2 Delco Towns Make Most Dangerous Cities In America List

A new list from the National Council for Home Safety and Security ranks the most dangerous cities in the United States, and two Delaware County municipalities were in the top 15.

According to the list, which used information from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting database to generate the ranks, Darby Borough is the No. 2 most dangerous city in the nation. Chester City came in at No. 14.

The ranks are based on the average rate of violent crime, per 100,000 people, and the FBI data from 2010 to 2014, which were the most recent years available.

Darby has about 11,000 people and has 3,617 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

Chester City has roughly 34,000 people and experiences 1,810 violent crimes per 100,000.

The most dangerous city on the list is East St. Louis, Missouri with 4,888 violent crimes per 100,000 and a population of about 27,000.

Other Pennsylvania municipalities to make the list were McKeesport, Allegheny County (No. 21); Indiana Borough, Indiana County (No. 54); Harrisburg City, Dauphin County (No. 61); and Wilkinsburg Borough, Allegheny County (No. 92).

See the full results from the National Council for Home Safety and Security online here.

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