Top 5 in Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities in America.
Kansas City has one of the worst violent crime rates in the nation.
Kansas City is quintessentially American. A cattle town dating back to its founding, the city is home to some of the most famous steakhouses in the country, many of which are a short distance from the slaughterhouse that supplies the day's meat. Kansas City is also the proud home of the Negro League Baseball Hall of Fame, which honors some of the greatest players in America's greatest game - players who didn't get to compete in Leagues. The profession was white until the late 1940s. But the problem of crime was rampant, with a violent crime rate of 1,590 per 100,000. This figure is 318% higher than the national average. Homicide is a particular danger, with Kansas City suffering record or near-record killings spanning five years, often with firearms. A recent federal crime-solving effort - dubbed Operation Legends after four-year-old LeGend Taliferro was shot dead in his bed - has been welcomed by local and state officials, despite although some civil rights organizations have expressed opposition to federal agents investigating local crimes.