The Most Dangerous Cities in America

Forbes has released its annual list of cities with the highest reported rates of violent crimes. Did your hometown make the list?

Brandon Ballenger • October 24, 2012

Forbes late last week released its list of the top 10 most dangerous cities in the U.S. Without further ado….

Detroit
St. Louis
Oakland
Memphis
Birmingham
Atlanta
Baltimore
Stockton
Cleveland
Buffalo

Detroit has been at the top for four years running, with violent crimes including murder, rape, robbery and assault five times as common as the national average. To read what makes the rest of these cities so dangerous, check out the Forbes story.

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