Annual dubious city crime rankings by CQ Press aka Morgan Quitno Press [View All]

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Morgan Quitno Press aka CQ Press, based in small town Lawrence, Kansas, each year comes out with their state and city rankings, including crime statistics. Their methodology is frequently criticized and yet the national press always seem to want to use their dubious rankings.

Although this year's Nevada crime rankings are not yet available, CQ Press always manages to rank our state as very high crime while paradoxically ranking Las Vegas in the lower half of the over 500,000 population cities. Likewise, CQ Press ranks North Las Vegas in the lower half of the over 100,000 population group. Exactly how does that work, CQ?

Overall, CQ Press's highest city crime rate this time is St. Louis, Missouri, in the 100,000 to 499,999 population group, followed by last year's CQ Press highest ranked city, Camden, New Jersey (75,000 to 99,999 population).

According to CQ Press, below are the top 10 lowest and highest ranked crime cities (34 cities over 500,000 population). Note that all of the top 10 lowest crime cities are located in the western states except New York City. Conversely, all of the top 10 highest crime cities are located in eastern and southern states.

LOWEST CRIME (34 largest cities)

1. El Paso, Texas
2. Honolulu, Hawaii
3. New York City
4. San Jose, California
5. San Diego, California
6. Austin, Texas
7. Portland, Oregon
8. Los Angeles, California
9. Seattle, Washington
10. Fort Worth, Texas

HIGHEST CRIME (34 largest cities)

1. Detroit, Michigan
2. Baltimore, Maryland
3. Memphis, Tennessee
4. Washington, DC
5. Atlanta, Georgia
6. Indianapolis, Indiana
7. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9. Houston, Texas
10. Columbus, Ohio

BTW, Las Vegas ranked 76th out of all 449 cities, both big and small.
North Las Vegas ranked 148th.
Reno, Nevada ranked 188th.
Salt Lake City, Utah ranked 105th.
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