Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Camden is nation's most dangerous city

A national study has ranked the city of Camden as the nation's most dangerous city in 2008.

The annual rankings from CQ Press are based on FBI-compiled crime data and population figures. Some

Camden was also named the most dangerous city for 2003 and 2004 and the study found the city had more than 2,300 violent crimes for every 10,000 residents last year.

Philadelphia finished 21st, Trenton was 32nd and Reading was 37th.

The safest city with more than 75,000 residents was Colonie, N.Y.

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