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25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in America, Cincinnati Tops List
Where is the most dangerous neighborhood in America? According to data compiled by Dr. Andrew Schiller and NeighborhoodScout.com the most dangerous neighborhood in the United States is in... Cincinnati, Ohio? Specifically, the "Brewery District" of the Cincinnati neighborhood known as "Over the Rhine."
The List of the 25 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in America contains many such surprises. Remember, this is not just a list of the most dangerous CITIES in the country, this top 25 list breaks it down to a much more specific geographical area... neighborhoods within cities.
The cities with the top 25 dangerous neighborhoods in the United States are:
- Cincinnati, Ohio (Central Pky./Liberty St.)
- Chicago, Ill. (State St./Garfield Blvd.)
- Miami, Fla. (7th Ave./North River Dr.)
- Jacksonville, Fla. (Beaver St./Broad St.)
- Baltimore, Md.(North Ave./Belair Rd.)
- Kansas City, Mo. (Bales Ave./30th St.)
- Memphis, Tenn. (Warford St./Mount Olive Rd.)
- Kansas City, Mo. (Forest Ave./41st St.)
- Dallas, Texas (Route 352/Scyene Rd.)
- Richmond, Va. (Church Hill)
- Memphis, Tenn. (Bellevue Blvd./Lamar Ave.)
- Dallas, Texas (2nd Ave./Hatcher St.)
- Springfield, Ill. (Cook St./11th St.)
- St. Louis, Mo. (14th St./Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.)
- Little Rock, Ark. (Roosevelt Rd./Bond St.)
- Philadelphia, Pa. (Broad St./Dauphin St.)
- Tampa, Fla. (Amelia Ave./Tampa St.)
- New York, N.Y. (St. Nicholas Ave./125th St.)
- Chicago, Ill. (66th St./Yale Ave.)
- Baltimore, Md. (Orleans St./Front St.)
- Cleveland, Ohio (Cedar Ave./55th St.)
- Orlando, Fla. (East-West Expy/Orange Blossom Trl.)
- Detroit, Mich. (Mount Elliott St./Palmer Ave.)
- Chicago, Ill. (Wallace St./58th St.)
- Chicago, Ill. (Winchester, Ave./60th St.)
The methodology and data used to determine the list of the 25 most dangerous neighborhoods in America is simple and utilizes information from many reliable third party sources. Using FBI data from 17,000 different agencies Dr. Schiller and his team looked at key indicators as identified within the FBI Uniform Crime Reports. Incidents and rates per 1,000 people in a neighborhood population for specific violent crimes were then calculated.
The violent crimes considered by Dr. Schiller as key indicators of a "dangerous neighborhood" are:
- murder
- non-negligent manslaughter
- forcible rape
- armed robbery
- aggravated assault
Other crimes like date rape, domestic assault and child abuse (not classified as aggravated), and petty theft were excluded from the data. Property crimes, however, were incorporated in to the rating given to the various neighborhoods identified in the study.
Researchers looking to identify the most dangerous neighborhood in America compiled ratings for each of these factors. An overall rating was assigned to neighborhoods based on a combination of violent crime data and property crime figures. A prediction was then made of the likelihood, per 1000 people in the neighborhood, that a resident would fall victim to one of the identified crimes.
The data was collected over a period of three years and deviations were added. Confounding variables such as socio-economic conditions, proximity to social service centers, policing resources per area, and age/condition of the neighborhood were not factored into the results.
NeighborhoodScout.com collects data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies in America, and uses a relational database to aggregate the statistics from each agency to the municipality that they protect. This provides an accurate representation of the total crimes and actual crime rates within any given city or town. NeighborhoodScout then uses proprietary computer models it develops to statistically estimate incidences of both violent and property crimes for every sub-zip code neighborhood in the U.S based on the aggregate crime data for the municipality containing that neighborhood averaged across the most recent three years of non-preliminary (final) data available from the FBI (2005, 2006, and 2007). This moving three-year window helps stabilize data where a single year could be uncharacteristically high or low, providing a more accurate risk assessment. It is important to note that very recent changes in a neighborhood may not be reflected in our findings, as we use non-preliminary data in our models that take a year to be released.
As soon as the report was released residents of "Over the Rhine" in Cincinnati were quick to respond that their neighborhood was safe. Bloggers were up in arms that their little corner of the United States had been singled out as the most dangerous neighborhood in America and wanted to publicly set the record straight.
One blogger and photojournalist had a compelling rebuttal to the assertion that "Over the Rhine" was the most dangerous neighborhood in America. The entire blog post, with photos, can be seen at the QueenCity Blog, but here is an excerpt:
From February - March 2008 I was on an assignment from Ohio University in which I participated in three "ride alongs" with officers of the Cincinnati Police Department's District 1. I love Cincinnati, but for the sake of photography I was kind of hoping to catch some compelling photographs of crime in Cincinnati since District 1 patrols some of the most "notorious" areas of the city such as Over-The-Rhine, the West End in addition to the riverfront and Mt. Adams.
Need more proof that Cincinnati isn't as dangerous as they say it is? Imagine walking down into one of these "notorious neighborhoods" at midnight. Why would anyone do such a thing? What if local radio 700 WLW radio personality Bill Cunningham dared you to go down to the corner of "15th and Vine St." at midnight on a Saturday night? Would you be able to stomach venturing into one of "the worst neighborhood in the United States?" I did...
...and it was pretty boring. The only person who said anything to me were some drunken college kids heading towards the bars on Main St. No one tried to rob, rape, stab or kill me.
See the predicted crime rates and ratings for your neighborhood, is it a safe place or a dangerous haven for crime?
See the top 100 most dangerous cities in the United States
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Update: June 27, 2009
A person identifying themselves as a staff member at the Baltimore Mayor's Office sent a private message refuting the inclusion of any Baltimore City neighborhood in this list. In the interest of fairness, the fact that somebody connected to the Baltimore Mayor's Office objects to claims that its neighborhoods should be placed as currently ranked on the top 25 list should be noted.
Here is how that message read:
"I wanted to let you know that the rankings of the Baltimore neighborhoods in your article is completely inaccurate. I will be reporting to the Mayor and the Baltimore City Law Department as such. Please feel free to contact me if you care to discuss. I have also contacted the company that produced the data."
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at 07:31 on June 24th, 2009
You are such a pathetic excuse for a "gangsta". Get a job, make a contribution to society instead of hanging out at the liquor store with your homies.
at 08:50 on June 24th, 2009
I don't understand why people come on this page and brag about having a dangerous city. It is sad that we live in a society where people brag because the have the highest murder rate in the nation. That goes to show that we care more about crime then up lifting our community and making it a safer place for our children. I am from South Central L.A. (92nd and Central) and that is the Hood near the Nickerson Gardens. I graduated from school and left that neighborhood and will never go back. There's nothing to brag about living in a neighborhood where people are getting killed over drugs, women getting raped, kids getting abused and other things. Come on America we need to wake up. We can't blame the white man for this. We have to blame ourselves. Yes, the white man will continue to build projects and liquor stores and guns stores in our community, it's up to us to object to that. We don't need 5 liquor stores on one street corner. We need to get more involved in our community. This is not just for black people. I am speaking for everyone who is tired of all the BS that is going on in our community. God Bless.
at 10:32 on June 25th, 2009
It appears niggers have stolen some computers.
at 10:32 on June 23rd, 2009
Number 25, 60th Winchester is a joke. The Stones over there are straight pvssies. The Lords bang hard over there but the Lords on 55th Damen (5th Ward) and 55th Hoyne (Lordville) are straight murderers. This list is a joke. And the Stones from Moe Town (51st Lowe-Ashland) are straight killas. And I hang on 55th State at least three nights a week and practically live at the liquor store on the corner. The MC's and GD's and are straight gangsta but they are on some playa sh!t in the hood and only go to war about three times a year. But definitely Englewood murders the rest of country. CVLN for life.
at 19:55 on June 24th, 2009
Why don't you do me a favor...eat some lead and quit wasting my oxygen. Dipshit...
at 11:19 on June 24th, 2009
Seriously,
Life as you know it does not exist. I hope that you will wake up one day and really think about how your living, you need to appreciate our wonderful nation and stop being angry, it will honestly get you no where positive...
at 13:08 on June 24th, 2009
What has the world come to? We as Black people; have ACCOMPLISHED alot throughout History and have OverCame and Empowered alot of Self help, Dignity, Respect, Rights. We have asked for ALOT and Wished for So much. We have DEMANDEd our Rights and Respect. BUT now looking at this List I ask my self WHY? We have come So far to just throw Everything Away instead of Looking at our Fights and Struggles WE as a whole need to take action and see how can WE Change the NEW Generation that is coming up in todays society. STOP blaming the Mayor, The President. Because ULTIMATELY you can't BLAME some one else FOR your Struggles or Problems in the Community. When you Look inside yourself THEN you will have the Answers on how to better your Friends, Family, etc to make the world a better Place. The Mayor and/or President IS just one Person (just like you and me) HOW can we expect them to CHANGE US. They can give us "Blacks" Money a house in the Palisades on the BEACH - but we would find a way to turn it into the GHETTO. Because WE "BLACKS" as a WHOLE is Stubborn To Change. OBAMA made CHANGE Historically- and now we want to Help the White MAn take away his GLORY, HIS VICTORY, HIS SUCCESS. We have Complained in our homes that there Has NEVER been a BLACk president now that we have one We want to Downgrade him. MISERY ALWAYS LOVES COMPANY - Now we can Reach to its Limit and Make a CHANGE. We have HOPE the FUTURE can only be BRIGHTER --- God Bless
at 05:27 on June 25th, 2009
Here is a thought to all the "gangstas" and ghetto rats. STOP HAVING KIDS YOU CAN'T SUPPORT. How many of you came from single parents who were single parents? How many of you were raised by grandma-ma cause mama was out on the corner? No money from the government or neighborhood rec centers will make you keep you dick in your pants or for you girls to keep your legs closed. It is a prepetual problem. Girl gets pregnant, can't/won't raise her baby properly, that baby grows up without the proper values or knowing how to love another, so they are cold and violent. Then because they don't care about anything but themselves (learned behavior) they go out and get some girl pregnant or become pregnant and it starts all over again. This is not a black or white thing. This is a "stupid, selfish people" thing. Thank you.
at 21:17 on June 24th, 2009
Oh man you're hardcore there buddy. "Practically living" at a liquor store eh? Sounds like you're really going places, get a fucking job and stop being a scourge on society
at 21:21 on June 24th, 2009
"This is what happens when the white man try to explain the black man and all that he goes through in his daily life."
It's your own fault, I don't believe Da White Man came down to your "hood," put a gun in your hand and told you to kill your asshole friends. Of course, Whitey jus tryin ta keep ya down, gnomesain?
at 08:39 on June 24th, 2009
Are people boasting about how dangerous their city is? Ooooh how respectable, like that's something to be proud of. "We go hard... on the internet" Also, who assumed these crimes were committed by black people? Who assumed the study was done by white people? LMAO! Get real.
at 09:55 on June 25th, 2009
Again, you're fighting each other for some fucked up sense of respect. Are you fighting people for a JOB or an EDUCATION? No, you're fighting for bullshit "respek y0" and the best corner to deal crack from. Grow the fuck up, the only people depriving you of your "rock or crumb" are the people in y0 hood y0 that would kill you for a pair of sneakers.
at 10:37 on June 23rd, 2009
If this covered murders and shootings Moe Town would win hands down. About 16-18 cats have gotten shot in the last two weeks as the GD's and Stones war it out in the hood. Half them hoods up there got on this list for sexual assaults, domestic violation, and child abuse..all crimes for pvssies and the scum of the earth. We keep it straight gangsta in Englewood..CVLN, BDN, GDN, MCN, LKN, and BPSN.
at 15:13 on June 24th, 2009
To the person "STRAIGHT FROM CALIFORNIA". How would you know all the people in those "areas" are "dumb" blacks & mexicans??? You really shouldnt speak if you dont know what your talking about. White people kill too,, you need to get over your racist self! Who cares is they are white, black, green or purple? People just need to stop killing each other. They need to stop hating each other. Its that simple.
at 16:14 on June 24th, 2009
People underestimate Ohio. I personally live around Cincinnati and it really isn't a great place. Somebody murdered about every night.
at 18:55 on June 24th, 2009
OMG IM TYING IN CAPS LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME..I PUTTING DOWN AN ENTIRE RACE BASED ON INACCURATE STATS...LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME. WHAT I DONT REALIZE IS THAT MOST OF THE WORLD'S MOST DANGOROUS CRIMMINALS WHO HAVE KILLED MILLIONS ARE WHITE LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME IM TYPING IN CAPS!!!! IM SOOOOOO EPPIIICCCCCCC PLEASE READ MY COMMENT LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME
at 19:26 on June 24th, 2009
You couldn't said it any better then that.
at 06:08 on June 25th, 2009
That Shows how IMMATURE you are. You are worried about My Spelling and Grammer. When you need to be worried about the Bigger Picture which is quite obvious that you are Stuck in the Ghetto and Are Defending it with all of your Heart. But Don't worry about the Spelling worry about the fact that I went to School Graduated with a 4.0 and went to College to Better my self. Coming from the Ghetto Streets of Chicago but I had a Better Plan for my self then What the Streets of Chicago had in store for me. I didn't follow the Trend that my Fellow "community Advocates" set for us. It was time for a Change I made that? DID you make a Change? Because it really didn't sound like you had to much Hope or Inspiration but what can I say like I said before "Misery Loves Company"
at 06:24 on June 25th, 2009
Gee, you are going to go far in life aren't you. whats your drink of choice? MD 20/20?
at 07:06 on June 25th, 2009
Wow, ChiTown South Side, you're really upset that your hood isn't one of the most dangerous, aren't you? You may think murder is the only stat worthwhile, but tell that to the 115 lb woman who is gang raped by a group of your contemporaries. I've always felt very strongly about civil rights for Americans but people like you and your "homies" are a blight on society. Straight gansta? Like killing people and hanging out in liquor stores is noble or good? If it is any comfort, perhaps you will become a victim of a violent homicide while you are within the confines of your hood. This way, YOUR neighborhood might also make the top 25!!
at 08:28 on June 25th, 2009
Wow, it's pretty sad that I feel safer in Iraq than I do in my own country. You "gangstas" are a disgrace.....get a life losers
at 10:42 on June 28th, 2009
Education must be a cultural value to a society. The alternative is the list we're all talking about. Regardless of the style one adopts and portrays to society, "SouthSide ChiTown"'s, gangstas, hoes, are the behaviors we see parents modeling at home.The high school where I teach is smack dab in the heart of Little Haiti, the poorest, most crime-ridden and desperate part of Miami. Sociological issues in the community prevent the teenagers we try to educate from performing at grade-level on the mandatory State test. Consequently, after earning a State-awarded F for the fifth time in six years, this school is about to be shut down after 70 years. My perspective as one of only 3 white males on the faculty is this: crime starts in the home. In neighborhoods like Over-the-Rhine parents are sending us their kids with ZERO respect for any type of authority and NO sense of right and wrong. How can you deal honestly with students who truly believe that "Snitches end up ditches with stitches?" People, wake up. Better parents providing better homes produce better kids who produce better grades and get better jobs and become better parents. It's not about sneakers and X-Boxes. What your kids need is YOU, not stuff. You taxpayers don't pay me to parent your kid. I do my job of teaching my subject, but spend TOO much time in loco paternis. Fathers, when your 17 year-old daughter wants to call me Dad because she never really had one, how do you think I feel? Mothers, the way I see your appearance when you visit my school makes your disrespect for what we do clear. Do your jobs, parents, so we can STOP having neighborhoods like these!
at 00:28 on June 30th, 2009
So I'm an artist and I've been thinking... I'm going to make a weapon of mass destruction... and somehow... it's going to explode a chemical into the air that will turn every single human being into the same shade of blue... so that everyone can stop being stupid little fucking complaining idiots, who are ALL getting on my goshdarn nerves... I don't care who you are or where you came from or what you abuse you had to grow up with... that doesn't make you have to fight another race off or even bring race into it... I'm a white woman, sexually abused by a white man, in a fucking suburbian town... you think I look at you in the city like it's a black thing that people are getting murdered and abused? Shut it and go turn blue or something...
And stop using all these abbreviations on an extremely public site, hardly anyone knows what you are talking about!!
BUT! On a lighter note, I do appreciate that you take the time to read and learn about the world around you. I can see that you care... so please buy into the chemical weapon of mass destruction thing, and just go do something about it... start with your "gangstas"... there is one right way to do something... and a million ways to do it wrong.. but what matters, is that you tried, and if you don't make it in the process, a million people behind you will try all the other ways until it finally happens.
at 10:55 on June 23rd, 2009
This is what happens when pvssies pull stats instead of hitting the hood themselves, which of course really will never happen. Niggas in the ChiTown rank hoods by one thing and one thing only..murder.
I hang around 55th State (#2) at least three times a week. The GD's and MC's are some real brothas over their but the projects are gone and 2007 was when they were pushin wigs back; 2008 and 2009 weren't/aren't that bad.
66th Yale (#19) I don't really know about in detail. All I know is that those GD's over there are no joke, but so are the rest of the niggas on the South Side.
58th Wallace (#24) also known as Dark City is ran by the MC's with GD's on a couple of blocks. They have two flat row houses over there and they do tear holes and niggas' azzes and push wigs back. Top 25 in the country..I don't know but definitely top 25 in the city.
60 Winchester (#25) also known as J Town is ran by CVL's (my guys) but there are some Black Stones sharing the block. They all grew up together but they've been at odds lately with no one getting shot or killed. Back in the 80's J Town was decent but this hood has never been in the top100 in the city let along being 25th in the country. This is a flat joke. The Lords on 55th Damen and 55th Hoyne are in the top 20 in the Chi.
This is what happens when the white man try to explain the black man and all that he goes through in his daily life. A rough hood is a hood that you wouldn't walk through at night. From the Chi, on this list, would be number 19 and 24. You walk through there at night you might not get killed unless you're the opposition but you're definitely are going to get screened, harrassed, and shook down.
at 06:50 on June 24th, 2009
Just reading the content of South Side Chi Town
at 07:32 on June 24th, 2009
I dont think this list is exactly correct, where is cali where all the gangs originated from..??
at 09:17 on June 24th, 2009
I am really tired of people doing freaking studies saying that crime is bad in these neighborhood. All the neighbor hood are in the same area something called Engle wood hell it has been bad over there. Whoever did this list fail to state that this is also a area right off the highway and that this is the area where the Mayor wants to have the olympics. A large park called Washington park with all this being said what is anyone doing to change the violence NOTHING. I want this article to go out and effect the people who might be getting a bad rep for the short coming of Gang memebers. I think more time should be spent on fixing the problems and not high lighting things for gangs.
at 09:43 on June 24th, 2009
WOW! I can not believe that so many have not arrived to want more, achieve more, strive for more regarding their surroundings. We do not have to be a product of our environment; however, we do have to want something more tangible in life other than see someone suffer. Are we our own worst enemy? Spike Lee said it “WAKE UP” Martin Luther King said “do not judge me by the color of my skin”. We have to achieve more self respect, education, self worth, self pride, and a sense of self about ourselves and our neighbor hoods if not for our selves let it be for our children.
at 10:25 on June 24th, 2009
I CAN NOT BELIEVE CHICAGO HAS 3 ENTRIES IN THIS TOP 25TH. LIST!!!
I THOUGH MR. OBAMA WAS A BIG COMMUNITY ORGANIZER IN CHICAGO. :) :) :)
at 13:51 on June 24th, 2009
What you have not accomplished is spelling...alot is not a word....