Most Dangerous Cities in 2009
Chester, PENNSYLVANIA, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous city in 2009
| State |
City |
Per 100,000 |
Population |
Violent Crimes |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Chester |
2,647 |
36,529 |
967 |
| ARKANSAS |
West Memphis |
2,604 |
26,995 |
703 |
| MICHIGAN |
Saginaw |
2,533 |
54,997 |
1,393 |
| ALABAMA |
Anniston |
2,475 |
23,598 |
584 |
| NEW JERSEY |
Camden |
2,380 |
78,980 |
1,880 |
| MARYLAND |
Salisbury |
2,233 |
28,800 |
643 |
| LOUISIANA |
Hammond |
2,204 |
20,056 |
442 |
| ALABAMA |
Prichard |
2,126 |
27,560 |
586 |
| NEW JERSEY |
Atlantic City |
2,100 |
39,295 |
825 |
| MISSOURI |
St. Louis |
2,070 |
355,208 |
7,353 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Spartanburg |
2,022 |
39,561 |
800 |
| MICHIGAN |
Flint |
2,010 |
111,657 |
2,244 |
| ALABAMA |
Bessemer |
2,002 |
28,372 |
568 |
| MICHIGAN |
Detroit |
1,967 |
908,441 |
17,868 |
| MICHIGAN |
Hamtramck |
1,866 |
20,255 |
378 |
| DELAWARE |
Wilmington |
1,849 |
72,580 |
1,342 |
| MICHIGAN |
Pontiac |
1,838 |
65,924 |
1,212 |
| FLORIDA |
Riviera Beach |
1,818 |
37,247 |
677 |
| NEW JERSEY |
Irvington |
1,820 |
55,838 |
1,016 |
| TENNESSEE |
Memphis |
1,806 |
667,421 |
12,055 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Harrisburg |
1,770 |
46,961 |
831 |
| CONNECTICUT |
New Haven |
1,765 |
123,659 |
2,183 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Lumberton |
1,728 |
22,111 |
382 |
| MICHIGAN |
Inkster |
1,717 |
26,261 |
451 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Oakland |
1,679 |
404,553 |
6,793 |
| NEW YORK |
Newburgh |
1,660 |
28,071 |
466 |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
Chelsea |
1,662 |
39,883 |
663 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
McKeesport |
1,568 |
21,932 |
344 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Compton |
1,552 |
93,872 |
1,457 |
| FLORIDA |
Daytona Beach |
1,517 |
64,257 |
975 |
| TEXAS |
Texarkana |
1,508 |
36,812 |
555 |
| MARYLAND |
Baltimore |
1,513 |
638,755 |
9,664 |
| FLORIDA |
Lake Worth |
1,485 |
35,500 |
527 |
| ARKANSAS |
Little Rock |
1,469 |
190,205 |
2,795 |
| NEW YORK |
Buffalo |
1,459 |
268,655 |
3,920 |
| FLORIDA |
Homestead |
1,452 |
62,037 |
901 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Greenwood |
1,441 |
22,551 |
325 |
| ARKANSAS |
Pine Bluff |
1,444 |
49,915 |
721 |
| NEW JERSEY |
Trenton |
1,397 |
82,609 |
1,154 |
| OHIO |
Cleveland |
1,395 |
429,238 |
5,990 |
| NEW YORK |
Poughkeepsie |
1,385 |
29,599 |
410 |
| FLORIDA |
St. Petersburg |
1,361 |
244,933 |
3,334 |
| ARKANSAS |
North Little Rock |
1,328 |
59,320 |
788 |
| OKLAHOMA |
Ardmore |
1,308 |
24,933 |
326 |
| GEORGIA |
Carrollton |
1,301 |
23,679 |
308 |
| ILLINOIS |
Rockford |
1,305 |
157,943 |
2,061 |
| MISSOURI |
Kansas City |
1,300 |
484,684 |
6,303 |
| CONNECTICUT |
Hartford |
1,292 |
124,049 |
1,603 |
| KENTUCKY |
Radcliff |
1,277 |
22,008 |
281 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Rocky Mount |
1,280 |
57,121 |
731 |
