Again, other than their racially homogeneous populations, guess what is in common with most of these cities ...strict gun controls! -- rfh

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rank	city
100	Sarasota, FL
99	Muskegon, MI
98	Melbourne, FL
97	Richmond, CA
96	Rocky Mount, NC
95	Lawrence, MA
94	Bridgeport, CT
93	Miami Beach, FL
92	Milwaukee, WI
91	Worcester, MA
90	Tulsa, OK
89	Toledo, OH
88	Jeffersonville, IN
87	North Miami, FL
86	Danville, IL
85	Holyoke, MA
84	Paterson, NJ
83	Charleston, WV
82	Poughkeepsie, NY
81	Pontiac, MI
80	Lansing, MI
79	Chicago, IL
78	Lauderdale Lakes, FL
77	Springfield, MA
76	Jackson, TN
75	San Bernardino, CA
74	St. Petersburg, FL
73	Cincinnati, OH
72	Lima, OH
71	Elizabeth, NJ
70	Cleveland, TN
69	Council Bluffs, IA
68	Norristown, PA
67	Orlando, FL
66	Baton Rouge, LA
65	Springfield, IL
64	Carbondale, IL
63	Compton, CA
62	Canton, OH
61	Battle Creek, MI
60	Indianapolis, IN
59	Farmington, NM
58	Lake Worth, FL
57	New Bedford, MA
56	Fort Pierce, FL
55	New London, CT
54	East Point, GA
53	Niagara Falls, NY
52	Providence, RI
51	Newark, NJ
50	Philadelphia, PA
49	Nashville, TN
48	Kansas City, MO
47	Miami, FL
46	Washington, DC
45	Desert Hot Springs, CA
44	Bridgeton, NJ
43	Fort Myers, FL
42	Fall River, MA
41	Brockton, MA
40	Buffalo, NY
39	Salisbury, MD
38	Texarkana, TX
37	Hartford, CT
36	Alexandria, LA
35	New Haven, CT
34	Daytona Beach, FL
33	Cleveland, OH
32	Rockford, IL
31	Pine Bluff, AR
30	Harrisburg, PA
29	Trenton, NJ
28	Stockton, CA
27	Baltimore, MD
26	Atlanta, GA
25	Birmingham, AL
24	Little Rock, AR
23	Homestead, FL
22	Memphis, TN
21	Myrtle Beach, SC
20	Riviera Beach, FL
19	Chester, PA
18	York, PA
17	Wilmington, DE
16	Bessemer, AL
15	Harvey, IL
14	Monroe, LA
13	Oakland, CA
12	Spartanburg, SC
11	Chelsea, MA
10	Inkster, MI
9	Newburgh, NY
8	St. Louis, MO
7	Atlantic City, NJ
6	Detroit, MI
5	Saginaw, MI
4	West Memphis, AR
3	Flint, MI
2	Camden, NJ
1	East St. Louis, IL