America’s 30 Most Dangerous Cities

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St. Louis, Missouri

Source: https://thumbor.forbes.com/

Another city in Missouri known for its barbecue and blues music, but it also ranks very high among the most dangerous cities in the US. Its violent crime rate is at 2,082 per 100,000 residents. St. Louis ranks first among the most dangerous cities in the US in 2019, and your chance of becoming a victim of a crime in St. Louis is one in 48. With just over 300,000 people, 138 homicides have already been reported this year, with 121 listed as African American and over 90% of the deaths from incidents involving guns. Just this summer, an 8-year-old girl was among four victims shot in a parking lot near a school hosting a football jamboree. With the current model of police work not proving to be effective, an increased focus on jobs, healthcare, and economic issues might help keep people, especially children, safe.