In 2009 what was the most violent city

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Canton Township, MI 8. Cleveland, OH Philadelphia, PA 9. Allen, TX Toms River Township, NJ 9. Jackson, MS North Charleston, SC Lake Forest, CA Gilbert, AZ Memphis, TN Little Rock, AR Sugar Land, TX Orem UT Gary, IN Hartford, CT Thousand Oaks, CA Warwick, RI Compton, CA Baton Rouge, LA Chino Hills, CA MD Source: www. Detroit ranked fifth. Flint was fifth and second on the list for and , respectively, according to the statistics.

FBI data said Flint had 2, violent crimes in , including 36 homicides, 91 rapes and 1, felonious assaults. While homicides and assaults increased in , rapes and robberies decreased, contributing to an overall 3 percent drop in crime. The city continues to contend with violence. There have already been 46 homicides this year — 10 more than in Budget woes led to the layoffs of Flint police officers earlier this year. The department now has officers.