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
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.576
99 | Clovis, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.576
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98 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.578
97 | Hayward, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.578
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96 | St. Petersburg, Florida
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.578
95 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.579
94 | West Palm Beach, Florida
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.581
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93 | St. Louis, Missouri
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.582
92 | Fremont, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.582
91 | Kansas City, Missouri
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.583
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90 | West Covina, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.585
89 | Durham, North Carolina
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.585
88 | El Monte, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.587
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87 | Fullerton, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.587
86 | Mesquite, Texas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.587
85 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.589
84 | Sacramento, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.590
83 | Odessa, Texas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.590
82 | Bellevue, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.590
81 | Phoenix, Arizona
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.591
80 | North Charleston, South Carolina
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.591
79 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.592
78 | North Las Vegas, Nevada
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.595
77 | Columbus, Ohio
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.598
76 | Nashville, Tennessee
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.599
75 | Houston, Texas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.599
74 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.599
73 | Orlando, Florida
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.600
72 | Pomona, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.602
71 | Lakewood, Colorado
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.604
70 | San Jose, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.604
69 | Beaumont, Texas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.606
68 | Lafayette, Louisiana
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.606
67 | Garden Grove, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.607
66 | Akron, Ohio
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.608
65 | Omaha, Nebraska
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.609
64 | Columbia, Missouri
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.609
63 | Fargo, North Dakota
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.610
62 | Richmond, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.610
61 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.613
60 | Fairfield, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.614
59 | Fresno, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.614
58 | Eugene, Oregon
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.617
57 | Columbia, South Carolina
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.617
56 | Downey, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.617
55 | San Francisco, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.618
54 | Shreveport, Louisiana
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.619
53 | Ventura, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.619
52 | Lexington, Kentucky
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.619
51 | Seattle, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.621
50 | Visalia, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.621
49 | South Bend, Indiana
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.621
48 | Riverside, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.622
47 | Glendale, Arizona
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.623
46 | Lansing, Michigan
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.624
45 | Topeka, Kansas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.624
44 | Concord, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.624
43 | Vancouver, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.625
42 | Corpus Christi, Texas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.625
41 | Salem, Oregon
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.625
40 | Evansville, Indiana
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.626
39 | San Angelo, Texas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.629
38 | Reno, Nevada
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.629
37 | Everett, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.635
36 | Minneapolis, Minnesota
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.635
35 | Rockford, Illinois
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.636
34 | Des Moines, Iowa
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.637
33 | Chattanooga, Tennessee
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.637
32 | Costa Mesa, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.638
31 | Memphis, Tennessee
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.641
30 | Gresham, Oregon
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.642
29 | Tallahassee, Florida
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.642
28 | Knoxville, Tennessee
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.646
27 | Springfield, Illinois
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.649
26 | Salinas, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.652
25 | Berkeley, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.658
24 | Pompano Beach, Florida
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.659
23 | Tucson, Arizona
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.665
22 | Indianapolis, Indiana
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.665
21 | Independence, Missouri
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.670
20 | San Antonio, Texas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.671
19 | Tulsa, Oklahoma
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.671
18 | San Bernardino, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.677
17 | Little Rock, Arkansas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.682
16 | Antioch, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.689
15 | Oakland, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.690
14 | Bakersfield, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.692
13 | Wichita, Kansas
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.693
12 | Modesto, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.698
11 | Pueblo, Colorado
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.699
10 | Davenport, Iowa
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.699
9 | Portland, Oregon
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.704
8 | Renton, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.708
7 | Kent, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.714
6 | Anchorage, Alaska
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.716
5 | Vallejo, California
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.717
4 | Tacoma, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.719
3 | Billings, Montana
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.723
2 | Spokane, Washington
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.750
1 | Springfield, Missouri
ShutterstockCrime score: 0.768
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