25 Most Violent Neighborhoods in the United States

Unfortunately, two Rockford neighborhoods make the list of the most violent neighborhoods in the United States.

Warning: Four sentence rant of my own opinions ahead.

These lists always make me angry. Call me Yoko Ono if you want, I don't care, why can't we just give peace a chance. Why can't we all be happy and be nice to one another. It's shouldn't be that hard.

Whew! I'm glad I got that off my chest. Thanks. Now let us get to the facts.

A new list has been put together of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America. Sure, Rockford has made lists before about being one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. but the reality is, many of the most dangerous cities are only listed because of their dangerous neighborhoods.

Neighborhoodscout.com has used exclusive data they developed based on FBI data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies in America. Then, they looked at specific neighborhoods that have the highest predicted rates of violent crimes per 1,000 residents. You can learn more about the ranking system here.

Now, let us get to the list:

Rockford has made the list twice.

Ranked number 5 in the area of 7th Street and East Jefferson Street.

Ranked at number 18 in the area of North Rockton Ave. and West State Street.