Here’s a review of the most dangerous cities in America based on the annual murder rates per 1000 inhabitants. Cities included in this review are incorporated municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants and the murder rates for the purpose of this review are the sum of each city’s murders and non-negligent manslaughter divided by the total population of that area and multiplied by 1000.
The rankings include demographic information like population density, population age, median household income, educational attainment and racial composition and these factors are correlated with crime.
The review clearly shows that residents of the dangerous cities are poorer, less educated and belong to the Black and Hispanic segments. The most dangerous cities are not necessarily densely populated or younger.
Based on this review, following is the list of the most dangerous cities in America:
1. New Orleans, Louisiana with a murder rate of 0.52. New Orleans has a population of 336,425 with a population density of 1863 sq. mi. The median age in the city is 36.5 with a median household income of $39,382. 83.9$% of the population is a high school graduate or higher. The population comprises of 61.2% Blacks, 29.8% Whites, 4.8% Hispanics and 3.0% Asians. Rest include Two or more (0.8%); American Indian (0.1%); Other (0.3%).
2. Gary, Indiana with a murder rate of 0.51. Gary has a population of 95,219 with a population density of 1896 per sq. mi. The median age of the population is 37.4 with a median household income of $25,328. 82.2% of the population is a high school graduate or higher and the population comprises of 83.4% Blacks, 10.1% Whites and 4.9% Hispanics. Rest include Two or more (1.2%); American Indian (0.2%); Asian (0.1%); Other (0.1%); Pacific Islander (0.1%).
3. Richmond, California with a murder rate of 0.46. Richmond has a population of 102, 566 with a population density of 3374 sq. mi. The media age of the city is 35.1 with a median household income of $35,937. 79.6% of the population is a high school graduate or higher. Hispanics account for 37.8% of the population followed by Blacks (24.8%), White (17.5%), Asian (17.2%), Two or more (2.4%); Other (0.3%).
4. Camden, New Jersey with a murder rate of 0.43. Camden has a population of 78,980 with a population density of 8975 sq. mi. The median age is 29.2 with a median household income of $27,325. 62.4% of the population is a high school graduate or higher. Blacks account for 45% of the population followed by Hispanics (43.7%), White (5.3%), Two or more races (3.1%); Asian (2.5%); American Indian (0.3%); Other (0.1%).
5. East Chicago, Indiana with a murder rate of 0.404. East Chicago has a population of 29,728 with a population density of 2477 per sq. mi. The median age of the city is 29.5 and the median household income is $30,174. 68.6% of the population is a high school graduate or higher. Hispanics account for 51.6% of the population followed by Black (32.5%), White (12.1%), Two or more races (0.6%); American Indian (0.2%); Asian (0.2%); Other (0.08%); Pacific Islander (0.02%).
6. St. Louis, Missouri with a murder rate of 0.403. St. Louis has a population of 355,208 with a population density of 5738 per sq. mi. The median age is 34.6 with a median household income of $41,878. 82.6% of the population is a high school graduate or higher. Blacks account for 47.5% followed by White (45.3%), Hispanic (3.1%), Asian (2.2%), Two or more (1.6%); American Indian (0.2%); Other (0.1%)
7. Detroit, Michigan with a murder rate of 0.402. Detroit has a population of 908,441 with a population density of 6545 per sq. mi. The median age is 34.7 with a median household income of $30,382. The percent of population high school graduate or higher is 77%. Racial composition comprises of Black (75.7%), White (13.3%); Hispanic (7.4%); and Asian (1.7%), Two or more (1.5%); American Indian (0.2%); Other (0.2%).
8. Compton, California with a murder rate of 0.384. Compton has a population of 93,872 with a population density of 9294 per sq. mi. The median age is 26.7 with a household income of $30,508. 57.7% of the population is a high school graduate or higher. Racial composition comprises of Hispanic (56.8%); Black (39.9%); White (1.0%); Pacific Islander (1.0%).
9. Chester, Pennsylvania with a murder rate of 0.383. Chester has a population of 36,529 with a population density of 7610 per sq. mi. The median age in Chester is 30.6 years and the median household income is $35,084. The percent of high school graduates or higher in the city is 75%. Racial composition mainly comprises of Black (74.6%); White (17.9%); Hispanic (5.4%); Two or more (1.2%); Asian (0.6%); American Indian (0.2%); Other (0.2%); Pacific Islander (0.1%).
10. Baltimore, Maryland with a murder rate of 0.37. Baltimore has a population of 638,755 with a population density of 7905 per sq. mi. The median age of the city is 34 years with a median household income of $40,304. The percent of high school graduates or higher is 80.3% and the racial composition comprises of Black (62.1%); White (30.7%); Hispanic (3.1%); Asian (1.9%); Two or more (1.8%); American Indian (0.2%); Other (0.2%).
