Most Dangerous Cities in America

Here's the list of 2009’s most deadly cities – courtesy of the new book - City Crime Rankings 2008-2009 by Kathleen O'Leary Morgan, Scott Morgan, and Dr. Rachel Boba.

Here They Are:

1 New Orleans, LA

2 Camden, NJ

3 Detroit, MI

4 St. Louis, MO

5 Oakland, CA

6 Flint, MI

7 Gary, IN

8 Birmingham, AL

9 Richmond, CA

10 North Charleston, SC

11 Cleveland, OH

12 Baltimore, MD

13 Miami Gardens, FL

14 Memphis, TN

15 Youngstown, OH

16 Atlanta, GA

17 Compton, CA

18 Orlando, FL

19 Little Rock, AR

20 Minneapolis, MN

21 Washington, DC

22 Philadelphia, PA

23 Jackson, MS (<---Lawd My City...My City...)

24 Newark, NJ

25 Milwaukee, WI