25 Most Dangerous Places to Live in America

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.

Most Dangerous Places to Live in America

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

Most Dangerous Places to live in United States

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