Most Dangerous Small Towns in 2017
Industry, CALIFORNIA, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous small town in 2017
| State |
City |
Per 1,000 |
Population |
Violent Crimes |
| CALIFORNIA |
Industry |
358 |
204 |
73 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Vernon |
310 |
113 |
35 |
| NEW JERSEY |
Tavistock |
200 |
5 |
1 |
| COLORADO |
Lakeside |
125 |
8 |
1 |
| NEW JERSEY |
Teterboro |
72 |
69 |
5 |
| ILLINOIS |
Bedford Park |
43 |
581 |
25 |
| ALASKA |
Kotzebue |
37 |
3,251 |
121 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Estill |
31 |
1,915 |
60 |
| COLORADO |
Black Hawk |
31 |
129 |
4 |
| ALABAMA |
Ashland |
27 |
1,961 |
53 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
East Pittsburgh |
27 |
1,769 |
47 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA |
Martin |
26 |
1,071 |
28 |
| NEW MEXICO |
Cuba |
26 |
741 |
19 |
| MISSOURI |
Doniphan |
26 |
1,990 |
51 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Sand City |
26 |
392 |
10 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Dillon |
24 |
6,568 |
155 |
| ARKANSAS |
Brinkley |
23 |
2,740 |
62 |
| FLORIDA |
Mangonia Park |
22 |
2,009 |
45 |
| ARKANSAS |
Osceola |
22 |
6,984 |
155 |
| MICHIGAN |
Benton Harbor |
22 |
9,899 |
218 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Marcus Hook |
21 |
2,388 |
49 |
| NEW MEXICO |
Belen |
20 |
7,095 |
144 |
| FLORIDA |
Madison |
20 |
2,823 |
57 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Latta |
20 |
1,326 |
26 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Mount Oliver |
19 |
3,308 |
64 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Pageland |
19 |
2,704 |
52 |
| FLORIDA |
Medley |
19 |
844 |
16 |
| LOUISIANA |
Welsh |
18 |
3,232 |
59 |
| DELAWARE |
Dewey Beach |
18 |
386 |
7 |
| ALASKA |
North Slope Borough |
18 |
9,539 |
173 |
| TEXAS |
South Padre Island |
18 |
2,881 |
52 |
| COLORADO |
Parachute |
18 |
1,119 |
20 |
| GEORGIA |
Garden City |
18 |
8,932 |
157 |
| ARIZONA |
Miami |
17 |
1,774 |
31 |
| FLORIDA |
Eatonville |
17 |
2,297 |
40 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Hartsville |
17 |
7,769 |
134 |
| ARIZONA |
Globe |
17 |
7,349 |
126 |
| ALABAMA |
Tarrant |
17 |
6,249 |
106 |
| NEW MEXICO |
Magdalena |
17 |
892 |
15 |
| TENNESSEE |
Covington |
17 |
8,909 |
150 |
| ALASKA |
Dillingham |
16 |
2,369 |
39 |
| MISSOURI |
Riverview |
16 |
2,795 |
46 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Lake City |
16 |
6,774 |
109 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Gridley |
16 |
6,588 |
104 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Alturas |
16 |
2,491 |
39 |
| ALABAMA |
Childersburg |
16 |
4,970 |
78 |
| ALABAMA |
Bayou La Batre |
16 |
2,499 |
39 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Duquesne |
16 |
5,507 |
86 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Ambridge |
16 |
6,744 |
105 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Camden |
16 |
7,173 |
112 |