violent cities

St. Louis takes the #1 position as the most violent city in the United States. This is not even including the burbs of St. Louis. Good job. Finally the Midwest can be known for something! Although I find it hard to believe that St. Louis is THE MOST violent city.
Here's the list if you want to know where you live is 'safe.' Indianapolis didn't even make it in the Top 50 Violent Cities. It was # 51. New York didn't have an entry until #31. California has more entries than any other state. Go Schwarzenegger!
I don't know how accurate the report is considering all of the information gathered. Although I guess it is somewhat accurate because it is based on a sliding scale. Obviously murders and the like are rated higher than say, shoplifting or petty theft less than $5000. My issue with this is the fact that it only covers reported crimes. By reported I mean that the police file it, not just someone that calls 9-1-1. Or if it is filed, it could simply be 'misfiled' under a different category. I know this sounds too absurd, but think about the effects of a report like this could do to a city's population. Property sales would go down because everyone doesn't want to live there, the price of living would decrease, businesses would be reluctant to put offices there and there's tourism to consider. Who wants to go see the Arches if there's a good chance that you could be mugged and killed? Hmm, interesting... If you live in St. Louis, I suggest you move to Detroit because they're only ranked #2 so they're less violent.
If violence is not your cup of tea then I suggest you move to Brick, New Jersey.