Most Dangerous Small Towns in 2014

Lakeside, COLORADO, based on violent crimes per capita, was the most dangerous small town in 2014

State City Per 1,000 Population Violent Crimes
COLORADO Lakeside 625 8 5
CALIFORNIA Industry 351 205 72
CALIFORNIA Vernon 217 115 25
ILLINOIS Sauget 65 154 10
COLORADO Garden City 53 265 14
COLORADO Black Hawk 49 122 6
WEST VIRGINIA Oceana 42 1,341 56
MISSOURI Wellston 39 2,337 92
MISSOURI Randolph 36 55 2
ILLINOIS Cairo 35 2,580 91
FLORIDA Mangonia Park 33 1,951 65
GEORGIA Lithonia 32 1,997 63
DELAWARE Dewey Beach 30 362 11
NEVADA West Wendover 27 4,519 121
LOUISIANA Iowa 27 3,147 84
ALABAMA Leighton 27 716 19
ALABAMA McIntosh 26 227 6
MISSOURI Miner 24 974 23
LOUISIANA Wilson 23 576 13
PENNSYLVANIA Mount Oliver 22 3,380 76
MICHIGAN Fruitport 22 1,104 24
ILLINOIS Washington Park 22 4,046 87
ARKANSAS Mulberry 21 1,623 34
SOUTH CAROLINA Estill 19 1,968 38
PENNSYLVANIA Chester Township 19 4,121 77
PENNSYLVANIA Homestead 18 3,147 58
ALASKA Dillingham 18 2,416 44
MARYLAND Federalsburg 18 2,685 48
MISSOURI Velda City 18 1,408 25
MISSOURI Beverly Hills 18 569 10
NORTH CAROLINA Weldon 17 1,604 28
ILLINOIS McCook 17 232 4
TEXAS Hearne 17 4,441 76
GEORGIA Lake City 17 2,634 44
COLORADO Cripple Creek 16 1,163 19
ALABAMA Brighton 16 2,885 46
DELAWARE Laurel 16 3,960 63
NEW MEXICO Cimarron 16 952 15
SOUTH CAROLINA Bishopville 15 3,291 51
GEORGIA Oglethorpe 15 1,235 19
MISSOURI Bel-Ridge 15 2,724 42
ILLINOIS West City 15 652 10
GEORGIA Helen 15 529 8
ALASKA Kotzebue 15 3,289 49
GEORGIA Quitman 15 3,693 55
TENNESSEE Moscow 15 541 8
TEXAS Nash 15 3,111 46
PENNSYLVANIA Upland 15 3,252 48
SOUTH CAROLINA Latta 15 1,356 20
SOUTH CAROLINA Greeleyville 15 411 6