Report: D.C. fourth-most dangerous big city in US

Published November 23, 2010 5:00am ET



The District is one of the most dangerous big cities in the country, a report relying on FBI crime statistics says. Even as the D.C. police department touts falling homicide rates, a report released by CQ Press on Monday listed the District as the fourth-most dangerous city in the country among those with a population of 500,000 or more. Baltimore was listed as No. 2. Detroit was the most dangerous big city in the nation. Among all cities, D.C. ranked 22nd.

The report relied upon FBI crime statistics, which have often shown different results than the statistics released by the city’s police department. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has repeatedly said crime levels are falling in the city, but FBI reports consistently find that it has not.

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