For 2010 New Orleans had the highest per capita murder rate of any major city in America, which is the case for the 11th straight year.
2000-N.O. 42.1 D.C. 41.8
2001-N.O. 44.0 Detroit 41.3
2002-N.O. 53.1 D.C. 46.4
2003-N.O. 57.7 D.C. 44.7
2004-N.O. 56.0 Baltimore 43.5
2005-N.O. 44.0 Jan- Aug 31 Baltimore 42.0 Jan-Dec 31
2006-N.O. 76.2 Detroit 47.5
2007-N.O. 81.4 Detroit 45.8
2008-N.O. 55.0 or 64.7 NOPD vs FBI still highest of major cities St. Louis 47.0
2009-N.O. 51.7 St.Louis 42.4
2010-N.O. 49.1 St.Louis 41.2
ADDED: According to May 2011 statistics: FLINT Michigan.
A recent poll which was net-pubished on the Yahoo news feed, named Flint Michigan as the US city with the highest crime rate.
Columbus, GA ----- It is hard to say definitively, because there is no solid definition of a "small town." However, the city with the highest crime rate per capita in the US in 2013 was Detroit, with a rate of 2,123 violent crimes per 100,000 residents.
The city with the highest murder rate in the US in 1988 was Detroit, Michigan.
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Flint, Michigan had the highest murder rate in the US for 2010.
Tacoma, WA has never had the highest murder rate in the US. While crime rates in Tacoma have fluctuated over the years, the city has not ranked as the highest in terms of murder rates compared to other cities in the country.
Las Vegas is the city with the highest suicide rate per capita in the US. Vegas has been at the top of the list for many years. The state with the highest suicide rate per capita is Alaska.
According to the Today show, they said that Panama City, Florida has the highest divorce rate in the whole United States.
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The crime rate in Dallas, Texas has dropped over the last decade. The largest crime is theft and robberies. The city still has a higher than average crime rate for the US.
Atlanta's crime rate varies by neighborhood and is about the same (or a little higher) as any major US city.
In recent years, the state with the highest murder rate in the United States has been Louisiana, with cities like New Orleans experiencing high levels of violent crime.