Gary, Indiana Ranked In Top 20 Dangerous Cities

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CQ Press released a list of America’s most dangerous cities and Gary is number 17.

Nearby Hammond, Indiana came in at 120 on CQ Press’ “City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America,” while Detroit and St. Louis came in first and second, respectively.

Michael Moore’s favorite city, Flint, Michigan, came in third as America’s most dangerous city.

Despite criticism of the report, not being number one on such a list might indicate things are improving in the northern part of Lake County. At least Gary isn’t at the very top of the list.

Reports the AP’s David N. Goodman:

Critics also complain that numbers don’t tell the whole story because of differences among cities.

“You’re not comparing apples and oranges; you’re comparing watermelons and grapes,” said Rob Casey, who heads the FBI section that puts out the Uniform Crime Report that provides the data for the Quitno report.

The FBI posted a statement on its Web site criticizing such use of its statistics.

“These rough rankings provide no insight into the numerous variables that mold crime in a particular town, city, county, state, or region,” the FBI said. “Consequently, they lead to simplistic and/or incomplete analyses that often create misleading perceptions adversely affecting communities and their residents.”

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