Forget Baghdad. Or Beirut. Detroit, baby. Detroit. That would be the liberal Utopia of Detroit. CNN made the determination based on factors such as internal stability and effectiveness of law enforcement, as well as official crime statistics and media reports. The top 10 most dangerous cities were listed in 'no particular order' by CNN via The Macomb Daily:
- Detroit
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Beirut, Lebabon
- Caracus, Venezuela
- Karachi, Pakistan
- New Orleans
- Juarez, Mexico
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Moscow, Russia
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Part of the scoring was based on Forbes ranking Detroit as the most dangerous city in the nation in 2009, something I posted on one year ago (Shock! Detroit Ranked Most Dangerous City). From that prior post, one of the reasons Detroit was ranked so high was its crime rate: 1,220 violent crimes per 100,000, a number Forbes described as "staggering." Not mentioned in this article or most of the above is just who runs Detroit. (Hint: the party with an ass as a mascot)
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