‘Most Dangerous’ Neighborhoods In US Ranked

From The Pittsburgh Channel:

Using crime data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, NeighborhoodScout.com made a list of areas with the highest predicted rates of violent crime in the United States.

Here’s the list. I’ve made a minor addition to the list, by listing the Mayor and his/her party affiliation in blue for Democrat,red for Republican, green for independent. Any conclusions you draw from the data is purely up to you.

1. Cincinnati, Ohio (Central Pky./Liberty St.) Mark L. Mallory (D)
2. Chicago (State St./Garfield Blvd.) Richard M. Daley (D)
3. Miami, Fla. (7th Ave./North River Dr.) Manny Diaz (I)
4. Jacksonville, Fla. (Beaver St./Broad St.) John Peyton (R)
5. Baltimore (North Ave./Belair Rd.) Sheila Dixon (D)
6. Kansas City, Mo. (Bales Ave./30th St.) Mark Funkhouser (D)
7. Memphis, Tenn. (Warford St./Mount Olive Rd.) W. W. Herenton (D)
8. Kansas City, Mo. (Forest Ave./41st St.) Mark Funkhouser (D)
9. Dallas, Texas (Route 352/Scyene Rd.) Tom Leppert (R)
10. Richmond, Va. (Church Hill) Dwight Clinton Jones (I)
11. Memphis, Tenn. (Bellevue Blvd./Lamar Ave.) W. W. Herenton (D)
12. Dallas, Texas (2nd Ave./Hatcher St.) Tom Leppert (R)
13. Springfield, Ill. (Cook St./11th St.) Timothy Davlin (D)
14. St. Louis (14th St./Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.) Francis G. Slay (D)
15. Little Rock, Ark. (Roosevelt Rd./Bond St.) Mark Stodola (D)
16. Philadelphia (Broad St./Dauphin St.) Michael Nutter (D)
17. Tampa, Fla. (Amelia Ave./Tampa St.) Pam Iorio (D)
18. New York City (St. Nicholas Ave./125th St.) Michael Bloomberg (I)
19. Chicago (66th St./Yale Ave.) Richard M. Daley (D)
20. Baltimore (Orleans St./Front St.) Sheila Dixon (D)
21. Cleveland (Cedar Ave./55th St.) Frank G. Jackson (D)
22. Orlando, Fla. (East-West Expy/Orange Blossom Trl.) Buddy Dyer (D)
23. Detroit (Mount Elliott St./Palmer Ave.) Dave Bing (D)
24. Chicago (Wallace St./58th St.) Richard M. Daley (D)
25. Chicago (Winchester, Ave./60th St.) Richard M. Daley (D)