15 most dangerous US cities

Forbes has just preduced a list of the most dangerous cities in America, from 2008 FBI data. Are you as surprised as me about what cities are not on this list, and about the southeastern concentration of the ones that are on the list?

Numbers in parentheses are violent crimes per 100,000 people.

1. Detroit, Michigan (1220)
2. Memphis, Tennessee (1218)
3. Miami, Florida (988)
4. Las Vegas, Nevada (887)
5. Stockton, California (885)
6. Orlando, Florida (845)
7. Little Rock, Arkansas (837)
8. Charleston, South Carolina (824)
9. Nashville, Tennessee (817)
10. Baltimore, Maryland (791)
11. New Orleans, Louisiana (773)
12. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (728)
13. West Palm Beach, Florida (726)
14. Charlotte, North Carolina (721)
15. Philadelpha, Pennsylvania (709)

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