Most Dangerous Small Towns in 2009
Vernon, CALIFORNIA, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous small town in 2009
| State |
City |
Per 1,000 |
Population |
Violent Crimes |
| CALIFORNIA |
Vernon |
544 |
90 |
49 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Industry |
89 |
930 |
83 |
| DELAWARE |
Dewey Beach |
69 |
320 |
22 |
| COLORADO |
Lakeside |
53 |
19 |
1 |
| COLORADO |
Black Hawk |
38 |
104 |
4 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Santee |
36 |
715 |
26 |
| LOUISIANA |
Port Vincent |
36 |
534 |
19 |
| MICHIGAN |
Mackinac Island |
22 |
456 |
10 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Aynor |
22 |
642 |
14 |
| ALABAMA |
Douglas |
20 |
601 |
12 |
| MISSOURI |
Randolph |
20 |
51 |
1 |
| ALABAMA |
Mount Vernon |
18 |
812 |
15 |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
Granville |
17 |
816 |
14 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Mount Jewett |
17 |
987 |
17 |
| ALABAMA |
Wedowee |
17 |
825 |
14 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
West Union |
17 |
301 |
5 |
| TENNESSEE |
Grand Junction |
16 |
304 |
5 |
| MISSOURI |
Lake Lafayette |
16 |
369 |
6 |
| ALABAMA |
Napier Field |
15 |
395 |
6 |
| GEORGIA |
Helen |
14 |
903 |
13 |
| GEORGIA |
Franklin |
14 |
883 |
12 |
| ALABAMA |
Pine Hill |
13 |
907 |
12 |
| TENNESSEE |
Middleton |
13 |
609 |
8 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Harleyville |
13 |
690 |
9 |
| MISSOURI |
Flordell Hills |
13 |
854 |
11 |
| MISSOURI |
Northmoor |
13 |
399 |
5 |
| COLORADO |
Green Mountain Falls |
12 |
806 |
10 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Coward |
12 |
679 |
8 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Fort Lawn |
11 |
804 |
9 |
| WASHINGTON |
Ruston |
11 |
733 |
8 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Holly Ridge |
11 |
917 |
10 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Sand City |
11 |
375 |
4 |
| MISSOURI |
Edmundson |
10 |
775 |
8 |
| MISSOURI |
Oakview Village |
10 |
397 |
4 |
| COLORADO |
Kiowa |
10 |
596 |
6 |
| TEXAS |
Wells |
10 |
799 |
8 |
| UTAH |
Big Water |
10 |
403 |
4 |
| MISSOURI |
Hartville |
10 |
604 |
6 |
| TENNESSEE |
Big Sandy |
10 |
508 |
5 |
| MISSOURI |
Lowry City |
10 |
723 |
7 |
| ALABAMA |
Leesburg |
10 |
823 |
8 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Bunn |
10 |
415 |
4 |
| FLORIDA |
Jennings |
9 |
844 |
8 |
| MISSOURI |
Birmingham |
9 |
223 |
2 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
East Rochester |
9 |
558 |
5 |
| MISSOURI |
Cool Valley |
9 |
996 |
9 |
| WASHINGTON |
Pe Ell |
9 |
681 |
6 |
| MISSOURI |
Iberia |
9 |
682 |
6 |
| GEORGIA |
Patterson |
9 |
687 |
6 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Swansea |
9 |
805 |
7 |