

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St. Louis has a crime rate that is 234% higher than the national average. St. Louis has 7,847 crimes per 100,000 people, with 6,107 violent crimes.

Oakland, California

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Oakland has a crime rate of 6,459 per 100,000, making Oakland 175% higher than the national average and 150% higher than California.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Albuquerque has a crime rate of 6,356 per 100,000 people making the city 171% more dangerous than the national average.

Baltimore, Maryland

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Baltimore has a population of 567,498 and a violent crime rate of 6,170 per 100k people. Much of the violent crime in Baltimore is gang and drug-related.

New Orleans, Louisiana

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New Orleans has a crime rate of 5,864 per 100,000 people making it 150% higher than the national average.

Detroit, Michigan

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Detroit has 5,389 crimes per 100,000. The crime rate in Detroit is 130% higher than the national average. The chance of being the victim of a violent crime is 1 in 44, with 14,430 violent crimes reported in 2022.

Lubbock, Texas

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Lubbock has a crime rate that is 121% higher than the national average. Lubbock had 5,263 crimes per 100,000 people, with 2,856 violent crimes.

Stockton, California

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Stockton has a crime rate of 4,259 per 100,000 people, making the city 82% more dangerous than the US national average.

Chicago, Illinois

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Chicago has a crime rate of 3,926 per 100,000 people, making it 67% more dangerous than the US average. Chicago had 26,620 violent crimes, including 774 murders.

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