Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities List Puts New Orleans at No. 1

CitizenSugar — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:30:45 -0800

With a murder every 40 hours, New Orleans crime rate is hard to beat. The latest City Crime Rankings 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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GiggleSugar — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0700

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Oh, no! A 44-pound cat without a collar has been found, and the folks at Camden Shelter are going to put her up for adoption if she's not claimed by Saturday. They're assuming that the cat they've dubbed "Princess Chunk" and who they say is built like a linebacker, must have been fed by some overly-loving person. I concur. Let's hope overindulgent owner and cat are reunited, and that Princess Chunk goes on a diet! (She's about two pounds away from winning a fat-cat prize! Click here to read more.) Thanks for the tip, Flippy!

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Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities List Puts New Orleans at No. 1

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