8. Baltimore, Maryland
> Population: 639,929
> Violent Crime Per 1,000: 14.6
> 2010 Murders: 223
> Median Income: $38,772 (22.7% below national average)
> Unemployment Rate: 7.4% (1.6% below national average)
Baltimore had the eighth-highest rate of violent crime per capita in 2010 among cities with 100,000 or more residents, and the second-highest east of the Mississippi.
The number of violent crimes has dropped slightly in the past year – from 9,600 to 9,300 – but the Maryland city has some of the worst rates of dangerous offenses in the country.
This includes the tenth-worst aggravated assault rate – and the fourth-worst murder rate in the country.
