RANKED: St. Louis, Fort Lauderdale and San Bernardino are rated as America's most UNSAFE cities, on scale of crimes, car crashes, disasters, joblessness and more. Want better? Move to Columbia, Maryland
- St. Louis, Missouri, ranked as the least safe city in a list of 182
- Columbia, Maryland, often lauded for its quality of life, ranks top
- Other low scorers were Fort Lauderdale, Florida, San Bernardino, California, Detroit, Michigan, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Study uses 42 indicators, covering everything from wildfires to the number of uninsured drivers on the road
- Also measured were crime rates, joblessness, and Covid-19 vaccination rates
- 'Some cities are simply better at protecting their residents from harm,' said researchers
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-13 |