Who would opt to have their annual convention in America's most dangerous city?
Only a bunch of geniuses, of course.
Have you seen this ad?
Why would anyone in their right mind hold a conference in Detroit, Michigan ?
You'd think the geniuses over at MENSA would have the FBI's latest crime statistics committed to memory.
Unfortunately, Motor City has the dubious distinction of being our country's most crime-ridden urban center. (What are the chances its ranking will change dramatically over the course of the next two years? From nil to none.)
Here's the data we were able to compile in just a matter of minutes:
Latest 2006 Crimes per 100,000 People:| Detroit, MI | New York, NY | National | |
| Murder: | 47.3 | 7.3 | 7 |
| Forcible Rape: | 67.05 | 13.12 | 32.2 |
| Robbery: | 818.6 | 287.9 | 205.8 |
| Aggravated Assault: | 1486 | 329.6 | 336.5 |
| Burglary: | 2050.3 | 271.1 | 813.2 |
| Larceny Theft: | 2406.8 | 1412.9 | 2601.7 |
| Vehicle Theft: | 2591.1 | 195.2 | 501.5 |
We're thinking St. Louis and Flint must have been booked.A list of the most and least dangerous cities with at least 75,000 residents, as measured by the study "City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America," published by Washington-based CQ Press . The authors analyzed FBI crime statistics released Sept. 24. The danger score uses zero as the national average. MOST DANGEROUS 25:
1. Detroit 407.2
2. St. Louis 406.2
3. Flint, Mich. 381.0
4. Oakland, Calif. 338.9
5. Camden, N.J. 323.8
6. Birmingham, Ala. 268.8
7. North Charleston, S.C. 254.3
8. Memphis, Tenn. 245.6
9. Richmond, Calif. 245.1
10. Cleveland 244.4
11. Orlando, Fla. 237.4
12. Baltimore 236.7
13. Little Rock, Ark. 233.8
14. Compton, Calif. 223.6
15. Youngstown, Ohio 222.0
16. Cincinnati 218.3
17. Gary, Ind. 214.0
18. Kansas City, Mo. 203.4
19. Dayton, Ohio 201.5
20. Newark, N.J. 197.3
21. Philadelphia 192.9
22. Atlanta 189.9
23. Jackson, Miss. 188.8
24. Buffalo, N.Y. 187.8
25. Kansas City, Kan. 187.6
SAFEST 25:
1. Mission Viejo, Calif. -82.1
2. Clarkstown, N.Y. -81.0
3. Brick Township, N.J. -78.7
4. Amherst, N.Y. -75.4
5. Sugar Land, Texas -75.4
6. Colonie, N.Y. -74.6
7. Thousand Oaks, Calif. -73.8
8. Newton, Mass. -73.5
9. Toms River Township, N.J. -72.7
10. Lake Forest, Calif. -71.7
11. Irvine, Calif. -71.1
12. Orem, Utah -70.6
13. Round Rock, Texas -69.4
14. Cary, N.C. -68.6
15. Greece, N.Y. -68.5
16. Chino Hills, Calif. -63.2
17. Coral Springs, Fla. -62.0
18. Troy, Mich. -61.8
19. Farmington Hills, Mich. -61.7
20. Centennial, Colo. -61.3
21. Glendale, Calif. -59.2
22. Broken Arrow, Okla. -58.8
23. Parma, Ohio -58.8
24. Sterling Heights, Mich. -58.5
25. Simi Valley, Calif. -58.5
