Most Dangerous
Cities 2007
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Rich Glickstein, The State | MCT
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The results of CQ Press's 14th annual Safest City Award rankings are in. The report included a list of the most dangerous cities in America, based on reports of murder, rape, burglary, robbery, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft.
Click through our gallery as we count down the 15 most dangerous cities in the U.S.
Next: No. 15 Most DangerousRelated Features:
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Mark Duncan, AP
No. 15:
Youngstown, Ohio
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 53
Murder: 10
Rape: 77
Motor Vehicle Theft: 92
Robbery: 56
Burglary: 4
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Frazer Harrison, Getty Images
No. 14:
Compton, Calif.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 10
Murder: 7
Rape: 100
Motor Vehicle Theft: 76
Robbery: 29
Burglary: 267
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Danny Johnston, AP
No. 13:
Little Rock, Ark.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 5
Murder: 17
Rape: 21
Motor Vehicle Theft: 129
Robbery: 45
Burglary: 14
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Dangerous Cities: Baltimore, Md.
No. 12:
Baltimore, Md.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 14
Murder: 5
Rape: 284
Motor Vehicle Theft: 65
Robbery: 12
Burglary: 101
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John Raoux, AP
No. 11:
Orlando, Fla.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 6
Murder: 28
Rape: 31
Motor Vehicle Theft: 50
Robbery: 11
Burglary: 33
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Cassandra Shie, AOL
No. 10:
Cleveland, Ohio
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 102
Murder: 45
Rape: 5
Motor Vehicle Theft: 20
Robbery: 2
Burglary: 12
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Noah Berger, AP
No. 9:
Richmond, Calif.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 63
Murder: 6
Rape: 159
Motor Vehicle Theft: 5
Robbery: 42
Burglary: 143
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Landon Nordeman, Getty Images
No. 8:
Memphis, Tenn.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 8
Murder: 31
Rape: 62
Motor Vehicle Theft: 64
Robbery: 7
Burglary: 6
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Stephen Morton, AP
No. 7:
North Charleston, S.C.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 16
Murder: 15
Rape: 10
Motor Vehicle Theft: 32
Robbery: 17
Burglary: 48
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Haraz Ghanbari, AP
No. 6:
Birmingham, Ala.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 68
Murder: 4
Rape: 8
Motor Vehicle Theft: 83
Robbery: 19
Burglary: 15
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William Thomas Cain, Getty Images
No. 5:
Camden, N.J.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 11
Murder: 8
Rape: 19
Motor Vehicle Theft: 16
Robbery: 1
Burglary: 52
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Justin Sullivan, Getty Images
No. 4:
Oakland, Calif.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 19
Murder: 14
Rape: 25
Motor Vehicle Theft: 1
Robbery: 4
Burglary: 85
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Bill Pugliano, Getty Images
No. 3:
Flint, Mich.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 1
Murder: 3
Rape: 1
Motor Vehicle Theft: 28
Robbery: 35
Burglary: 2
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Seth Perlman, AP
No. 2:
St. Louis, Mo.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 3
Murder: 13
Rape: 6
Motor Vehicle Theft: 3
Robbery: 3
Burglary: 3
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Bill Pugliano, Getty Images
No. 1:
Detroit, Mich.
Rankings in Crime
Assault: 2
Murder: 2
Rape: 49
Motor Vehicle Theft: 2
Robbery: 5
Burglary: 17
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