Memphis tops nearly every “most dangerous city” list with a violent crime rate of 2,501 per 100,000 people—almost six times the national average. There were 320 murders in 2024. For context, that’s in ...

Gary, Indiana was once the most dangerous city in the United States during the mid-1990s due to high crime rates.

StreetLight Data’s 2026 Safe Streets Index ranked the 100 largest U.S. metro areas using factors such as vehicle speeds, truck activity, and total vehicle miles traveled to measure roadway safety risk ...

A new national study reveals that the safest midsize cities in America aren’t just the ones with low crime rates.