The 100 Most Dangerous Cities in America
Research shows that these are the most dangerous places in the U.S.
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Many of us consider our hometowns to be our safety nets. But the truth is, the town you grew up in or live in now might not be so safe after all. There are plenty of dangerous parts of the U.S. In fact, security systems company Alarms.org analyzed data about gun violence, crime rates, and police force adequacy to find out which major metropolitan areas (with populations over 100,000) were the most dangerous. Based on the weighted value of these metrics, each city was given a total crime score. The metropolises with the highest scores are all over the map, from the South to the Pacific Northwest. Here, we've ranked the 100 most dangerous cities in America. And to see how where you live affects your life-span, Here's How Long You're Likely to Live in Every State.
100
Miami Gardens, Florida
![miami gardens map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/miami-gardens-florida.jpg)
Crime score: 0.576
99
Clovis, California
![clovis california map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/clovis-califronia-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.576
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98
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
![fort lauderdale map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/fort-lauderdale-florida-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.578
97
Hayward, California
![hayward california map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/hayward-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.578
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96
St. Petersburg, Florida
![st petersburg florida map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/st-petersburg-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.578
95
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
![murfreesboro map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/murfreesboro-tennessee-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.579
94
West Palm Beach, Florida
![west palm beach map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/west-palm-beach-florida-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.581
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93
St. Louis, Missouri
![st. louis missouri map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/st-louis-missouri-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.582
92
Fremont, California
![fremont california map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/fremont-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.582
91
Kansas City, Missouri
![kansas city map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/kansas-city-missouri-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.583
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90
West Covina, California
![west covina map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/west-covina-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.585
89
Durham, North Carolina
![durham north carolina map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/durham-north-carolina-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.585
88
El Monte, California
![el monte california map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/el-monte-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.587
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87
Fullerton, California
![fullerton california map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/fullerton-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.587
86
Mesquite, Texas
![mesquite map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/mesquite-texas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.587
85
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
![cedar rapids map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/cedar-rapids-iowa-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.589
84
Sacramento, California
![sacramento map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/Sacramento-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.590
83
Odessa, Texas
![odessa map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/odessa-texas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.590
82
Bellevue, Washington
![bellevue map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/bellevue-washington-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.590
81
Phoenix, Arizona
![phoenix map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/phoenix-arizona-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.591
80
North Charleston, South Carolina
![north charleston map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/north-charleston-south-carolina-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.591
79
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
![sioux falls map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/sioux-falls-south-dakota-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.592
78
North Las Vegas, Nevada
![north las vegas map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/north-las-vegas-nevada-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.595
77
Columbus, Ohio
![columbus ohio map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/columbus-ohio-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.598
76
Nashville, Tennessee
![nashville map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/nashville-tennessee-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.599
75
Houston, Texas
![houston texas map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/houston-texas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.599
74
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
![baton rouge map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/baton-rouge-louisiana-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.599
73
Orlando, Florida
![orlando map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/orlando-florida-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.600
72
Pomona, California
![pomona map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/pomona-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.602
71
Lakewood, Colorado
![lakewood map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/lakewood-colorado-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.604
70
San Jose, California
![san jose map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/san-jose-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.604
69
Beaumont, Texas
![beaumont map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/beaumont-texas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.606
68
Lafayette, Louisiana
![lafayette map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/lafayette-louisiana-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.606
67
Garden Grove, California
![garden grove map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/garden-grove-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.607
66
Akron, Ohio
![akron map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/akron-ohio-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.608
65
Omaha, Nebraska
![omaha map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/omaha-nebraska-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.609
64
Columbia, Missouri
![columbia missouri map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/columbia-missouri-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.609
63
Fargo, North Dakota
![fargo map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/fargo-north-dakota-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.610
62
Richmond, California
![richmond california map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/richmond-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.610
61
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
![oklahoma city map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/oklahoma-city-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.613
60
Fairfield, California
![fairfield california map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/fairfield-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.614
59
Fresno, California
![fresno map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/fresno-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.614
58
Eugene, Oregon
![eugene map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/eugene-oregon-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.617
57
Columbia, South Carolina
![columbia sc map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/columbia-south-carolina-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.617
56
Downey, California
![downey ca map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/downey-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.617
55
San Francisco, California
![san francisco map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/san-francisco-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.618
54
Shreveport, Louisiana
![shreveport map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/shreveport-louisiana-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.619
53
Ventura, California
![ventura map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/ventura-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.619
52
Lexington, Kentucky
![lexington map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/lexington-kentucky-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.619
51
Seattle, Washington
![seattle map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/seattle-washington-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.621
50
Visalia, California
![visalia map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/visalia-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.621
49
South Bend, Indiana
![south bend map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/south-bend-indiana-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.621
48
Riverside, California
![riverside map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/riverside-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.622
47
Glendale, Arizona
![glendale map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/glendale-arizona-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.623
46
Lansing, Michigan
![lansing map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/lansing-michigan-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.624
45
Topeka, Kansas
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Crime score: 0.624
44
Concord, California
![concord map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/concord-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.624
43
Vancouver, Washington
![vancouver map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/vancouver-washington-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.625
42
Corpus Christi, Texas
![corpus christi map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/corpus-christi-texas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.625
41
Salem, Oregon
![salem oregon map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/salem-oregon-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.625
40
Evansville, Indiana
![evansville map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/evansville-indiana-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.626
39
San Angelo, Texas
![san angelo map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/san-angelo-texas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.629
38
Reno, Nevada
![reno map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/reno-nevada-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.629
37
Everett, Washington
![everett map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/everett-washington-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.635
36
Minneapolis, Minnesota
![minneapolis map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/minneapolis-minnesota-maps.jpg)
Crime score: 0.635
35
Rockford, Illinois
![rockford map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/rockford-illinois-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.636
34
Des Moines, Iowa
![des moines map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/des-moines-iowa-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.637
33
Chattanooga, Tennessee
![chattanooga map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/chattanooga-tennessee-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.637
32
Costa Mesa, California
![costa mesa map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/costa-mesa-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.638
31
Memphis, Tennessee
![memphis map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/memphis-tennessee-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.641
30
Gresham, Oregon
![gresham map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/gresham-oregon-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.642
29
Tallahassee, Florida
![tallahassee map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/tallahassee-florida-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.642
28
Knoxville, Tennessee
![knoxville map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/knoxville-tennessee-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.646
27
Springfield, Illinois
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Crime score: 0.649
26
Salinas, California
![salinas map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/salinas-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.652
25
Berkeley, California
![berkeley map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/berkeley-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.658
24
Pompano Beach, Florida
![pompano beach map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/pompano-beach-florida-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.659
23
Tucson, Arizona
![tucson map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/tucson-arizona-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.665
22
Indianapolis, Indiana
![indianapolis map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/indianapolis-indiana-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.665
21
Independence, Missouri
![independence map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/independence-missouri-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.670
20
San Antonio, Texas
![san antonio map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/san-antonio-texas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.671
19
Tulsa, Oklahoma
![tulsa map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/tulsa-oklahoma-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.671
18
San Bernardino, California
![san bernardino map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/san-bernardino-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.677
17
Little Rock, Arkansas
![little rock map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/little-rock-arkansas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.682
16
Antioch, California
![antioch map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/antioch-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.689
15
Oakland, California
![oakland map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/oakland-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.690
14
Bakersfield, California
![Bakersfield map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/bakersfield-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.692
13
Wichita, Kansas
![wichita map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/wichita-kansas-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.693
12
Modesto, California
![modesto map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/modesto-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.698
11
Pueblo, Colorado
![pueblo map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/pueblo-colorado-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.699
10
Davenport, Iowa
![davenport map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/davenport-iowa-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.699
9
Portland, Oregon
![portland oregon map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/portland-oregon-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.704
8
Renton, Washington
![renton map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/renton-washington-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.708
7
Kent, Washington
![kent washington map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/kent-washington-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.714
6
Anchorage, Alaska
![anchorage map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/anchorage-alaska-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.716
5
Vallejo, California
![vallejo map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/vallejo-california-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.717
4
Tacoma, Washington
![tacoma map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/tacoma-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.719
3
Billings, Montana
![billings map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/billings-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.723
2
Spokane, Washington
![spokane map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/spokane-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.750
1
Springfield, Missouri
![Springfield Missouri map](https://bestlifeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/09/springfield-missouri-map.jpg)
Crime score: 0.768
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