» 10 Most Dangerous Cities for 2006
Source: AOL News
It's the kind of list some mayors could probably do
without and many residents are curious about -- ranking cities by danger.
Morgan Quitno Press, a private research and publishing company, has done
just that, using FBI crime data, including numbers on murder and robbery.
Check out the results.
#1 St. Louis
#2 Detroit
#3 Flint, Mich.
#4 Compton, Calif.
#5 Camden, N.J.
#6 Birmingham, Ala.
#7 Cleveland, Ohio
#8 Oakland, Calif.
#9 Youngstown, Ohio
#10 Gary, Ind.
Methodology
The methodology for determining America’s Safest City and Metro Area involves a multi-step process. First, 2005 city and metro area crime rates per 100,000 population (the most recent comparable final numbers available, released by the FBI in September 2006) for six basic crime categories — murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft — were plugged into a formula that measured how a particular city or metro area compared to the national average for a given crime category. The outcome of this equation was then multiplied by a weight assigned to each of the six crime categories. Each of the six crimes was given equal weight. By weighting each crime equally, cities are compared based purely on their crime rates and how they stack up to the national average for a particular crime category. These weighted numbers then were added together for a city or metro area’s final score. Finally, these scores were ranked from lowest to highest to determine which cities and metropolitan areas were safest and most dangerous.
While this methodology appears rather complicated, it results in fairer treatment because a city or metro area’s crime record is measured against the national average. The farther below the national average, the higher (and better) a city or metro ranked in the final Safest Cities and Metros list; the farther above the national average, the lower (and worse) a city or metro ranked in the final list.
As in our last eight years' awards, all cities of 75,000 population or more that reported data for the six categories of crime measured for the survey were included in the competition. In previous years, the population cut-off for cities was 100,000+ population. There was no population minimum for metropolitan areas. In all, 371 cities and 344 metro areas were included in the survey.
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