2010 photo of  the remains of the Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit. (© Charles Ommanney/Getty Images)

Impressively consistent Detroit named most dangerous US city – again

10/19/2012

Detroit, you're a great city — we just don't think it's a good idea for us to come visit right now. The latest list of the 10 most-dangerous cities in American has been released, and, surprise, (OK, it’s actually not surprising), Detroit and its hellscape of murder and mayhem has been ranked as the most dangerous place in the country for the fourth year in a row. According to the latest stats, there were 2,137 acts of violent crime per 100,000 residents — at least that’s a 10 percent drop over last year! Rounding out the top 10 from least-most-dangerous to most-most-dangerous are Buffalo, N.Y.; Cleveland; Stockton, Calif.; Baltimore; Atlanta; Birmingham, Ala.; Memphis, Tenn.; Oakland, Calif.; and St. Louis. [Source]

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