5 unlikely US cities that struggled with rising violent crime in 2022
From Anchorage to New Orleans, violent crime has been afflicting cities nationwide
Crime has risen in major cities nationwide in recent years as many police departments fight staffing shortages, and critics blame some liberal district attorneys for loosening criminal punishments.
But while the violent crime rates of major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles repeatedly make headlines, such crime has also increased in some mid-sized cities that do not feature so prominently in national news.
Anchorage, Alaska's largest city with a population of nearly 300,000 people, spends much of its winter days engulfed in darkness. The city is also steeped in crime problems, continuously ranking among the top 10 most violent cities in the U.S.
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The largest common factor is that four of them have Democrat Leadership and the one that doesn't, Anchorage, was Democrat up until a year ago.
From Anchorage to New Orleans, violent crime has been afflicting cities nationwide
Crime has risen in major cities nationwide in recent years as many police departments fight staffing shortages, and critics blame some liberal district attorneys for loosening criminal punishments.
But while the violent crime rates of major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles repeatedly make headlines, such crime has also increased in some mid-sized cities that do not feature so prominently in national news.
Anchorage, Alaska's largest city with a population of nearly 300,000 people, spends much of its winter days engulfed in darkness. The city is also steeped in crime problems, continuously ranking among the top 10 most violent cities in the U.S.
5 unlikely US cities that struggled with rising violent crime in 2022
Fox News Digital examined the statistics of violent crime in five mid-sized U.S. cities that do not make headlines as often as major metropolitan areas such as Chicago and New York.
The largest common factor is that four of them have Democrat Leadership and the one that doesn't, Anchorage, was Democrat up until a year ago.
