The 10 most dangerous cities in America

Aerial View of the Skyline of San Bernardino.
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- Total safety score: 39.55
--- Home and community safety rank: 170
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 166
--- Financial safety rank: 168

#10. San Bernardino, California
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Philadelphia city skyline and river.
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- Total safety score: 39.43
--- Home and community safety rank: 175
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 87
--- Financial safety rank: 158

#9. Philadelphia
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Aerial view of north Oakland on a sunny autumn evening.
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- Total safety score: 39.42
--- Home and community safety rank: 176
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 137
--- Financial safety rank: 113

#8. Oakland, California
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Cleveland skyline on the Cuyahoga River in autumn.
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- Total safety score: 39.33
--- Home and community safety rank: 171
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 107
--- Financial safety rank: 172

#7. Cleveland
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Aerial view of skyscrapers in Baltimore.
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- Total safety score: 38.39
--- Home and community safety rank: 179
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 61
--- Financial safety rank: 170

#6. Baltimore
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Aerial view of New Orleans skyline on clear day.
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- Total safety score: 37.53
--- Home and community safety rank: 181
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 71
--- Financial safety rank: 175

#5. New Orleans
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State Capitol park in Baton Rouge aerial view.
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- Total safety score: 36.23
--- Home and community safety rank: 182
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 136
--- Financial safety rank: 148

#4. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Aerial View on Fort Lauderdale coast.
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- Total safety score: 36.06
--- Home and community safety rank: 172
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 174
--- Financial safety rank: 176

#3. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Detroit skyline on clear day.
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- Total safety score: 35.49
--- Home and community safety rank: 177
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 100
--- Financial safety rank: 182

#2. Detroit
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Downtown Memphis at sunset.
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- Total safety score: 34.81
--- Home and community safety rank: 180
--- Natural-disaster risk rank: 101
--- Financial safety rank: 181

#1. Memphis, Tennessee
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Police car at night in an urban environment.
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