A fascinating new website called Neighborhood Scout has analyzed every neighborhood in America, using US Census data, to give us a list of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America.
The list of the 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America was based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 neighborhood residents. The violent crimes included in this research are from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports: homicide, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.
The site says a “neighborhood” is defined by the official government designation for neighborhood – the census tract. Census tracts usually have 4,000 persons, but can range between 1,500 and 8,000 persons. In urban areas, they are small, and in rural areas they can cover an entire small town or even a few small towns in very rural areas.
Here are the 25 worst neighborhoods in the United States, showing:
Rank; Neighborhood; (Street/Neighborhood); Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000); My Chances of Becoming a Victim Here (within one year)
25: Philadelphia, PA; (N 15th St / W Dauphin St); 57.87; 1 in 17
24: Chicago, IL; (S Pulaski Rd / W Adams St); 57.90; 1 in 17
23: Kansas City, MO; (Brush Creek Blvd / Prospect Ave); 61.46; 1 in 16
22: Memphis, TN; (Thomas St / Frayser Blvd); 64.53; 1 in 16
21: Saginaw, MI; (Perkins St / S 17th St); 64.91; 1 in 15
20: Jackson, TN; (James Buchanan Dr / 1st St); 68.39; 1 in 15
19: Rockford, IL; (Kishwaukee St / Grove St); 68.65; 1 in 15
18: Milwaukee, WI; (W Clybourn St / N 27th St); 69.45; 1 in 14
17: East St. Louis, IL; (Caseyville Ave / N Park Dr); 70.10; 1 in 14
16: Detroit, MI; (Trumbull St / Lincoln St); 71.39; 1 in 14
15: Oakland, CA; (West Oakland); 72.23; 1 in 14
14: St. Louis, MO; (N Newstead Ave / Cote Brilliante Ave); 72.84; 1 in 14
13: Miami, FL; (NW 14th St / NW 2nd Ave); 74.22; 1 in 13
12: Pittsburgh, PA; (Bedford Ave / Chauncey Dr) 75.50; 1 in 13
11: Newark, NJ; (Lincoln St / Court St); 76.05; 1 in 13
10: Detroit, MI; (W Warren Ave / Mckinley St); 77.60; 1 in 13
9: Tulsa, OK; (E Mohawk Blvd / N Cincinnati Ave); 78.86; 1 in 13
8: East St. Louis, IL; (City Center); 79.99; 1 in 13
7: Baltimore, MD; (Druid Hill Ave / Laurens St); 83.06; 1 in 12
6: Memphis, TN; (E Eh Crump Blvd / S 4th St); 85.35; 1 in 12
5: Camden, NJ; (Ferry Ave / S 8th St); 87.02; 1 in 11
4: Memphis, TN; (E Mclemore Ave / Latham St); 88.98; 1 in 11
3: Pittsburgh, PA; (Chicago St / Mount Pleasant Rd); 92.67; 1 in 11
2: Houston, TX; (Scott St / Wilmington St); 92.93; 1 in 11
1: Baltimore, MD; (W Mulberry St / N Fremont Ave); 93.79; 1 in 11
Congratulations, Baltimore! America’s most dangerous neighborhood is within your city limits. Can you imagine having a 1 in 11 chance of being a victim of a violent crime, every single year, in your own neighborhood?
You may be shocked to see a dangerous neighborhood in a city like Houston (#2), a very conservative area. But as the analysts from Neighborhood Scout concede, even great cities often have a few terrible neighborhoods within their borders.
The creators of the Neighborhood Scout website define themselves as “data geeks” who “build the best location-based technologies possible to empower businesses to make informed decisions that translate to increased revenue and reduced costs.”
Are any of these neighborhoods near you? Do you think this is a fair list? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
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