Guess Which Political Party Presides Over The Most Crime-Ridden Cities?

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June 4, 2015
Austin Petersen
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A website has been collecting crime data statistics for several years, and put together a list of the most crime-ridden cities. Guess which political party presides over the most violent?

You guessed it: Democrats.

Neighborhood Scout explains their methodology behind their research:

“Our research reveals the 100 most dangerous cities in America with 25,000 or more people, based on the number of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes include murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault. Data used for this research are 1) the number of violent crimes reported to the FBI to have occurred in each city, and 2) the population of each city.”

16 out of the 20 cities with the highest violent crime rates have Democratic mayors. Two are Republican, and the other two are Independents. It is notable that one of the Republican controlled cities, Atlantic City, had previously been managed by wave after wave of Democratic mayors.

Neighborhood Scout asserts that high violent crime rates are probably less about the size of the populations than it is the economic issues in the communities, which would make a strong case for Democratic policies being to blame for the high crime rates. Big government policies impoverishing communities would naturally lead to greater crime, as citizens resort to illegal activity when they are disallowed the freedom to trade in the marketplace. Higher minimum wage laws put people out of work, driving up unemployment, and giving incentives to people to break the law.

Here’s the list of the top most dangerous cities:

Rank	City
100	Madera, CA
99	Orlando, FL
98	Pueblo, CO
97	Sumter, SC
96	Norristown, PA
95	Schenectady, NY
94	Council Bluffs, IA
93	Cincinnati, OH
92	Baton Rouge, LA
91	St. Petersburg, FL
90	Worcester, MA
89	Canton, OH
88	Bridgeport, CT
87	Chattanooga, TN
86	Lawton, OK
85	Poughkeepsie, NY
84	Lauderdale Lakes, FL
83	Desert Hot Springs, CA
82	Lima, OH
81	Carbondale, IL
80	Albany, GA
79	Lawrence, MA
78	Minneapolis, MN
77	Texarkana, AR
76	Miami Beach, FL
75	Rochester, NY
74	San Bernardino, CA
73	Anderson, SC
72	Riviera Beach, FL
71	Holyoke, MA
70	Springfield, IL
69	Nashville, TN
68	Houston, TX
67	Richmond, CA
66	Oklahoma City, OK
65	Lansing, MI
64	Jackson, MS
63	Fall River, MA
62	Beaumont, TX
61	Weslaco, TX
60	Paterson, NJ
59	Monroe, LA
58	Odessa, TX
57	Springfield, MA
56	New London, CT
55	New Bedford, MA
54	Philadelphia, PA
53	Rocky Mount, NC
52	Fort Myers, FL
51	Salisbury, MD
50	Jackson, MI
49	Gary, IN
48	Springfield, MO
47	Gadsden, AL
46	Miami, FL
45	Hartford, CT
44	Niagara Falls, NY
43	East Palo Alto, CA
42	East Point, GA
41	Brockton, MA
40	Stockton, CA
39	Indianapolis, IN
38	Chelsea, MA
37	Kansas City, MO
36	New Haven, CT
35	Tulsa, OK
34	Lake Worth, FL
33	Daytona Beach, FL
32	Compton, CA
31	Buffalo, NY
30	Newark, NJ
29	Washington, DC
28	Atlanta, GA
27	Trenton, NJ
26	Birmingham, AL
25	Bridgeton, NJ
24	Jackson, TN
23	Milwaukee, WI
22	Fort Pierce, FL
21	Spartanburg, SC
20	Rockford, IL
19	Little Rock, AR
18	Baltimore, MD
17	Homestead, FL
16	Cleveland, OH
15	Newburgh, NY
14	St. Louis, MO
13	Harvey, IL
12	Myrtle Beach, SC
11	Alexandria, LA
10	Memphis, TN
9	Wilmington, DE
8	Atlantic City, NJ
7	Flint, MI
6	Bessemer, AL
5	Oakland, CA
4	Saginaw, MI
3	Detroit, MI
2	Chester, PA
1	Camden, NJ