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
FLORIDA Mangonia Park 51 1,224 62
PENNSYLVANIA Darby 40 9,861 398
ARKANSAS Lake Village 39 2,342 92
MISSISSIPPI Charleston 39 1,850 72
COLORADO Black Hawk 38 104 4
LOUISIANA Mansfield 38 5,386 204
SOUTH CAROLINA Santee 36 715 26
LOUISIANA Port Vincent 36 534 19
SOUTH CAROLINA Dillon 31 6,350 197
NORTH CAROLINA Madison 30 2,255 68
ARIZONA South Tucson 29 6,071 178
SOUTH CAROLINA Clover 28 5,032 140
FLORIDA Eatonville 27 2,354 64
SOUTH CAROLINA Chester 27 5,999 161
NEW MEXICO Espanola 26 9,690 255
MISSOURI Hillsdale 26 1,401 36
TEXAS Raymondville 26 9,502 243
TEXAS South Padre Island 24 2,884 70
SOUTH CAROLINA Latta 24 1,485 36
NORTH CAROLINA Bryson City 24 1,370 33
GEORGIA Quitman 23 4,616 105
ALABAMA Woodstock 22 1,029 23
ALABAMA Dadeville 22 3,231 72
FLORIDA Perry 22 6,780 149
MICHIGAN Mackinac Island 22 456 10
PENNSYLVANIA Selinsgrove 22 5,341 117
SOUTH CAROLINA Aynor 22 642 14
SOUTH CAROLINA Saluda 22 2,894 63
SOUTH CAROLINA Allendale 22 3,617 79
MISSOURI Bel-Ridge 22 2,879 62
MICHIGAN Fruitport 21 1,075 23
SOUTH CAROLINA St. Matthews 21 1,931 40
SOUTH CAROLINA Great Falls 21 2,027 42
NORTH CAROLINA Maxton 21 2,699 56
SOUTH CAROLINA Walterboro 20 5,825 118
NORTH CAROLINA Plymouth 20 3,834 77
ALABAMA Douglas 20 601 12
OKLAHOMA Pawhuska 20 3,403 68
NORTH CAROLINA Enfield 20 2,337 46
MISSOURI Randolph 20 51 1
FLORIDA Gretna 19 1,603 31
FLORIDA Bunnell 19 3,281 63
ARKANSAS Osceola 19 7,816 150
LOUISIANA Cullen 19 1,365 26
MARYLAND Ridgely 19 1,536 29
ALABAMA Mount Vernon 18 812 15