KCMO: Sweet 16 on "25 Most Dangerous Cities"

I've always appreciated the fact that, when a list of the top 10 most dangerous cities was released, Kansas City wasn't on it.

So far, anyway.

But expand that list to 25 and we just can't miss, dangit. It happens to be one of the top stories on Yahoo! News right now.

From the FBI's compilation of crime statistics in the nation:

16. Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City reported 1,200 violent crimes per 100,000.

The city also reported 57.4 forcible rapes per 100,000, more than twice the national average of 26.8 forcible rapes per 100,000 people.

At least we're not St. Louis (number 3) or, heaven forbid, Detroit and its environs (numbers 1 and 2 when you take in top-ranked, nearby Flint, Michigan).

Link: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-25-most-dangerous-cities-in-america.html