The 100 Most Dangerous Cities in America

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THESE ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES IN THE U.S.

Many of us consider our hometowns to be our safety nets. But the truth is, the town you grew up in or live in now might not be so safe after all. There are plenty of dangerous parts of the U.S. In fact, security systems company Alarms.org analyzed data about gun violence, crime rates, and police force adequacy to find out which major metropolitan areas (with populations over 100,000) were the most dangerous. Based on the weighted value of these metrics, each city was given a total crime score. The metropolises with the highest scores are all over the map, from the South to the Pacific Northwest. Here, we've ranked the 100 most dangerous cities in America. And to see how where you live affects your life-span, Here's How Long You're Likely to Live in Every State.

100
Miami Gardens, Florida
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Crime score: 0.576

99
Clovis, California
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Crime score: 0.576

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98
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Crime score: 0.578

97
Hayward, California
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Crime score: 0.578

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96
St. Petersburg, Florida
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Crime score: 0.578

95
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Crime score: 0.579

94
West Palm Beach, Florida
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Crime score: 0.581

And for more on how your state stacks up in terms of residents' well-being, check out Every U.S. State Ranked From Healthiest to Unhealthiest.

93
St. Louis, Missouri
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Crime score: 0.582

92
Fremont, California
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Crime score: 0.582

91
Kansas City, Missouri
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Crime score: 0.583

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90
West Covina, California
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Crime score: 0.585

89
Durham, North Carolina
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Crime score: 0.585

88
El Monte, California
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Crime score: 0.587

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87
Fullerton, California
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Crime score: 0.587

86
Mesquite, Texas
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Crime score: 0.587

85
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Crime score: 0.589

84
Sacramento, California
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Crime score: 0.590

83
Odessa, Texas
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Crime score: 0.590

82
Bellevue, Washington
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Crime score: 0.590

81
Phoenix, Arizona
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Crime score: 0.591

80
North Charleston, South Carolina
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Crime score: 0.591

79
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Crime score: 0.592

78
North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Crime score: 0.595

77
Columbus, Ohio
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Crime score: 0.598

76
Nashville, Tennessee
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Crime score: 0.599

75
Houston, Texas
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Crime score: 0.599

74
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Crime score: 0.599

73
Orlando, Florida
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Crime score: 0.600

72
Pomona, California
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Crime score: 0.602

71
Lakewood, Colorado
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Crime score: 0.604

70
San Jose, California
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Crime score: 0.604

69
Beaumont, Texas
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Crime score: 0.606

68
Lafayette, Louisiana
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Crime score: 0.606

67
Garden Grove, California
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Crime score: 0.607

66
Akron, Ohio
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Crime score: 0.608

65
Omaha, Nebraska
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Crime score: 0.609

64
Columbia, Missouri
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Crime score: 0.609

63
Fargo, North Dakota
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Crime score: 0.610

62
Richmond, California
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Crime score: 0.610

61
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Crime score: 0.613

60
Fairfield, California
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Crime score: 0.614

59
Fresno, California
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Crime score: 0.614

58
Eugene, Oregon
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Crime score: 0.617

57
Columbia, South Carolina
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Crime score: 0.617

56
Downey, California
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Crime score: 0.617

55
San Francisco, California
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Crime score: 0.618

54
Shreveport, Louisiana
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Crime score: 0.619

53
Ventura, California
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Crime score: 0.619

52
Lexington, Kentucky
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Crime score: 0.619

51
Seattle, Washington
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Crime score: 0.621

50
Visalia, California
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Crime score: 0.621

49
South Bend, Indiana
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Crime score: 0.621

48
Riverside, California
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Crime score: 0.622

47
Glendale, Arizona
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Crime score: 0.623

46
Lansing, Michigan
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Crime score: 0.624

45
Topeka, Kansas
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Crime score: 0.624

44
Concord, California
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Crime score: 0.624

43
Vancouver, Washington
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Crime score: 0.625

42
Corpus Christi, Texas
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Crime score: 0.625

41
Salem, Oregon
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Crime score: 0.625

40
Evansville, Indiana
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Crime score: 0.626

39
San Angelo, Texas
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Crime score: 0.629

38
Reno, Nevada
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Crime score: 0.629

37
Everett, Washington
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Crime score: 0.635

36
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Crime score: 0.635

35
Rockford, Illinois
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Crime score: 0.636

34
Des Moines, Iowa
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Crime score: 0.637

33
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Crime score: 0.637

32
Costa Mesa, California
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Crime score: 0.638

31
Memphis, Tennessee
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Crime score: 0.641

30
Gresham, Oregon
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Crime score: 0.642

29
Tallahassee, Florida
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Crime score: 0.642

28
Knoxville, Tennessee
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Crime score: 0.646

27
Springfield, Illinois
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Crime score: 0.649

26
Salinas, California
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Crime score: 0.652

25
Berkeley, California
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Crime score: 0.658

24
Pompano Beach, Florida
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Crime score: 0.659

23
Tucson, Arizona
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Crime score: 0.665

22
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Crime score: 0.665

21
Independence, Missouri
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Crime score: 0.670

20
San Antonio, Texas
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Crime score: 0.671

19
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Crime score: 0.671

18
San Bernardino, California
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Crime score: 0.677

17
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Crime score: 0.682

16
Antioch, California
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Crime score: 0.689

15
Oakland, California
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Crime score: 0.690

14
Bakersfield, California
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Crime score: 0.692

13
Wichita, Kansas
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Crime score: 0.693

12
Modesto, California
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Crime score: 0.698

11
Pueblo, Colorado
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Crime score: 0.699

10
Davenport, Iowa
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Crime score: 0.699

9
Portland, Oregon
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Crime score: 0.704

8
Renton, Washington
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Crime score: 0.708

7
Kent, Washington
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Crime score: 0.714

6
Anchorage, Alaska
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Crime score: 0.716

5
Vallejo, California
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Crime score: 0.717

4
Tacoma, Washington
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Crime score: 0.719

3
Billings, Montana
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Crime score: 0.723

2
Spokane, Washington
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Crime score: 0.750

1
Springfield, Missouri
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Crime score: 0.768

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