The arch of crime makes St. Louis #1

AP/Houston Chronicle:

Just days after the St. Louis Cardinals won the top honor in Major League Baseball, their hometown jumped to first place on a list no one wants to lead: the most dangerous cities in the U.S.

This Midwestern city has long been in the upper tier of the annual ranking of the nation's safest and most dangerous cities, compiled by Morgan Quitno Press. Violent crime surged nearly 20 percent there from 2004 to last year, when the rate of such crimes rose much faster in the Midwest than in the rest of nation, according to FBI figures released in June.

"It's just sad the way this city is," resident Sam Dawson said. "On the news you hear killings, someone's been shot."

According to the rankings, Houston was the 47th most dangerous among 371 cities surveyed, while Dallas was No. 34. Beaumont ranked No. 71, Corpus Christi was No. 174, San Antonio was No. 175 and Pasadena was No. 254. Round Rock was one of the 25 safest cities.

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The story did not mention where East St. Louis ranked, but it would have to be up there too. Houston was hurt by the exporting of New Orleans criminals with the Katrina exodus. San Antonio's rating is surprisingly low. It is a fast growing city that is looking more attractive each time I see it. It would not surprise me to see the I-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin become a bigger metroplex than Dallas Fort Worth.

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