Key stat: 2,405.5 incidents per 100,000 residents
St. Louis nosed out its World Series rival, Detroit, for the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of violent crime for any city in the United States. The level of crime there was more than 40 times that of the nation's safest city, Brick Township, New Jersey.
Most of the most dangerous cities are older cities that industries and jobs have fled, leaving behind mostly poor and uneducated populations.
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Source: Morgan Quitno Press
America's most dangerous city
St. Louis, MO
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