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** After several years as the #1 most dangerous city in the US, Detroit finally dropped to #2. Lucky for us Michiganders, Flint, MI took over the #1 spot. Its good to be Numero Uno still!! *2. Detroit, Mich. > Violent crimes per 100,000: 2,122.6 > Population: 707,096 > 2012 murders: 386 > Poverty rate: 40.9% > Pct. of adults with high school degree: 77.4%* *Detroit’s murder rate of 54.2 per 100,000 residents was the second highest in the country last year. The homicide rate in Detroit, which included 386 criminal murders and an additional 25 justifiable homicides, reached the highest level in nearly 40 years. In addition, the city’s aggravated assault rate of 1,320.8 cases per 100,000 people was also the second highest in the United States, although this was an improvement from the 1,333.6 cases per 100,000 residents in 2011. Detroit has struggled economically in recent years. The city’s 2012 unemployment rate was a whopping 18.6%, much higher than the 8.1% across the nation last year. The median household income of $25,193 was less than half the national median for 2011.* *Also Read: The Best Cities for High Tech Jobs*<http://247wallst.com/2013/06/11/the-best-cities-for-high-tech-jobs/> *1. Flint, Mich. > Violent crimes per 100,000: 2,729.5 > Population: 101,632 > 2012 murders: 63 > Poverty rate: 40.6% > Pct. of adults with high school degree: 82.9%* *With a staggering 2,729.5 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, no city had a higher violent crime rate than Flint. The city of just 101,632 people had 63 total murders and 1,930 aggravated assaults, both the highest relative to the city’s population. Flint also had nationwide highs in burglary rates and arson per 100,000 people. The sheriff of Genesee County, where Flint is located, proposed a plan to create a violent crime mobile response unit that would cost $3 million. However, Governor Rick Snyder rejected the plan because he believed resources would be better “integrated into the ongoing efforts to make Flint safer.” Like Detroit, Flint has suffered economically in recent years. The median household income was just $23,380 in 2011, the second-lowest of all 555 cities measured by the U.S. Census Bureau.* *Read more: **The Most Dangerous Cities in America - 24/7 Wall St.*<http://247wallst.com/2013/06/13/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america-3/#ixzz2WDmDswH4> * ** http://247wallst.com/2013/06/13/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america-3/#ixzz2WDmDswH4 *<http://247wallst.com/2013/06/13/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america-3/#ixzz2WDmDswH4> *Our voice is best heard when Power yields, then whispers to Liberty – Strength. And when Liberty stands under Heaven and shouts to Power – Freedom.* -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
