Dammit St Louis beats Detroit again.

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Report finds St. Louis most dangerous U.S. city

Research group: Violent crime grew by 20 percent; Detroit at No. 2


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Oct. 30: Excitement about the Cardinal's World Series win is doused as St. Louis tops the list of the nations most dangerous cities. MSNBC.com's Dara Brown reports.
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ST. LOUIS - 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.
This Midwestern city has long been in the upper tiers of the annual ranking of the nation’s safest and most dangerous cities, compiled by Morgan Quitno Press. Violent crime surged nearly 20 percent there this year, when the rate of such crimes rose much faster in the Midwest than in the rest of nation, according to FBI figures released in June.
The ranking, being released Monday, came as the city was still celebrating Friday’s World Series victory at the new Busch Stadium. St. Louis has been spending millions of dollars on urban renewal even as the crime rate climbs.
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Mayor Francis Slay did not return calls seeking comment Sunday.
Scott Morgan, president of Morgan Quitno Press, a private research and publishing company specializing in state and city reference books, said he was not surprised to see St. Louis top the list, since it has been among the 10 most dangerous cities for years.
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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.
<HR color=#c0c0c0 noShade SIZE=1></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Morgan said the study looks at crime only within St. Louis city limits, with a population of about 330,000. It doesn’t take into account the suburbs in St. Louis County, which has roughly 980,000 residents.
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.
The national FBI figures released in June showed the murder rate in St. Louis jumped 16 percent in 2005, compared with 4.8 percent nationally. The overall violent crime rate increased nearly 20 percent, compared with 2.5 percent nationally.
Midwest's rise outpaces nation
While crime increased in all regions last year, the 5.7 percent rise in the 12 Midwestern states was at least three times higher than any other region, according to the FBI.
Visiting St. Louis on Thursday, FBI director Robert Mueller said it was too early to tell why some types of crime were rising faster in the Midwest.
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2. Detroit
3. Flint, Mich.
4. Compton, Calif.
5. Camden, N.J.
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff><TD class=credit width=*>Source: Morgan Quitno Press, AP</TD><TD align=right>• Print this</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>[/URL]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Mueller said the FBI is working harder to form partnerships with police departments to launch programs like St. Louis’ Safe Streets task force, which focuses police efforts on problematic neighborhoods.
This year’s ranking was good news for Camden, N.J., which in 2005 was named the most dangerous city for the second year in a row.
Camden Mayor Gwendolyn Faison said Sunday she was thrilled to learn that her city no longer topped the most-dangerous list.
“You made my day!” said Faison, who has served since 2000. “There’s a new hope and a new spirit.”

 

[Illini]

St Louis is really nice downtown for about 4 blocks around Busch Stadium on two sides. The suburbs are very nice as well. But the city itself is a ghetto and can be scary. However, I'm baffled as to how St Louis is considered more dangerous than East St Louis, IL, right across the river. That place is hell on earth.