Recent FBI crime rankings are out and things aren't looking good for Kansas City.
To wit . . .
KANSAS CITY IS MOVING UP ON THE NATION'S HIGH CRIME METRO LIST!!! HERE'S A SIGN THAT LOCAL LIFE IS GETTING EVEN MORE DANGEROUS!!!
Here's the best online ranking that lists our town without all the annoying click-through adverts . . .
Crime in America 2015: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities Over 200,000
Deets:
#10 Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri (is not) a newcomer to the Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities list–ranks #10 this year. The city displaced Atlanta, Georgia, which was ranked #10 last year. Despite the fact that Kansas City moved into the Top 10, its violent crime rate did in fact decrease by less than one percent from 2012 to 2013. The city of nearly a half-million people experienced 99 murders, 377 rapes, 1,662 robberies, and 3,726 aggravated assaults.
Violent Crime Rate: 1,260/100,000 people | Murder Rate: 21/100,000 people
Population: 465,514 | Officer to Population Ratio: 1:341
Median Household Income: $45,150 | Pop. Below Poverty Line: 18.8%
Rank last year: #12
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