Monroe was ranked the most dangerous city in Louisiana in a 24/7 Wall St. analysis examining cities with at least 20,000 in population that posted the highest violent crime rates per state.
Monroe recorded a violent crime rate of 2,225 per 100,000 people in 2017, based on the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. In comparison, the 2017 national violent crime rate was 383 per 100,000.
The city reported a total of 1,098 violent crimes in 2017, according to the study, and its poverty rate was pegged at 34.8 percent.
The annual unemployment rate in Monroe was 6.2.
The 24/7 Wall St. analysis, which examined crimes such as murder, rape, robbery and arson, found that almost every state had at least one municipality where violent crime dwarfed the national average. No city in Hawaii, however, had a greater crime rate than that of the entire state.
Data was not available for North Carolina.
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Most Dangerous Cities by State
| State | City | 2017 Violent Crimes per 100,000 People | Number of violent crimes in 2017 | Poverty Rate | Annual Unemployment Rate |
| Alabama | Anniston | 3,434 | 754 | 29.5% | 5.6% |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 1,203 | 3,564 | 8.1% | 5.5% |
| Arizona | Tucson | 802 | 4,268 | 24.1% | 4.7% |
| Arkansas | Pine Bluff | 1,847 | 795 | 30.4% | 6.0% |
| California | Stockton | 1,415 | 4,379 | 22.4% | 6.9% |
| Colorado | Pueblo | 1,053 | 1,167 | 24.4% | 5.3% |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 1,093 | 1,343 | 30.5% | 7.0% |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 1,596 | 1,142 | 27.0% | 5.3% |
| Florida | Riviera Beach | 1,370 | 473 | 22.4% | 4.4% |
| Georgia | East Point | 1,307 | 467 | 24.8% | 5.4% |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 246 | 2,440 | 11.6% | N/A |
| Idaho | Pocatello | 443 | 243 | 20.2% | 2.7% |
| Illinois | East St. Louis | 2,752 | 741 | 43.1% | 8.3% |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 1,334 | 11,616 | 20.1% | 3.5% |
| Iowa | Clinton | 1,155 | 295 | 16.0% | 3.4% |
| Kansas | Wichita | 1,022 | 3,998 | 16.9% | 3.9% |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 647 | 4,428 | 16.7% | N/A |
| Louisiana | Monroe | 2,225 | 1,098 | 34.8% | 6.2% |
| Maine | Biddeford | 360 | 77 | 17.0% | 3.1% |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 2,027 | 12,430 | 22.4% | 5.7% |
| Massachusetts | Holyoke | 1,083 | 438 | 28.6% | 5.5% |
| Michigan | Detroit | 2,057 | 13,796 | 37.9% | 9.0% |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 1,101 | 4,614 | 20.7% | 2.5% |
| Mississippi | Meridian | 500 | 194 | 29.7% | 5.3% |
| Missouri | St. Louis | 2,082 | 6,461 | 25.0% | 3.8% |
| Montana | Helena | 685 | 217 | 15.6% | 3.1% |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 647 | 2,909 | 15.1% | 3.1% |
| Nevada | North Las Vegas | 1,015 | 2,461 | 15.1% | 5.3% |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 673 | 745 | 14.9% | 2.6% |
| New Jersey | Camden | 1,968 | 1,462 | 37.4% | 8.9% |
| New Mexico | Gallup | 1,543 | 352 | 29.9% | 4.9% |
| New York | Newburgh Town | 1,236 | 24 | 31.2% | 5.2% |
| North Dakota | Fargo | 403 | 497 | 13.9% | 2.3% |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 1,557 | 5,999 | 35.2% | 6.5% |
| Oklahoma | Shawnee | 1,223 | 388 | 21.1% | 3.9% |
| Oregon | Portland | 516 | 3,349 | 16.2% | 3.6% |
| Pennsylvania | McKeesport | 2,125 | 445 | 33.1% | 4.3% |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 534 | 960 | 26.9% | 5.1% |
| South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 1,577 | 523 | 23.8% | 4.8% |
| South Dakota | Rapid City | 640 | 480 | 16.3% | 3.1% |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 2,003 | 13,077 | 26.9% | 4.6% |
| Texas | Texarkana | 1,262 | 478 | 24.9% | 4.9% |
| Utah | South Salt Lake | 947 | 235 | 22.5% | N/A |
| Vermont | Burlington | 313 | 132 | 24.4% | 2.3% |
| Virginia | Petersburg | 794 | 252 | 27.6% | 6.1% |
| Washington | Tacoma | 814 | 1,737 | 17.0% | 5.5% |
| West Virginia | Wheeling | 1,221 | 332 | 15.5% | 4.9% |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1,597 | 9,507 | 27.4% | 4.0% |
| Wyoming | Rock Springs | 465 | 111 | 11.8% | N/A |
Source: 24/7 Wall St.
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