East St. Louis has the highest crime rate in the United States (according to the FBI's 100 most dangerous cities list). According to FBI's data of 2007, its murder rate hit 101.9 per population of 100,000, surpassing that of cities such as Gary, Indiana (48.3 per pop. 100,000); New Orleans, Louisiana (37.6); Baltimore, Maryland (43.3); and Detroit, Michigan (47.3); as well as that of its neighbor St. Louis (37.2). FBI data shows East St. Louis' rate of rape exceeded 250 per population of 100,000. The following table shows East St. Louis's crime rate in six crimes that Morgan Quitno uses for its calculation for "America's most dangerous cities" ranking, in comparison to the national average:[13] Year: 2006 number of crimes per 100,000.
East Saint Louis National average Murder 101.9 5.6 Rape 251.3 32.2 Robbery 1,347.0 195.4 Assault 5,847.3 340.1 Burglary 2,442.8 814.5 Automobile theft 2,067.5 526.5
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(Anonymous) 2013-01-07 03:02 am (UTC)(link)The following table shows East St. Louis's crime rate in six crimes that Morgan Quitno uses for its calculation for "America's most dangerous cities" ranking, in comparison to the national average:[13] Year: 2006 number of crimes per 100,000.
East Saint Louis National average
Murder 101.9 5.6
Rape 251.3 32.2
Robbery 1,347.0 195.4
Assault 5,847.3 340.1
Burglary 2,442.8 814.5
Automobile theft 2,067.5 526.5
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(Anonymous) 2013-01-07 03:03 am (UTC)(link)