The study found St. Louis had 2,070.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents - nearly five times the national average of 429.4! Camden, who topped the list the previous year, had hoped to make another back-to-back title, like they accomplished in 2003 and 2004. Michigan proudly filled in the next two spots with Detroit and Flint, with Oakland filling out the top five. On the opposite end of the rankings, Colonie, N.Y. was the safest city with more than 75,000 residents for a second straight year, mostly due to the fact that nobody knows where the fuck Colonie, N.Y. is.
The rankings are based on population figures and crime data compiled by the FBI annually, though some criminologists question the findings, mainly because they don't like data and statistics compiled for these types of rankings. Boo-hoo, babies!
A Spokeswoman for the St. Louis Mayor's office was quick to point out the city has been getting safer over the last few years, with crime decreasing each year since 2007, and down 7% from last year. Which makes you think about what a dangerous murdertrap it used to be.
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