U.S. cities are dangerous, some more than others. It’s one thing to have to be cautious; however, it’s a whole other thing to worry about getting murdered. These cities are the ones you’re most likely to be murdered in.
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There are the “murder staples” – yes, Detroit is here. You will also find a couple surprises. It’s not necessarily the big metropolis you will get whacked in, actually, it’s more likely a medium-sized city located in the Midwest. We are looking at murder rates and violent crime rates because let’s face it, some violent crimes are a close second to actually being murdered.
Big city Chicago just misses this list due to their large population keeping the murder rate tolerable, or at least out of the top ten. Also shocking, no Florida. What you will find is a correlation between cities with high murder rates and state gun laws. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that if weapons are easier to obtain, murder rates rise.
The subject is harsh, but it’s important to look at all the factors. Does the constant blues scene in Memphis make people want to kill more or is the blues genre actually saving lives? Deep thoughts that must be considered when looking at murder rates. Here are the 10 U.S. cities you’re most likely to be murdered in.
10. Milwaukee, WI
This is probably the biggest surprise on the list, but then you think about it and it makes sense. A lot of cities in the Midwest have not fully recovered from the economic downturn. Couple that with lenient gun laws in the state of Wisconsin and you have recipes for murder. In 2013 the number of murders in the city hit a five-year high of 104. That’s a far cry from the days of 200+ homicides, but this is one trend you don’t want to see heading up. To make matters worse the police department had been misreporting violent crimes for years so it’s hard to really say if violent crime is worse or improving. Either way, for a city that promotes its small town feel, a high murder rate is not a good thing.
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