Over-the-Rhine Most Dangerous Neighborhood in U.S.

A website which provides crime data for insurance companies says the Over-the-Rhine area is the most dangerous neighborhood in the United States.

NeighborhoodScout.com says it used proprietary computer models to estimate incidences of violent crimes, including murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault, for every sub-zip code neighborhood in the U.S. The crime statistics come from local law enforcement agencies and the F.B.I. for the years 2005-2007.

Using their model, Neighborhoodscout.com ranks the zip codes 45210 and 45214, in Over-the-Rhine, as number one most dangerous in the United States.

The website says your chances of becoming a victim of crime in OTR over the course of one year, are 1 in 4.

The next four most dangerous neighborhoods, according to Neighborhoodscout.com, are found in Chicago, Miami, Jacksonville, FL, and Baltimore, Maryland.

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