The CQ Press "Most Unsafe Cities" list angers places across the country yearly. The most recent rankings put St. Louis on leading, displacing the previous "winner" Camden, N.J. to second fiddle. Officials from places that make the CQ list call the rankings "irresponsible," however CQ claims its biggest risk cities listing is a way to motivate accountability in civic authorities.
Staying away from American places because of danger
St. Louis was after Camden on the CQ biggest risk cities listing. Now the 2009 one shows St. Louis at the top. Detroit, Mich., was number three, followed by neighboring Flint. Then there is Oakland California. It came in fifth place. Places in the United States of America are compared depending on violent crimes by CQ Press. Auto theft, burglary, aggravated assault, murder, rape and robbery are all included in this list. The 2009 survey rated St. Louis on top with 2,070.1 chaotic offences per 100,000 individuals. 429.4 is the average throughout the nation. St. Louis ended up being seven points ahead of Camden. Detroit was 18 points lower than Camden though.
Chaotic criminal offense data criticized
Probably the most dangerous places are ranked by CQ Press. FBI crime data has to be used for this. The Associated Press reports that city officials and some criminologists question the methodology of the survey. A spokesperson for the St. Louis Police Department told AP the most dangerous cities listing were irresponsible. Greg Scarbro, unit chief of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, told AP the Federal Bureau of Investigation discourages using its criminal offense data for such ratings. A spokesman for the mayor’s office in St. Louis said crime has gone down each year since 2007. The Philadelphia Daily News spoke with Camden Mayor Dana Redd. She said the CQ only published the report "for the sake of making a buck" as it was a "flawed" report.
Most secure cities based on CQ
A border city that has a ton of Mexican drug violence right next to it, El Paso, Texas, was named by CQ press as the safest area within the U.S. NY City got third while Honolulu got second. El Paso had only been up to second and 3rd on the CQ safest cities report which makes this the first time it has come first.
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Associated Press
google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hjbTudvgLq379jbYawS7w_WOFUjA?docId=22c9981f4ca34807ba7ac8dc07726067
Philadelphia Daily News
philly.com/dailynews/local/20101122_Camden_loses_crime_title.html
El Paso Times
elpasotimes.com/ci_16670537?source=most_viewed
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