10 U.S. cities you’re most likely to be murdered in

9. Kansas City, MO

Another Midwest City hits the list. With a population under 500,000, having 100 murders (rate of 21 per 100,000) is not acceptable and this number has remained steady over the past couple years. Can you blame neighboring East St. Louis? Yes, to a point I think you can due to their “murder city status”, but at some point the city of Kansas City really needs to take on violent crime. In addition to murders they have a real problem with rape (over 350 a year), robberies and aggravated assaults. Is it possible part of the violent crime can be attributed to heat waves and tornadoes? Nah, it’s probably mostly East St. Louis.