Just days after the St. Louis Cardinals won the top honor in Major League Baseball, their hometown jumped to first place on a list no one wants to lead: the most dangerous cities in the United States.
The safest city in 2005 was Brick, N.J., population about 78,000, followed by Amherst, N.Y., and Mission Viejo, Calif. The second most dangerous city was Detroit, followed by Flint, Mich., and Compton, Calif.
1. Brick, N.J.
2. Amherst, N.Y.
3. Mission Viejo, Calif.
4. Newton, Mass.
5. Troy, Mich.
6. Colonie, N.Y.
7. Irvine, Calif.
8. Cary, N.C.
9. Greece, N.Y.
10. Coral Springs, Fla.
11. Thousand Oaks, Calif.
12. Orem, Utah
13. Round Rock, Texas
14. Dover, N.J.
15. Lake Forest, Calif.
16. Sterling Heights, Mich.
17. Simi Valley, Calif.
18. Roswell, Ga.
19. Lee's Summit, Mo.
20. Broken Arrow, Okla.
21. Chino Hills, Calif.
22. Gilbert, Ariz.
23. Edison, N.J.
24. Cranston, R.I.
25. Port St. Lucie, Fla.
26. Sandy, Utah
27. Nashua, N.H.
28. Danbury, Conn.
29. Huntington Beach, Calif.
30. Orange, Calif.
31. Hamilton, N.J.
32. Parma, Ohio
33. Overland Park, Kan.
34. Santa Clarita, Calif.
35. Stamford, Conn.
36. Cheektowaga, N.Y.
37. Livonia, Mich.
38. Sunnyvale, Calif.
39. Murrieta, Calif.
40. Canton, Mich.
41. Plano, Texas
42. Warwick, R.I.
43. Torrance, Calif.
44. Clifton, N.J.
44. Newport Beach, Calif.
46. Woodbridge, N.J.
47. Fargo, N.D.
48. Norman, Okla.
49. Olathe, Kan.
50. Boca Raton, Fla.
51. Livermore, Calif.
52. Centennial, Colo.
53. Fremont, Calif.
54. Clinton, Mich.
55. Vacaville, Calif.
56. Tracy, Calif.
57. Bellevue, Wash.
58. Carlsbad, Calif.
59. Pembroke Pines, Fla.
60. Farmington Hills, Mich.
61. Richardson, Texas
62. Rancho Cucamon., Calif.
63. Boulder, Colo.
64. McKinney, Texas
65. Rochester, Minn.
66. Beaverton, Ore.
67. Santa Clara, Calif.
68. Daly City, Calif.
69. Lewisville, Texas
70. Napa, Calif.
71. Burbank, Calif.
72. Arvada, Colo.
73. Alexandria, Va.
74. Virginia Beach, Va.
75. Ann Arbor, Mich.
76. Quincy, Mass.
77. Glendale, Calif.
78. Ventura, Calif.
79. Provo, Utah
80. Fullerton, Calif.
81. Lawrence, Kan.
82. Scottsdale, Ariz.
83. Carrollton, Texas
84. Hillsboro, Ore.
85. Somerville, Mass.
86. Kenosha, Wis.
87. Davie, Fla.
88. Chino, Calif.
89. Sunrise, Fla.
90. Cape Coral, Fla.
91. Henderson, Nev.
92. Billings, Mont.
93. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
94. Plantation, Fla.
95. Costa Mesa, Calif.
96. San Mateo, Calif.
97. Garland, Texas
98. Madison, Wis.
99. Corona, Calif.
100. Clovis, Calif.
101. Yonkers, N.Y.
102. Alhambra, Calif.
103. Buena Park, Calif.
104. Odessa, Texas
105. Chandler, Ariz.
106. Norwalk, Conn.
107. Upper Darby, Pa.
108. Peoria, Ariz.
109. Westminster, Calif.
110. Roseville, Calif.
111. Lakewood, Calif.
112. San Jose, Calif.
113. Honolulu, Hawaii
114. El Paso, Texas
115. Santa Barbara, Calif.
116. Temecula, Calif.
117. Cambridge, Mass.
118. Pasadena, Texas
119. Brownsville, Texas
120. Boise, Idaho
121. Garden Grove, Calif.
122. Mesquite, Texas
123. Westminster, Colo.
124. Manchester, N.H.
125. Whittier, Calif.
126. Westland, Mich.
127. McAllen, Texas
128. Lincoln, Neb.
129. Pasadena, Calif.
130. Columbia, Mo.
131. Midland, Texas
132. Chesapeake, Va.
133. Santa Rosa, Calif.
134. Spokane Valley, Wash.
135. Anaheim, Calif.
136. Athens-Clarke, Ga.
137. Green Bay, Wis.
138. Irving, Texas
139. Fort Collins, Colo.
140. Escondido, Calif.
141. Miramar, Fla.
142. Concord, Calif.
143. West Covina, Calif.
144. Hampton, Va.
145. New York City
146. Denton, Texas
147. Palm Bay, Fla.
148. Sioux City, Iowa
149. Sioux Falls, S.D.
150. Thornton, Colo.
151. Salem, Ore.
152. Hialeah, Fla.
153. Baldwin Park, Calif.
154. Erie, Pa.
155. San Angelo, Texas
156. Oxnard, Calif.
157. Oceanside, Calif.
158. Austin, Texas
159. Evansville, Ind.
160. Lakeland, Fla.
161. Laredo, Texas
162. Raleigh, N.C.
163. El Monte, Calif.
164. Waterbury, Conn.
165. Vista, Calif.
166. Murfreesboro, Tenn.
167. Fontana, Calif.
168. Grand Prairie, Texas
169. Fort Wayne, Ind.
170. Santa Ana, Calif.
171. Santa Monica, Calif.
172. Lexington, Ky.
173. Colorado Springs, Colo.
174. Suffolk, Va.
175. Hollywood, Fla.
176. Eugene, Ore.
177. Norwalk, Calif.
178. Santa Maria, Calif.
179. Downey, Calif.
180. Abilene, Texas
181. Chula Vista, Calif.
182. Ogden, Utah
183. Melbourne, Fla.
184. Clarksville, Tenn.
185. Sparks, Nev.
186. San Diego, Calif.
187. Carson, Calif.
188. Vancouver, Wash.
189. Greeley, Colo.
190. Springfield, Mo.
191. Mesa, Ariz.
192. Moreno Valley, Calif.
193. Tyler, Texas
194. Dearborn, Mich.
195. Des Moines, Iowa
196. Lowell, Mass.
197. San Antonio
198. Corpus Christi, Texas
199. El Cajon, Calif.
200. Salinas, Calif.
201. Fairfield, Calif.
202. Lakewood, Colo.
203. Redding, Calif.
204. Ontario, Calif.
205. South Gate, Calif.
206. Topeka, Kan.
207. Arlington, Texas
208. Lawton, Okla.
209. Riverside, Calif.
210. Antioch, Calif.
211. Long Beach, Calif.
212. Anchorage, Alaska
213. West Valley, Utah
214. Hawthorne, Calif.
215. Yuma, Ariz.
216. Louisville, Ky.
217. Omaha, Neb.
218. Clearwater, Fla.
219. Independence, Mo.
220. Spokane, Wash.
221. Reno, Nev.
222. Grand Rapids, Mich.
223. Pueblo, Colo.
224. Hayward, Calif.
225. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
226. Berkeley, Calif.
227. Las Cruces, N.M.
228. Mobile, Ala.
229. Worcester, Mass.
230. Palmdale, Calif.
231. Modesto, Calif.
232. Wichita Falls, Texas
233. Lubbock, Texas
234. San Leandro, Calif.
235. Amarillo, Texas
236. Bakersfield, Calif.
237. Columbus, Ga.
238. Gainesville, Fla.
239. Gresham, Ore.
240. Charleston, S.C.
241. Tempe, Ariz.
242. Lynn, Mass.
243. Lafayette, La.
244. Newport News, Va.
245. High Point, N.C.
246. Fort Worth, Texas
247. Salt Lake City, Utah
248. Jacksonville, Fla.
249. Portland, Ore.
250. Los Angeles
251. Victorville, Calif.
252. Bellflower, Calif.
253. Glendale, Ariz.
254. New Bedford, Mass.
255. Pomona, Calif.
256. Racine, Wis.
257. Aurora, Colo.
258. Elizabeth, N.J.
259. Rialto, Calif.
260. Savannah, Ga.
261. Paterson, N.J.
262. Seattle
263. Albany, Ga.
264. Southfield, Mich.
265. Lancaster, Calif.
266. Waco, Texas
267. Fresno, Calif.
268. Killeen, Texas
269. Greensboro, N.C.
270. San Francisco
271. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
272. Durham, N.C.
273. Fort Smith, Ark.
274. Tallahassee, Fla.
275. South Bend, Ind.
276. Lansing, Mich.
277. Federal Way, Wash.
278. Huntsville, Ala.
279. Albuquerque, N.M.
280. Visalia, Calif.
281. Winston-Salem, N.C.
282. Providence, R.I.
283. Everett, Wash.
284. Davenport, Iowa
285. Hammond, Ind.
286. Roanoke, Va.
287. Norfolk, Va.
288. Fayetteville, N.C.
289. Kent, Wash.
290. Akron, Ohio
291. St. Paul, Minn.
292. Wilmington, N.C.
293. Portsmouth, Va.
294. Oklahoma City
295. Columbia, S.C.
296. Canton, Ohio
297. Knoxville, Tenn.
298. Montgomery, Ala.
299. Allentown, Pa.
300. North Las Vegas, Nev.
301. Beaumont, Texas
302. Las Vegas, Nev.
303. Denver
304. Yakima, Wash.
305. Syracuse, N.Y.
306. Longview, Texas
307. Pittsburgh
308. Tucson, Ariz.
309. Bridgeport, Conn.
310. Inglewood, Calif.
311. Pompano Beach, Fla.
312. Albany, N.Y.
313. Phoenix
314. Boston
315. Chattanooga, Tenn.
316. Tampa, Fla.
317. Jersey City, N.J.
318. Milwaukee
319. Miami Beach, Fla.
320. Indianapolis, Ind.
321. Shreveport, La.
322. Sacramento, Calif.
323. St. Petersburg, Fla.
324. Tacoma, Wash.
325. Houston
326. Columbus, Ohio
327. Miami
328. Baton Rouge, La.
329. Charlotte, N.C.
330. Jackson, Miss.
331. Toledo, Ohio
332. Macon, Ga.
333. Nashville, Tenn.
334. Rochester, N.Y.
335. Tulsa, Okla.
336. Stockton, Calif.
337. Hartford, Conn.
338. Dallas
339. Miami Gardens, Fla.
340. Buffalo, N.Y.
341. Springfield, Mass.
342. Kansas City, Kan.
343. Philadelphia
344. West Palm Beach, Fla.
345. Minneapolis
346. Dayton, Ohio
347. Orlando, Fla.
348. San Bernardino, Calif.
349. Little Rock, Ark.
350. Newark, N.J.
351. Reading, Pa.
352. North Charleston, S.C.
353. Washington
354. Cincinnati
355. Atlanta
356. Kansas City, Mo.
357. Richmond, Va.
358. Trenton, N.J.
359. Memphis, Tenn.
360. Baltimore
361. Richmond, Calif.
362. Gary, Ind.
363. Youngstown, Ohio
364. Oakland, Calif.
365. Cleveland
366. Birmingham, Ala.
367. Camden, N.J.
368. Compton, Calif.
369. Flint, Mich.
370. Detroit
371. St. Louis
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