Most Dangerous Small Towns in 2012
Industry, CALIFORNIA, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous small town in 2012
| State |
City |
Per 1,000 |
Population |
Violent Crimes |
| CALIFORNIA |
Industry |
306 |
222 |
68 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Vernon |
237 |
114 |
27 |
| COLORADO |
Lakeside |
125 |
8 |
1 |
| ILLINOIS |
Sauget |
88 |
160 |
14 |
| ILLINOIS |
McCook |
44 |
229 |
10 |
| COLORADO |
Black Hawk |
33 |
120 |
4 |
| MISSOURI |
Kinloch |
27 |
299 |
8 |
| MISSOURI |
Miner |
25 |
984 |
25 |
| ALABAMA |
Triana |
22 |
507 |
11 |
| CALIFORNIA |
Sand City |
20 |
343 |
7 |
| MISSOURI |
Alton |
20 |
883 |
18 |
| DELAWARE |
Dewey Beach |
20 |
351 |
7 |
| ALABAMA |
Pine Hill |
19 |
962 |
18 |
| GEORGIA |
East Ellijay |
18 |
552 |
10 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
West Union |
17 |
295 |
5 |
| ILLINOIS |
West City |
17 |
663 |
11 |
| MISSOURI |
Beverly Hills |
16 |
575 |
9 |
| MISSOURI |
Mosby |
16 |
192 |
3 |
| ARIZONA |
Jerome |
16 |
451 |
7 |
| GEORGIA |
Helen |
15 |
518 |
8 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Lake View |
14 |
808 |
11 |
| MISSOURI |
Uplands Park |
13 |
446 |
6 |
| MISSOURI |
Birch Tree |
13 |
679 |
9 |
| ARKANSAS |
Plummerville |
13 |
830 |
11 |
| ALABAMA |
Snead |
13 |
844 |
11 |
| NEW MEXICO |
Magdalena |
13 |
940 |
12 |
| TENNESSEE |
Gadsden |
13 |
472 |
6 |
| TENNESSEE |
Berry Hill |
13 |
550 |
7 |
| MISSOURI |
Parma |
13 |
708 |
9 |
| FLORIDA |
Medley |
13 |
869 |
11 |
| MISSOURI |
Branson West |
13 |
480 |
6 |
| GEORGIA |
Newton |
12 |
591 |
7 |
| MISSOURI |
Miller |
11 |
701 |
8 |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
West Lebanon Township |
11 |
787 |
9 |
| OHIO |
Linndale |
11 |
178 |
2 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Hemingway |
11 |
459 |
5 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Nichols |
11 |
369 |
4 |
| MISSOURI |
Osceola |
11 |
934 |
10 |
| TENNESSEE |
Gainesboro |
11 |
952 |
10 |
| TEXAS |
Sunset Valley |
10 |
789 |
8 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Harleyville |
10 |
706 |
7 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
Wagener |
10 |
808 |
8 |
| MISSOURI |
Edmundson |
10 |
836 |
8 |
| ARKANSAS |
Caddo Valley |
9 |
632 |
6 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
Whitakers |
9 |
748 |
7 |
| ALABAMA |
Douglas |
9 |
757 |
7 |
| ALABAMA |
Addison |
9 |
757 |
7 |
| LOUISIANA |
Marion |
9 |
770 |
7 |
| ALABAMA |
Summerdale |
9 |
888 |
8 |
| MISSOURI |
Ellsinore |
9 |
455 |
4 |