5. St. Louis, Missouri
With over 4,000 reports of aggravated assaults, almost 2000 robberies, almost 19000 property crimes and a little less than 300 rapes, the city must be tread lightly when one goes for a visit. There are also other types of burglaries and thefts in the thousands too.
One of three Missouri cities appearing on this list, the others being Springfield and Kansas City, St. Louis ranks 5ht most dangerous city in the United states. Violence in certain parts of the city makes it very dangerous for residents and affects their overall quality of life. It has the fifth highest violent crime rate among other US cities, with over 2,000 violent crimes for every 100,000 people recorded. This has been one of the major reasons for the Missouri city losing more residents over the past 10 years, its population decreasing by as much as 11.2% despite a national average up-tick of 7.1%
