With a murder every 40 hours, New Orleans crime rate is hard to beat. The latest City Crime Rankings [1] looked at reported incidents of six major crimes to determine the most dangerous dwellings in the US. With a population of only 250,000 that changed drastically after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans came out on top.
Rounding out the list, the top-five cities with the highest crime rate include:
- New Orleans, LA
- Camden, NJ
- Detroit, MI
- St. Louis, MO
- Oakland, CA
The FBI warns that ranking cities head-to-head fails to paint a realistic picture. In addition, local mayors and law enforcement officials maintain that such a superficial ranking irresponsibly misuses crime data by ignoring complex factors. Do you think rankings of the most dangerous cities help hold law enforcement accountable or are they counterproductive?
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