Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Detroit named 'Most Miserable' city

|
|
 
  
Published: Feb. 12, 2008 at 6:50 PM

DETROIT, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Detroit has topped Forbes' inaugural list of America's Most Miserable Cities, which cited the Motor City's high rates of violent crime and unemployment.

The list analyzed the 150 largest U.S. cities in terms of unemployment, personal tax rates, commute times, weather, crime and toxic waste dumping, Forbes.com reported Tuesday. The data was gathered by researcher Bert Sperling of Portland, Ore.

Stockton, Calif., came in second on the list, while Detroit neighbor Flint, Mich., came in third.

Rounding out the top 10 were New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, Modesto, Calif., Charlotte, N.C., and Providence, R.I.

Forbes said Detroit was chosen as the list topper in part because of its high rate of violent crime -- 1,251 crimes per 100,000 residents annually -- and its 8.5 unemployment rate during the past three years.

Topics: Bert Sperling
© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
The making of the Oscars Cheerleaders of 2012 The Chicago Auto Show
The Tibetan Moniam Festival in China The Most Desirable Women of 2012 The best kisses
Additional Odd News Stories
Your Daily Horoscope
The almanac
1 of 25
Meryl Streep and Colin Firth attend the "BAFTA" ceremony in London
View Caption
fark
Note to the youngsters out there: if a legend dies and you want to sneak into his or her inner sanctum...
You don't have to be too smart to coach high school sports. Just smart enough to not post nude photos...
There's vandalizing your school, and then there's doing a million dollars damage to your school
Police say Taylor Burnham, 18, was only wearing cowboy boots as she led police on a Sunday morning...
If you're working as a dog groomer and accidentally chop off a dog's ear, don't try to glue it back,...
After a two-year sting operation, the Feds shut down ... an Amish farm. Another victory in the war...