It’s happened once again. Douglas has been included in another top dangerous cities list – this time as one of the top 30 most dangerous cities in the United States. Douglas comes in at #13, up from its previous rank of #66.
Compiled by SafeWise, which is a safety and home security news group, the list is based on the latest available FBI Crime Report statistics and population data. The report includes cities with more than 10,000 people that reported their crime statistics to the FBI. The numbers are from 2014 and demonstrate that, overall, crime is decreasing throughout the country – even among those cities that made the list. However, the average number of crimes reported in cities throughout the country is 29 incidents per 1,000 people; in the cities on the list, the average number of crimes reported is 109 per 1,000 people.
According to the report, Douglas has 9.06 violent crimes and 92.75 property crimes per 1,000 people.
What does this say about our city, if anything at all? Feel free to draw your own conclusions.
The complete list can be seen here.