Most Dangerous Small Towns in 2010
Vernon, CALIFORNIA, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous small town in 2010
| State |
City |
Per 1,000 |
Population |
Violent Crimes |
| CALIFORNIA |
Vernon |
292 |
89 |
26 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Industry |
83 |
930 |
77 |
| ILLINOIS |
Sauget |
72 |
236 |
17 |
| OHIO |
Linndale |
58 |
86 |
5 |
| ILLINOIS |
Brooklyn |
56 |
611 |
34 |
| COLORADO |
Lakeside |
53 |
19 |
1 |
| FLORIDA |
Mangonia Park |
52 |
1,240 |
65 |
| ALABAMA |
McIntosh |
48 |
231 |
11 |
| ILLINOIS |
McCook |
47 |
232 |
11 |
| LOUISIANA |
Kaplan |
43 |
4,996 |
217 |
| DELAWARE |
Dewey Beach |
40 |
325 |
13 |
| NEW MEXICO |
Taos Ski Valley |
34 |
59 |
2 |
| ILLINOIS |
Cairo |
32 |
2,909 |
93 |
| ILLINOIS |
Hanover |
31 |
768 |
24 |
| LOUISIANA |
Winnfield |
28 |
4,995 |
140 |
| ARKANSAS |
Lake Village |
27 |
2,301 |
62 |
| MARYLAND |
Ridgely |
26 |
1,550 |
41 |
| MISSOURI |
Kinloch |
26 |
420 |
11 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
East Pittsburgh |
26 |
1,937 |
50 |
| ARKANSAS |
McGehee |
25 |
3,821 |
95 |
| TENNESSEE |
Cumberland Gap |
24 |
208 |
5 |
| OKLAHOMA |
Pawhuska |
23 |
3,350 |
78 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Allendale |
22 |
3,510 |
78 |
| ALASKA |
Dillingham |
22 |
2,496 |
55 |
| WEST VIRGINIA |
Oceana |
21 |
1,401 |
30 |
| NEW MEXICO |
Cuba |
21 |
1,550 |
33 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Pageland |
21 |
2,508 |
53 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Honea Path |
21 |
3,734 |
78 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Santee |
21 |
722 |
15 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Enfield |
21 |
2,319 |
48 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Upland |
20 |
2,889 |
58 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Madison |
20 |
2,245 |
45 |
| GEORGIA |
Quitman |
20 |
4,173 |
83 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Saluda |
19 |
2,980 |
57 |
| TEXAS |
South Padre Island |
19 |
2,911 |
54 |
| MISSOURI |
Randolph |
19 |
54 |
1 |
| MISSOURI |
Cool Valley |
18 |
990 |
18 |
| MISSOURI |
Hillsdale |
18 |
1,392 |
25 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Stanley |
18 |
3,228 |
58 |
| MISSOURI |
Bel-Ridge |
18 |
2,852 |
51 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Estill |
18 |
2,306 |
41 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
Sharpsville |
18 |
4,040 |
71 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Plymouth |
17 |
3,768 |
64 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Winnsboro |
17 |
3,615 |
61 |
| DELAWARE |
Laurel |
17 |
4,087 |
69 |
| LOUISIANA |
Amite |
16 |
4,386 |
71 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Mullins |
16 |
4,595 |
74 |
| GEORGIA |
Montezuma |
16 |
3,547 |
56 |
| MISSOURI |
Velda City |
16 |
1,474 |
23 |
| FLORIDA |
Bunnell |
16 |
3,096 |
48 |