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   MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A website that claims to be the largest cost of living   
   database says Memphis is the tenth most dangerous city in the world.   
      
   Memphis was the only city in the U.S. to make the top ten of Numbeo’s Crime   
   Index by City 2024 Mid-Year.   
      
   Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa, and Caracas,   
   Venezuela, took the top three spots. Baltimore, Detroit, and Albuquerque   
   were the only other American cities in the top twenty.   
      
   Rank	City	Crime Index	Safety Index   
   1	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	82.5	17.5   
   2	Pretoria, South Africa	81.9	18.1   
   3	Caracas, Venezuela	81.7	18.3   
   4	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	80.9	19.1   
   5	Johannesburg, South Africa	80.8	19.2   
   6	Durban, South Africa	80.6	19.4   
   7	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	77.7	22.3   
   8	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	77.5	22.5   
   9	Salvador, Brazil	76.6	23.4   
   10	Memphis, TN, United States	76.5	23.5   
   11	Recife, Brazil	75.9	24.1   
   12	Rosario, Argentina	75.6	24.4   
   13	Fortaleza, Brazil	74.7	25.3   
   14	Baltimore, MD, United States	74.7	25.3   
   15	Guayaquil, Ecuador	74.4	25.6   
   16	Detroit, MI, United States	74.3	25.7   
   17	Cape Town, South Africa	73.8	26.2   
   18	Alice Springs, Australia	72.1	27.9   
   19	Tijuana, Mexico	72.1	27.9   
   20	Albuquerque, NM, United States	71.7	28.3   
      
   Numbeo is a Serbian crowd-sourced online database of perceived consumer   
   prices, real property prices, and quality of life metrics.   
   According to Numbeo, the crime data is derived from surveys conducted by   
   visitors to their website. The questions in the surveys are designed to be   
   similar to those in many scientific and government surveys.   
      
   Numbeo says the crime index is an estimation of the overall level of crime   
   in a given city or country.   
      
   “We consider crime levels lower than 20 as very low, crime levels between 20   
   and 40 as low, crime levels between 40 and 60 as moderate, crime levels   
   between 60 and 80 as high, and crime levels higher than 80 as very high,”   
   said Numbeo   
      
   The crime index takes into account survey responses about:   
   – The general perception of crime levels   
      
   “It’s important to note that the crime index provided by Numbeo is based on   
   user-contributed data and perceptions, which may differ from official   
   government statistics. The index serves as a comparative tool to assess the   
   relative safety of different cities or countries, helping individuals make   
   informed decisions and understand the crime landscape in specific   
   locations,” said Numbeo   
      
   In April, The Shelby County Crime Commission and the University of Memphis   
   released numbers showing violent crimes, including homicide, rape, robbery,   
   larceny, aggravated assault, burglary, auto theft, and human trafficking,   
   had steadily dropped from July until March of this year.   
      
   The police data showed reports of those crimes were nearly cut in half from   
   eight months before. According to MPD’s most recently available numbers, so   
   far this year, there have been 175 homicides in Memphis. That compares to   
   217 during the same period in 2024.   
      
   For a complete list of Numbeo’s crime rankings by city, click here.   
      
   https://wreg.com/news/local/memphis-10th-most-dangerous-city-in-the-world-   
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