Yay! We're NOT No. 1 in crime!
Mission Viejo may be the safest city in the US, but at least L.A. isn't the least safest.
Detroit is way, way more violent a city than L.A., according to FBI crime stats released today. In fact, it doesn't even make the top 10, which two cities in the San Francisco east bay did -- Richmond and Oakland. This excerpt from an AP story on the topic.
The report looked at 378 cities with at least 75,000 people based on per-capita rates for homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft. Each crime category was considered separately and weighted based on its seriousness, CQ Press said.Last year's crime leader, St. Louis, fell to No. 2. Another Michigan city, Flint, ranked third, followed by Oakland Calif.; Camden, N.J.; Birmingham, Ala.; North Charleston, S.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Richmond, Calif.; and Cleveland.
The study ranked Mission Viejo, Calif., as the safest U.S. city, followed by Clarkstown, N.Y.; Brick Township, N.J.; Amherst, N.Y.; and Sugar Land, Texas.
Say it loud and proud: We're NOT No. 1! We're NOT No. 1!