A major national media publication lists Kansas City on its ranking of most dangerous cities in the United States.. U.S. News and World Report has Kansas City listed as number eight on a list of ...

Kansas City ranked 8th on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of most dangerous U.S. cities for 2024-2025. Here’s why.

On its own, Kansas City had the second-highest murder rate in the state at 0.35 cases per 1,000 people. The 176 murders committed in 2020 were the most in the city’s reported history dating back ...

Meanwhile, Memphis, Tennessee, and Saginaw, Michigan, tied as the third most dangerous cities in the country. Both reported a violent crime rate of 25.1 per 1,000 residents. 3.

Frequently identified as one of America's most perilous urban areas, grapples with persistently elevated levels of crime. Detroit stands alone among midsize or large cities in the U.S., surpassing ...