The most interesting correlation the study mentioned is that many of the cities listed are considered hubs for illegal drug transportation. I bet you don't think of Stockton, Calif as the 5th most dangerous city in the country. However, it is 500 miles from Tijuana and, according to Megan Wolfram, an analyst at iJet Intelligent Risk Systems, a Maryland-based risk-assessment firm,
"Stockton is a major transit point along the I-5 corridor on the way to Seattle and Vancouver. A lot of it is similar to crime happening in the Southwest. For the most part, it's drug gang on drug gang."
The top 15 are as follows.
1) Detroit
2) Memphis
3) Miami
4) Las Vegas
5) Stockton, Calif
6) Orlando
7) Little Rock, Ark
8) Charleston
9) Nashville
10) Baltimore
11) New Orleans
12) Baton Rouge, La
13) West Palm Beach, Fla
14) Charlotte
15) Philadelphia
Noticeably absent on this list are New York, LA and Chicago. I was especially surprised not to see Chicago included considering its propensity for shootings. Additionally, I was very surprised to see the inclusion of Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville. Apparently the Ozarks area isn't such a great place for vacations after all. And Orlando? When did Disney World become dangerous for anything other than mom and dad's wallet?
Another trend that wasn't discussed very much in the article, but that I noticed, is cities that rely on a lot of tourism money. Miami, Las Vegas, Orlando, Charlotte and West Palm Beach were all booming towns leading up to the recession. Tourism was up and homes couldn't be built fast enough. Las Vegas was routinely growing by 10 percent a year. Beachfront Miami property has been absolutely crushed by the housing crash.
An interesting tidbit, on cityrating.com Charlotte, NC is also considered the 9th best place to live. A sentiment echoed by various google searches.
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